Tom Rochowicz

Principal, WHEELS

Thomas Rochowicz is the Principal of Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School, a high-performing public school serving Pre-K through Grade 1 and Grades 6-12 in New York City. He taught in California and Brooklyn before joining WHEELS, where he has served in several teacher-leader positions, including the founding twelfth grade team leader, founding Social Studies Department Chair, and Principal Apprentice as part of the NYCDOE Leaders in Education Apprenticeship Program. He achieved National Board Certification in 2012 and received the 2014 Teach For America Alumni Award for Excellence. He earned his BA in History and Philosophy from Boston College and his MA from Fordham University, where he studied social movements in an interdisciplinary program.