RESUME

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Education

Bankstreet Graduate School of Education

January 2014-Present (Expected Graduation: May 2015)

Master's of Education in Educational Leadership under Wallace Fellowship

Hunter College of City University of New York, School of Education

August 2011-May 2013

Master's of Education in Adolescent Special Education

Columbia College, Columbia University in the City of New York

September 2007-May 2011

Bachelor's of Arts in History (Pre-Medical Studies Concentration)

Certifications

& Trainings

School Building Leader Certification

Pending

Initial Certification in Adolescent Special Education, Chemistry Extension

April 2014

Project Lead the Way, Principles of Biomedical Science

June 2014

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)

April/May 2014

Advanced via Individual Determination (AVID)

June 2015

Advanced Placement for All, Chemistry

July 2015

Professional Experience

SPED-Secondary Science Teacher at High School for Global Citizenship

NYC Department of Education/Teach For America Alum, Brooklyn, NY

Key Contributions:

INSTRUCTIONAL LEAD

Sept. 2012-Present

Impact: (1) Aided in moving school from a Developing to a Proficient to a Well Developed in NYC Quality Review over last three years (2) Aided in moving school from a F to a C for Student Performance in Annual NYC School Progress Report

SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Sept. 2013-Present

LEADER OF HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITMENT

Sept. 2013-August 2014

Impact: Increased attendance by 450%

COORDINATOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES (COSA)

Sept. 2012-June 2014

Impact: Aided in moving school from a C to a B for School Environment in NYC School Progress Report

COLLEGE GOING CULTURE TEAM

Sept. 2012-June 2014

Impact: Received “Peer Leader Team of the Year” and “School of the Year” under my leadership as Peer Leader Advisor

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY STUDENT-TEACHER MENTOR

Sept. 2014-Dec. 2014

TEACHER INSTRUCTION

Summer 2011—Present

Publications

AT McCurley, RK Meyer, PN Francois & GV Callard. 2011. Analysis of estrogen signaling pathways in zebrafish eye during optic regeneration. Endocrine Reviews 32: P1-356.

Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society. Pulse: The Unofficial Lifeline Guide for Columbia Pre-Meds. New York, 2011.

Francois, P. (2011, May 31). Giving New Life to Charles Drew – Introducing "Pulse: The Unofficial Lifeline Guide for Columbia's Pre-Meds" Retrieved April 27, 2015, from http://jsnma.org/2011/05/giving-new-life-to-charles-drew-–-introducing-“pulse-the-unofficial-lifeline-guide-for-columbia’s-pre-meds”/

Awards

Wallace Fellowship to attend Bankstreet Graduate School of Education

Jan. 2014-Present

School of the Year and Peer Leader Team of the Year as Peer Leader Advisor

June 2014

Nomination for 2015 Teach for America Alumni Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Jan. 2015