Taconic Hills Central School District

We are pleased to announce that at the June 18, 2025 Board of Education meeting, the Board unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Elsa Kortright-Torres as the District’s new Assistant Superintendent for Academic & Instructional Leadership, effective July 7, 2025.

Dr. Kortright-Torres comes to Taconic Hills with over 25 years of experience in education. She began her career in the classroom and has since served in a variety of leadership roles, including Assistant Principal, Principal, Administrative Assistant Superintendent, and Executive Director of Teaching & Learning in the Hudson City School District. This past year at Hudson City, Dr. Kortright-Torres collaborated with principals, teachers, and instructional coaches to develop systems and protocols for their Multi-Tiered System of Supports and provided embedded professional development on using Harvard’s Data Wise to analyze student data and plan for explicit instruction in literacy and numeracy in all grade levels.

Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Kortright Torres’s personal and professional background allows her to bring unique insight and support to our growing population of English as a New Language (ENL) learners.

Since joining Taconic Hills, she has already been actively collaborating with administrators and faculty, building strong relationships, and laying the foundation for a smooth transition into her new role. We are confident that her leadership, vision, and commitment to student success will guide us forward, and we look forward to all that we will accomplish together in the coming school year and beyond.