CVUSD Multilingual Services Director Named

Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) selected Doris De La Torre as its new Multilingual Services Director on March 13.  

De La Torre is a longtime CVUSD employee and started its Dual Spanish Language Immersion program in 2022.

“I feel very honored to be able to support our multilingual students and families throughout our District.  I grew up in Castro Valley as a multilingual learner and always wanted to give back to the community that helped me. It is one of the reasons why I started teaching in Castro Valley 21 years ago,” said De La Torre.  

Raised in Castro Valley, De La Torre attended Proctor Elementary, Canyon Middle School and Castro Valley High School. She earned her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and teaching credentials from Cal State East Bay. 

Previously, De La Torre had taught second grade at Castro Valley Elementary. In that role, she also served as an English Learner Site Coach and then a Response to Intervention Specialist until 2014. She moved on to work as an Assistant Principal at Canyon Middle School until 2018.  

“We are extremely fortunate to have Ms. De La Torre leading our school district’s multilingual services. Her expertise and experience coupled with her passion will greatly benefit our students,” said Superintendent Ahmadi.  

“As Castro Valley Unified School District’s new Multilingual Service Director, I will be able to continue the work that is close to my heart.  I will work more closely with our multilingual students across the whole district from Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade, support teachers, staff and families, and also continue to build the Dual Language Immersion program,” said De La Torre.

According to the CVUSD website, 13 percent of students identify as English Language Learners.