District hopes to name replacements next month

The principals of Beacon High School and South Avenue Elementary in Beacon each announced this week that they plan to leave for other jobs.

Elisa Soto, who has been the principal of the high school since 2018, was appointed an assistant superintendent in the Newburgh district, while Laura Cahill, who has been the South Avenue principal for five years, will become an elementary school principal in the Hyde Park district.  

Superintendent Matt Landahl said the Beacon district plans to fill the vacancies over the summer. Stakeholder committees culled from parent-teacher organizations and employee groups will conduct interviews after school officials review applications. Landahl said he hopes the district can begin interviews in mid-July, with appointments possibly by the end of the month.

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Jeff Simms has covered Beacon for The Current since 2015. He studied journalism at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. From there he worked as a reporter for the tri-weekly Watauga Democrat in Boone and the daily Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland, before transitioning into nonprofit communications in Washington, D.C., and New York City. He can be reached at [email protected].