Kevin Beiser, Math Teacher of the Year for School Board

By Kevin Beiser

I believe we must build strong bonds between our children, families and teachers to provide a rigorous curriculum to help all of our children learn and succeed.

Kevin has received many awards for his work with children, including San Diego Math Teacher of the Year as the "Outstanding Math Teacher 2008-2009" by the Greater San Diego Math Council and the Distinguished Service Award for commitment and support to the program for Gifted and Talented Education. Kevin was chosen by Granger students as the Most Inspirational and Most Caring Teacher.

Kevin has been a leader in many different roles such as Mathematics Department Chair, Professional Learning Community Team Leader, Faculty Advisory Committee, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment District Committee, Link Crew Adviser, AVID Site Team, Math Field Day Adviser, Math Club Adviser and "Cat in the Hat" for literacy night, and was the winning coach for the 8th grade football team. Kevin has a proven track record of building coalitions to solve problems.

Kevin was the first person in his family to graduate from high school and to attend college. Kevin earned a BA degree in political science with a minor in speech communications at Willamette University in Oregon. Kevin worked for several years in retail management gaining valuable experience balancing budgets, making payroll and identifying opportunities to reduce expenses. After a successful career in retail management, Kevin returned to graduate school to fulfill his dream of helping children.

Kevin earned his Masters Degree in Education at the University of Phoenix in San Diego and has teaching credentials for both social sciences and mathematics.

Kevin resides in Serra Mesa and has called San Diego home for over a decade.