efranklin@jacksonprep.net Sr. High 769-257-4398

Dr. Elizabeth Franklin teaches Spanish II, III and AP Spanish Language classes at Jackson Prep. She earned a B.A. in English (1984) from the University of Southern Mississippi, an M.Ed. in Spanish Education from the University of Mississippi (1990) and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Mississippi (1998). She received graduate credit in Spanish at Universidad de Salamanca, in Salamanca, Spain. She taught high school Spanish for six years before beginning twelve years of teaching all levels of Spanish at Holmes Community College in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Dr. Franklin has been teaching at Jackson Prep since fall 2003.

In the fall of 2006, Jackson Prep began teaching AP Spanish and Dr Franklin is the instructor of this inaugural class of AP students. She completed certification at a summer AP workshop sponsored by the College Board at Rice University.

Dr. Franklin and her husband, Mark, an attorney practicing in Ridgeland, Mississippi, have three children: Alexandra and Ford, both students at Jackson Prep, and Creed, a First Presbyterian Day School student. The Franklins also have a big black Labrador named Hank and a Himalayan cat, Meg.

Dr. Franklin enjoys reading magazines, practicing her Spanish skills, traveling, eating Mexican food, running, and spending time at the beach. She is an active volunteer with the Junior League of Jackson and is a member of Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church.

Favorite quotes (from The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren):

• “It feels good to do what God made you to do.”
• “When you are doing what you love to do, no one has to motivate you.”