Year” (1997), and “selected Region III Secondary Principal of the Year” (1997). In November 1992, Toro with the assistance of an outstanding faculty and staff led NCHS to become one of five Louisiana school nominated to be a Blue Ribbon School.
In 1999, Toro retired after 20 years from the Louisiana Education System and became principal of San Marcos High School in San Marcos, Texas. In three years, under his leadership and the assistance of a remarkable faculty and staff SMHS was named a Texas Education Agency “Recognized Campus.”
Toro would complete the last six years of his career at the Grand Prairie Independent School District in Grand Prairie, Texas, working as a principal at the elementary school level. His elementary schools covered Pre-K through 6th grade and included Two-Way Dual Language classrooms and Full-Day Pre-School Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD).