Coach Corner: Meet Vanessa

Coach Corner: Meet Vanessa

Vanessa, a senior at Cleveland STEM High School, is the Site Assistant at Dearborn Park Elementary in the Seattle School District. Vanessa started with Team Read her freshman year, when all our programs were online due to the pandemic. Since her sophomore year,...
Training Sets Coaches up for Success

Training Sets Coaches up for Success

For Team Read coaches, the work begins before they step into an elementary school and meet the reader they’ll be tutoring. One of the many strengths of the Team Read method is that each coach is thoroughly trained on a variety of topics that will impact their time as...
Coach Corner: Meet Jessie

Coach Corner: Meet Jessie

Jessie Truong’s trajectory at Team Read is a testament to the varied experiences available to local teens. Jessie, a junior at Franklin High School in Seattle, is beginning her fourth year working with Team Read, and her third as a Site Assistant. After joining us as...

A Unique Job Experience

By Lyla Miller I started working with Team Read halfway through my freshman year. The site my sister was working at (John Muir) needed more coaches and I knew she loved Team read so I thought, why not? On my first day, I had no idea what to expect. I had always loved...