MESA Charter High School
Sharmin Akter currently serves as the ELA Department Coordinator and High School English Teacher at MESA Charter High School, with experience teaching various ELA sections since December 2020. Prior to this role, Sharmin worked as a Writing Tutor at Pearson, providing one-on-one instruction across many educational levels and contexts. Previous positions include a Writing Center Tutor at Hunter College, where instruction emphasized the Socratic method and individualized support, and a Literacy Interventionist role with the NYC Department of Education, focusing on tailored reading and writing interventions. Sharmin began teaching as a Student Teacher in 2019, gaining valuable experience in differentiated instruction and classroom management. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Education in Literacy and a Bachelor of Arts in English/Language Arts Teacher Education, both obtained from Hunter College.
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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%!