Priya N. Raghunathan
Teacher, Middle School Science
Aurora, CO · (303) 555 0142 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/priyanraghunathan
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two years of middle school science teaching after a semester of student teaching
SETTINGS
940 student public middle school in a suburban district of 38,000 students
SPECIALTIES
Life science, lab based inquiry, Next Generation Science Standards, data literacy
SYSTEMS
Infinite Campus, Schoology, Vernier Graphical Analysis, ExploreLearning Gizmos, Nearpod
LICENSURE
Colorado initial teacher license, secondary science grades 7 to 12
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Biology with teacher licensure, Front Range State University
Executive Summary
Seventh grade science teacher two years past licensure at a 940 student middle school, teaching five sections of life science to about 145 students a day. Runs a lab based classroom built on the Next Generation Science Standards, with students collecting their own data on Vernier probes twice a week. Known for state science scores that beat the building average in the first year of teaching.
Signature Achievements
- Raised the share of students meeting expectations on the state science assessment to 46 percent against a building average of 39 percent in the first year.
- Moved 71 percent of students up at least one performance band between the fall and spring district science benchmarks in 2025.
- Built 22 hands on labs aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards that the whole seventh grade science team now uses.
- Cut missing assignment rates from 24 percent to 9 percent by moving lab write ups into Schoology with a weekly checkpoint.
- Coached a science fair team of 18 students, four of whom advanced to the regional fair.
Professional Experience
Science Teacher, Grade 7
Sand Creek Middle School, Cherry Ridge School District, Aurora, CO August 2024 to present
940 student middle school; five sections of seventh grade life science, about 145 students a day, one section co taught with a special education teacher
- Plan and teach five sections of life science covering cells, genetics, ecosystems and body systems under the Next Generation Science Standards.
- Run student led labs twice a week using Vernier temperature, motion and gas pressure probes and have students graph and defend their own data.
- Co teach one section with a special education teacher and adapt labs and assessments to 19 individualized education programs and 504 plans.
- Grade and return work in Schoology within three school days and post standards based scores to Infinite Campus every Friday.
- Call or email the families of every student below 70 percent at the four week mark of each quarter.
Student Teacher, Middle School Science
Highline Canal Middle School, Cherry Ridge School District, Centennial, CO January 2024 to May 2024
Sixteen week placement teaching sixth and eighth grade science under a mentor teacher
- Took over full teaching of three sections of sixth grade earth science for eight weeks.
- Wrote and taught a four week weather and climate unit with a capstone project judged by the mentor.
- Ran parent conferences for 40 families alongside the mentor teacher.
Licensure and Certification
Colorado Department of Education, initial teacher license, secondary science grades 7 to 12, license number 2024118377
Praxis General Science Content Knowledge, passed 2023, Educational Testing Service
Culturally and linguistically diverse education training, 45 hours, completed 2025
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Biology with secondary teacher licensure, Front Range State University, Greeley, 2024
Core Skills
Inquiry based labs · Next Generation Science Standards · Vernier probe data collection · Standards based grading · Co teaching · Individualized education program accommodations · Schoology course design · Science fair coaching · Family communication · Classroom safety procedures