New Braunfels ISD has added another Region 13 Teacher of the Year to its roster.
Melissa Garffer, a second grade teacher at Veramendi Elementary School, was named Region 13 Teacher of the Year in August and recognized at the Sep. 13 meeting of the NBISD board of trustees.
Garffer has taught in NBISD for the past 29 years in many elementary roles. She has been a second grade dual language teacher, a fourth grade bilingual teacher, a gifted and talented teacher, and an instructional technology specialist.
In 1986, she began her teaching career as a teacher specialist and dyslexia interventionist for a private school, then later worked as a teaching and instructional assistant for the University of Texas at Austin prior to joining NBISD in 1993, according to a release from the district.
