Welcome to District 1, located on Manhattan’s Lower Eastside and East Village!

The District Parent and Family Engagement Policy can also be found on the iPlan Portal as well as the D1 website.

Community School District 1 brings students and educators together for inclusive 3K – 12 learning environments on NYC’s East Village & Lower East Side.

Visions and Values

We are committed to continuous improvement in providing equitable and accessible learning experiences through a culturally responsive and anti-racist approach to meet the needs of our diverse community of learners. Our community is dedicated to collective ownership and personalized learning that fosters student agency and independence.

We value joy, equity, collaboration, and innovation and strive to live these values across all learning settings and modalities. As a result, our students will be adaptive leaders, change-makers, and empowered members of our modern digital world.

Joy. We learn best when there is joy in the process.

Equity. We all have the resources and access to learning needed to be successful.

Collaboration. We learn from each other and local and global partners.

Innovation. We are constantly adapting instruction driven by our students interests and passions.

District 1 Calendar

2025-2026 School Year Calendar

September

4th

First Day Of School for Students

23rd – 24th

Rosh Hashanah, schools Closed

October

2nd

Yom Kippur, schools closed

13th

Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, schools closed

20th

Diwali, schools closed

November

4th

Election Day; students do not attend school

11th

Veterans Day, schools closed

27th-28th

Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed

December

24th-31st

Winter Recess, schools closed

January

1st

New Year’s Day – Schools Closed

2nd

Winter Recess, schools closed (cont.)

19th

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed

February

16th-20th

Midwinter Recess, schools closed

March

20th

Eid al-Fitr, schools closed

April

2nd – 10th

Spring Recess schools closed

May

25th

Memorial Day, schools closed

27th

Eid al-Adha, schools closed

June

4th

Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend

5th

Clerical Day for elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programs; students in these schools do not attend

19th

Juneteenth, schools closed

26th

Last day of school for students

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