This is part of a series featuring the 26 new educators in USD 234.

Dale Brauer is a new 8th-grade math and Algebra 1 teacher at Fort Scott Middle School.

He earned an Associates of Science from Fort Scott Community College, Bachelors of Science in Education from Pittsburg State University and a Masters of Science in Educational Leadership from Pittsburg State University.

This is Brauer’s ninth year in education.

His hometown is Girard, Kansas.

His wife is from Fort Scott, Ashleigh Page Brauer, and they have three children.

In his spare time he likes making items out of wood – cabinets, tables, kids toys, and spending time with his family.

A former teacher from his high school inspired him to take part in the profession of teaching, he said.

For Brauer, the best part of teaching is interacting with students.