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

Luz Maria Rojas-Vilson has worked as a teacher, assistant principal, and acting principal across the city for over 20 years. In 2000, Luz Maria left the field of corporate advertising and became a teacher for multilingual learners after she read a local newspaper article about disproportionate drop-out rates for Brown and Black children. As an educator, she believes that learning is ongoing for both our students and teachers, and teaching is most effective in a cooperative learning environment in which teachers can share best practices with each other. Her educational philosophy is grounded in combining her school leadership experience with her passion for mentoring and coaching teachers to establish a learning environment for each student.

LRojas@schools.nyc.gov