The Presidential Award is an honor synonymous with the generosity and wisdom of hundreds of people who truly made it possible for me and who continue to spread their gifts. Teachers encouraged me in my youth, others mentored me, and many inspire me today. Students motivate me daily. Their questioning and thirst for learning make me love my job. The Presidential Award recognizes not one teacher, but all teachers and students who make educators always want to be worthy of this recognition.
Adam Kloper has been an educator for the past 14 years at the Ulla F. Muller Elementary School in the St. Thomas-St. John School District. For the past 5 years, he has taught kindergarten through sixth grade mathematics as the Math Teacher Leader, and he spent the previous 9 years teaching fifth and sixth grade mathematics.
As a teacher leader, Adam ensures that quality instruction takes place in all mathematics classrooms, teaching model lessons, team teaching, and instructing and mentoring students. Adam organizes popular Family Math events, schoolwide Math Exposés, and parent mathematics workshops. He also sponsors the honor society and coaches the MathCounts and chess teams.
Committed to islandwide mathematics education improvements, Adam served as president of the St. Thomas and St. John affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. He attends and presents at several professional development activities annually and hosts a live mathematics television show.
Adam has a B.A. in elementary education from the University of the Virgin Islands and an M.S. in education with a specialization in middle grades mathematics from Walden University. He is a certified and highly qualified elementary educator in the U.S. Virgin Islands with an endorsement in mathematics.
- High-resolution version of the official portrait photograph
- Awardee holding Presidential citation between Associate Director for Science of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. Carl Wieman and Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, Dr. Cora Marrett
- High-resolution version of the teacher profile photograph
