2022 Teacher of the Year
2022 Teacher of the Year Recognition Program
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 2022 District Teachers of the Year
Posted: April 26, 2022
The NBISD Board of Trustees honored the District Teachers of the Year at the NBISD Excellence Awards on April 25.
From the 14 Campus Teachers of the Year, NBISD has selected Marcella McDonald from Veramendi Elementary as District Elementary Teacher of the Year and Denise Ortiz of the New Braunfels High 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
Marcella McDonald of Veramendi Elementary
Secondary Teacher of the Year
Denise Ortiz of New Braunfels High School
NBISD 2022 Campus Teachers of the Year
Posted: March 24, 2022
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 7 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 4. From that level, the two honorees will advance to the regional competition with hopes of ultimately being named a Texas Teacher of the Year.
Darrell Brietzke
Oak Run Middle School
FOCUS Teacher
Megan Conway
Walnut Springs Elementary
Kindergarten Teacher
Addison Fletcher
County Line Elementary
2rd Grade Teacher
Shannon Grudzinski
Ninth Grade Center
World Geography Teacher
Lisa Heywood
Lamar Elementary
3rd Grade Reading Teacher
Jessica Hurst
Klein Road Elementary
5th Grade ELA/Social Studies Teacher
Tiffany Kunzler
Memorial Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher
Jackie D. Mason
Carl Schurz Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher
Marcella McDonald
Veramendi Elementary
FOCUS Teacher
Shandra Medina
Lone Star Early Childhood Center
ECSE Teacher
Merry Noel Balcar
New Braunfels Middle School
Art 1 Teacher, Recreational Reading Teacher
Denise Ortiz
New Braunfels High School
Aquatic Science
Advanced Placement Environmental Science (APES) Teacher
Jenna M. Hamilton-Riccio
Seele Elementary
Early Interventionist/Instructional Coach
Shelly Woolley
Voss Farms Elementary
2nd Grade Teacher