Grade/Subject: High School Science Teacher Leader
Ages of Students Served: 16-18 year olds
District: San Francisco Unified School District
Tess Carlson is a 2025 Teach Plus National Teacher Policy Cabinet Senior Board Member and high school science teacher leader and founding member of the Mission Bay Hub in San Francisco, California. She began her teaching career as a San Francisco Teaching Resident and is a Knowles Teaching Fellow.
In addition to her teaching role, Tess supports students in securing internships in medical centers and research facilities. She is a lead author and contributing author to several scientific publications on K-12 students and STEM research. Tess has also served as a Chemistry and AVID tutor in Wisconsin. In 2019, she was named a Stanford Teaching Fellow.
Tess earned her BS in Chemistry and an Education & Educational Services certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her MA in Chemistry Education and a bilingual teaching credential from Stanford University.
