2021 Teacher of the Year
2021 Teacher of the Year Recognition Program
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The Teacher of the Year recognition program is intended to honor excellence in the classroom and provide a forum to showcase outstanding educators whose efforts and example have inspired their students, their colleagues and the community they serve. All recipients must:
- demonstrate outstanding leadership and excellence in teaching
- take an active role in their communities as well as their schools
- be professional, poised and articulate
- inspire a love of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities
- be skillful, dedicated teachers who plan to actively continue classroom teaching
CLICK HERE to view additional Teacher of the Year photos. The program is administered at the state level by the Texas Association of School Administrators.
NBISD selects 2021 District Teachers of the Year
Posted: April 13, 2021
The NBISD Board of Trustees honored the District Teachers of the Year at the April 12th board meeting.
From the 14 Campus Teachers of the Year, NBISD has selected Melisa Garffer from Veramendi Elementary as District Elementary Teacher of the Year and Kayle Arlaus of the New Braunfels Middle School as the District Secondary Teacher of the Year.
A selection committee selected these outstanding teachers for the district honor after judging their essay applications and conducting in-person interviews. Both recipients will compete at the regional level this summer with hopes of ultimately being named Texas Teacher of the Year.
NBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year 2021
Melissa Garffer
Veramendi Elementary
Secondary Teacher of the Year 2021
Kayle Arlaus
New Braunfels Middle School
NBISD selects 2021 Campus Teachers of the Year
Posted: March 10, 2021 | Updated: March 31, 2021
The New Braunfels ISD is proud to announce this year’s Campus Teachers of the Year. All of these individuals were honored at the March 8 Board meeting and will be considered for either the honor of NBISD Elementary or Secondary Teacher of the Year. The District honorees will be announced the week of April 5 and recognized at the April 12 Board meeting. From that level, the two honorees will advance to the regional competition with hopes of ultimately being named a Texas Teacher of the Year.
Kayle Arlaus
New Braunfels Middle School
6th-8th Grade English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher
Carrie Barrett
Lone Star Early Childhood Center
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Chasity Camero
New Braunfels Ninth Grade Center
Audio Visual & Business Teacher
Leah DeLong
Voss Farms Elementary
3rd Grade Teacher
Melissa Garffer
Veramendi Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher
Brenda Lowry
Klein Road Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Carla Dyer
Lamar Elementary
3rd Grade Math Teacher
Jenna Madrigal
Oak Run Middle School
Theater Teacher
Heather Mayer
Seele Elementary
4th Grade Reading & Writing Teacher
Bambi Rush-Narvarte
New Braunfels High School
Reading Interventionist
Jaci Schriewer
Memorial Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Athena Tyner
Walnut Springs Elementary
Structured Learning Environment (SLE) Teacher
Tammy Ullman
Carl Schurz Elementary
Librarian
Cheri Visser
County Line Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher