Stephen Anand reacts to the media and Palm Beach County school board officials entering his biology classrom at Dreyfoos School of Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Anand was named Palm Beach County School Teacher of the Year. (Joseph Forzano / The Palm Beach Post)

Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa tells biology teacher Stehpen Anand he is the Palm Beach County School Teacher of the Year at Dreyfoos School of the Arts on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (Joseph Forzano / The Palm Beach Post)

Palm Beacdh County Teacher of the Year Stephen Anand and his wife, Lalena Anand, in his biology class at Dreyfoos School of the Arts on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Anand was just told he had been selected Palm Beach County School Teacher of the Year. (Joseph Forzano / The Palm Beach Post)

(L - R) Dreyfoos School of the Arts Principal Dr. Susan Atherley, Palm Beach County School Board Member Erica Whitfield, Lelana Anand and Palm Beach County School Teacher of the Year Stephen Anand at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (Joseph Forzano / The Palm Beach Post)

Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa shakes hands with Stehpen Anand, Palm Beach County School Teacher of the Year at Dreyfoos School of the Arts on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Dreyfoos Principal Dr. Susan Atherley, Palm Beach County School Board Member Erica Whitfield and Anand's wife, Lalena look on. (Joseph Forzano / The Palm Beach Post)

Palm Beach County School Teacher of the Year, Stephen Anand at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (Joseph Forzano / The Palm Beach Post)

Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa takes a selfie with Palm Beach County School Teacher of the Year Stephen Anand in Anand's biology classrom at Dreyfoos School of the Arts on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (Joseph Forzano / The Palm Beach Post)