MESA Charter High School
Gian Fasano is a dedicated educator currently serving as a Chemistry Teacher at MESA Charter High School since June 2022. Previously, Gian has held teaching positions at Achievement First and Uncommon Schools, as well as a Senior Team Fellow role at AF Camp. With a background in science, Gian began in the industry as a Microbiologist at U.S. Nonwovens Corp. and has experience as a QC Lab Technician at Amneal Pharmaceuticals and an Administrative Assistant at Suffolk Pediatrics. Gian is pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience at St. John's University, building upon a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology with a concentration in Biochemistry from the University of Rhode Island.
MESA Charter High School
Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA) Charter High School is a community high school in Bushwick, Brooklyn. We opened our doors on August 19, 2013, and we now have 465 students in grades 9-12. We graduated our first class of seniors in June 2017 and our graduation rate is 92%. Our students come from more than forty different middle schools, including public, parochial, and charter schools. Some are advanced students coming from magnet schools; others are beginning English Language Learners. What they all have in common is a desire to succeed. MESA students come to school every day, ready to work—we have a 95% attendance rate and a 97% punctuality rate, both significantly higher than other high schools in our district! When it comes to regents pass rates, MESA outperforms its peers by a rate of 20-30%!