New leaders appointed for Brockport’s Hill Elementary School
The Brockport Board of Education approved the appointments of Assistant Principal Brandon Broughton to serve as Acting Principal and Teacher Don Voorheis will serve as a “Teacher on Special Assignment” as Acting Assistant Principal at the Hill School.
Broughton succeeds Principal Sean Bruno who has accepted a position as superintendent of the Mexico Central School District.
Broughton has taught at the Hill School since 2001 and served as assistant principal since 2012. During his tenure, he has been actively involved in several leadership roles at the Hill School and throughout the district, including serving as the teacher liaison to the PTSA, co-chair for STLE 3 Professional Development Committee, and coordinator for the New Teacher Induction and Mentor Program. He has coached baseball at the Modified A and Junior Varsity levels for 11 years and served as the Monroe County Modified Baseball Chairperson, according to a district press release.
Broughton is an elementary certified teacher who holds a bachelor’s degree with dual certification in elementary and special education from SUNY Geneseo and a master’s degree from The College at Brockport. He received his certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration at The College at Brockport.
Broughton resides in Brockport with his wife, Donna, and two children.
Voorheis is returning to the Hill School where he taught fourth and fifth grades for 18 years. He began his Brockport teaching career in 1985, as a fourth grade teacher at the Barclay Elementary School before moving to the Hill School in 1990. Most recently,
Voorheis has been at Oliver Middle School (OMS) as a reading teacher in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades and is currently Co-Principal of the Literacy Summer School. While at OMS, he has served as Student Council Co-Advisor, the American History Trip Coordinator for the annual eighth grade trip to Washington, D.C. and the High School Ski Club Advisor. He is also a coach in the District, leading Girls Varsity Swimming since 1986 and Boys Modified Swimming for the past ten years.
Voorheis is an elementary certified teacher who holds a bachelor’s degree from The College at Brockport, certification in nursery school through sixth grade elementary education and a master’s degree from The College at Brockport. He received his certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration at The College at Brockport.
Voorheis lives in Brockport with his wife, Donna, and two children who attend SUNY Geneseo.
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