Team Read Continues to Grow in Highline

by | Aug 23, 2017 | Newsletter Archives

Following the successful launch of our pilot program at Hazel Valley Elementary last fall, we are thrilled to announce that Highline Team Read is expanding! This year we will be welcoming Midway Elementary and Mt. Rainier High School to Highline Team Read. Midway will...

And the Winner Is…

by | Jul 28, 2017 | Newsletter Archives

Over the past 4 weeks, student readers in our summer program tracked their reading at home and during Team Read. For every 30 minutes they read, a stamp or sticker was added to their site’s rocket ship poster. The big winner this summer was NewHolly with 8,568...

Team Read Alumnus: John Chen

by | Jul 27, 2017 | Alumni Stories, Newsletter Archives

Job Title/Company: Single Family Lending Systems Administrator, HomeStreet Bank Team Read Coach: 2006-2007 at Hawthorne Elementary School Like many other former Reaching Coaches, this was my very first job. I didn’t know it at the time but Team Read gave me the...

Bending Over Backward to Help Team Read

by | Jul 26, 2017 | Newsletter Archives

On a recent afternoon in the Team Read offices, Teens in Public Service (TIPS) intern Jessica Luu was lying on her back across a couple office chairs, waving a Kindle tablet above her head. It might look funny, but it’s not surprising: Jessica is an intern who will...