MESA Charter High School, Managing Director of Operations

ORGANIZATION

Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA) Charter High School is a community high school in Bushwick, Brooklyn. We opened our doors in August 2013 and we now have 498 students in grades 9-12. We graduated our first class of seniors in June 2017 and our cumulative graduation rate is 94%. Our students come from more than forty different middle schools, including traditional public, parochial, and public 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. 

As an organization, MESA is entering a new phase. Based on its success it has been authorized to open a second school, which will first open its doors to students in the Fall of 2025. As part of this expansion MESA is also in the process of opening its network...