Candidate for
Board Member; East Side Union High School District

Frank Biehl was elected a Governing Board Member of the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) in November of 2006. In December of 2009, his fellow Board members elected him to be Chair of the Audit Committee. The previous year he served as the Clerk of the Board.

For the 2009/10 school year, Biehl was elected President of the Santa Clara County School Board Association (SCCSBA). Previously, he served as Vice President and Co-Chair of Hoffmann Exemplary Awards Program.

In June 2009, Biehl was selected to Chair the Santa Clara County Ed Coalition, an education advocacy organization, that includes representatives from Association of California School Administrators, California School Employees Association, California Teachers Association, California Federation of Teachers, Parent Teachers Association, Santa Clara County Superintendents Association, Santa Clara County Office of Education, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, Service Employees International Union and the Santa Clara County School Boards Association.

Biehl was elected to serve a second two-year term as the ESUHSD Representative on the MetroED Board in December 2009. This Board serves as the governing body of a Joint Powers Agreement between six school districts to provide Career Technical Education. He was elected President of the MetroED Board in January 2010 having served as Vice President the previous year.

For his work at MetroED, Frank Biehl was awarded the Outstanding Service to Youth Award from the San Jose Job Corps on December 11, 2009.

In April of 2008, the 33 School Boards in Santa Clara County elected Biehl to a two-year term on the California School Board Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly.

The CSBA Masters in Governance certificate was awarded to Frank Biehl in the fall of 2008. To receive this award, he completed nine seminars for a total of 56 hours of intensive training on the role of the board in setting the direction for student learning, school finance, facilities, human resources and collective bargaining,

Californians for Justice awarded Biehl the "2007 Justice Champions Ally Award" in appreciation for his commitment to racial justice and quality education for all students. In May of 2008, the Latino Parent Coalition honored Frank Biehl for his work and leadership with Latino students and parents.

For three years, before being elected to the ESUHSD Board, Biehl was the School Site Council President at Evergreen Valley High School. He participated as a Parent Representative on the ESUHSD Budget Task Force in 2005.

He and his wife, Barbara, have lived on the east side since 1990. They have two sons. Their first son graduated from Evergreen Valley High School in 2007. Their second son attends Mt. Pleasant High School.

Frank Biehl's business and government experience includes: Vice President/General manager/business owner; Sheriff's Department Management Analyst; Field Representative, California State Assembly; Associate Management Analyst, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. He has a BA in Political Science from San Jose State University.

His non-profit management and community activities have included: President, CEO, Silicon Valley Economic Development Corporation; Campaign Ethics Commissioner; President, East Hills Little League; President, Valley Ridge Homeowners Association; San Jose Rotary Member.

08/19/2010