One day in eighth grade, Sakura Kishiro walked into her school’s music room to listen to a presentation about joining Team Read as a reading coach. She was immediately excited about the opportunity to start gaining some work experience and Team Read sounded like a...
Hello Team Read Community, My name is Jeanette Eisenberg and I’m so excited to be joining Team Read as the Seattle Program Manager. While I’m new to Team Read, I’m not new to education in the Seattle area. I taught science and chemistry at Evergreen High School in the...
When Bill Eisele arrived in August 2007, Team Read had just clocked its first decade pairing high school reading coaches with student readers in Seattle Public Schools, and our offices were still in a beloved old classroom at Leschi Elementary. Over the decade and a...
We’re up and running at all our elementary school sites in the Seattle, Highline, and Renton school districts and working with Tukwila on their timeline to launch. While some students are still in process to be matched with a coach, we anticipate pairing approximately...
Our 2021-22 school year evaluations results are in, and once again they show the power of Team Read’s dual impact, with impressive results for both Student Readers and teen Reading Coaches. Student Readers again demonstrated improved confidence, growth mindset and...
Team Read was thrilled to have two TIPS interns working with us to deliver a successful summer reading program this year. Teens in Public Service (TIPS) is a nonprofit that selects teenage leaders for paid community service internships and pairs them with charitable...
In 1995, John Stanford, a decorated United States Army Major General, was serving as Superintendent for Seattle Public Schools. Popular, charismatic, and insistent that excellence in public education is possible, he quickly engaged the local philanthropic community in...
Our 2022 Back to School Book Drive is now on, and we need your help. Support our young readers by purchasing a book from our Amazon Wish List or donating today! Team Read officially kicked off our annual Back-to-School Book Drive last week with a fantastic volunteer...
Team Read works with independent program evaluators annually to measure impact, stakeholder satisfaction, and areas where we can improve. Stakeholder surveys are one component of our assessment process, with a full report due later this fall. In addition, we’ll...
A crucial part of Team Read’s dual-impact mission is supporting teens and their development alongside young readers. This year we went all-in on programming for our coaches, hosting an ambitious series of 15 workshops and teen-led ambassador meetings from November...
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