Daisy Torres-Hill

Ms. DAISY TORRES-HILL is currently the Acting Assistant Superintendent for Professional Learning and Multilingual Learners for Hartford Public Schools, one of the largest districts in Connecticut. In this role, she oversees the district's department of professional learning and is leading program design and development of the Hartford Principal and Assistant Principal Leadership Academies, pipeline programs aimed at retaining leaders in the district. Additionally, she leads program development for multilingual learners. bilingual/dual language, and world language education. Since 2018, under the leadership of Daisy and her team, over 500 students in Hartford have been awarded the Seal of Biliteracy in recognition of their multilingualism in two or more languages. She also led efforts in the recruitment and retention of 16 teachers from Puerto Rico as part of an innovative Paso a Paso program and 4 international teachers under the CT Visiting International Teachers Permit to diversify talent.   She is a Bilingual (English & Spanish) educator with over 22 years of urban school experience at the elementary, middle, high school, and adult education levels.