(KAIR)--Teacher of the Year. 

That honor is added to the list of achievements for a longtime Atchison High School instructor, 

USD 409 Superintendent Dr. Susan Myers says Bob Neidinger was presented with the honor on Tuesday. “Bob is our communications teacher, media, multimedia at Atchison High School,” Myers tells MSC News. “He was selected by an anonymous committee made up of board members and staff members. We have an application process where staff members may nominate worthy individuals.” 

Myers says Neidinger's approach to working with students helped him to earn the district-wide honor. “The thing is, he is such a coach for kids because he's not back there doing any of the filming...he is their facilitator. He is the person that is making sure that they've got the best advice, and all that you see is a result of what his kids do, and, of course, what his kids do is the result of his expert teaching.”

Neidinger will serve as USD 409 Teacher of the Year for 2016-2017. 

He succeeds Paulette Augustine, of the Atchison Alternative School, in earning the title.