A New Superintendent for HCSD

At its meeting tomorrow, the Hudson City School District Board of Education will vote on a resolution to appoint Todd Hilgendorf as superintendent of schools. Hilgendorf would be appointed for a three-year term beginning on July 13, 2026, and ending on July 12, 2029.

Hilgendorf is currently serving as interim superintendent of Greenville Central School District in Greene County. He was appointed to that position in early April 2026 to serve until the end of the school year. Prior to being named interim superintendent, Hilgrendorff was assistant superintendent for business for Greenville Central School District. Before that he was the principal of Greenville High School and later director of curriculum. He previously taught middle school science at Guilderland Central School District.

  

According to NewYorkSchools.us, Greenville Central School District has 1,099 students and 94 teachers. In the statewide assessment tests for the 2024-2025 school year, 48 percent of GCSD students scored proficient in math and 46 percent scored proficient of ELA (i.e., reading and writing). By comparison, in the same tests, 25 percent of HCSD students scored proficient in math and 31 percent scored proficient in ELA. 

The Board of Education meeting takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 16, at 6:00 p.m. in the Hudson High School auditorium and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

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