2017-04-08T21:44:33-05:00 2016-08-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 10700 NORTHUP WAY SUITE 200 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2015-09-01 010852888 TEAM READ TEAM 2062520069 PO BOX 94042 SEATTLE WA 981249442 MAUREEN MASSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2062520069 2017-03-29 1 STEVEN B BASS CPA P00004800 4252506100 2017-03-27 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MAUREEN MASSEY PO BOX 94042 SEATTLE WA 981249442 626414 0 X WWW.TEAMREAD.ORG X 2005 WA TEAM READ IS A READING TUTORING PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES TEENS AS TUTORS FOR STRUGGLING READERS. 16 16 3 120 0 0 530813 626392 0 0 19 22 -10432 -15633 520400 610781 0 0 0 0 225385 292860 0 0 85550 175665 172886 401050 465746 119350 145035 469890 671930 138260 195265 331630 476665 X TEAM READ'S MISSION IS TO DELIVER A PROVEN, REPLICABLE K-12 MODEL TO ENSURE READING SUCCESS FOR STRUGGLING READERS THROUGH THE USE OF PEER TUTORS. 0 0 288633 SEE SCHEDULE O 288633 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA X MAUREEN MASSEY 2062520069 2445 3RD AVENUE SOUTH SEATTLE WA 98134 BOBBIE CONTI PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRAN MEYERS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONNA WARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON LEWIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE REPASS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CADOUSTEAU SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS BURNS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIERSA SANDERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH DANIEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEANA HAYDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON HULL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL HOFFMAN HERZOG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA LOU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SONDRA BATBOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GORTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LYNN FROCKT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN MASSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 72071 0 19876 72071 0 19876 0 0 0 0 0 20461 67776 538155 626392 22 22 0 67776 15633 -15633 -15633 610781 0 0 -15611 X 91948 45974 9195 36779 146215 101938 29863 14414 10612 10050 562 21558 16077 3981 1500 22527 14326 3862 4339 18354 18354 58693 15969 15138 27586 28293 25327 2454 512 3138 1584 1324 230 2823 2823 DEFERRED TUITION PAYMEN 28394 28394 SITE COORDINATOR 12524 12524 MISCELLANEOUS 9009 5310 3609 90 PURCHASED SERVICES 8139 7641 398 100 3519 3519 465746 288633 91563 85550 342466 500328 109580 89602 16844 82000 1000 0 5386 5386 0 0 469890 671930 75588 131740 62672 63525 138260 195265 X 234236 156228 97394 320437 331630 476665 469890 671930 145035 0 X X 0 0 0 X 337139 471521 403958 531098 626392 2370108 62487 136167 271438 214151 174963 859206 399626 607688 675396 745249 801355 3229314 538170 2691144 70 29 24 19 22 164 3229478 0.83330 0.85310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5386 5386 0 0 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES A FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURN (FORM 990). THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED PROVISIONS OF AN ACCOUNTING STANDARD REGARDING ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. THEY HAVE EVALUATED WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT POSITIONS THEY HAVE TAKEN WOULD RESULT IN THE RECOGNITION OF TAXABLE INCOME, OR THE LOSS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. BASED UPON ITS EVALUATION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONCLUDED THAT IT IS OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE WITHIN ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD CREATE TAXABLE INCOME. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX RETURNS FOR 2011 AND THROUGH THE CURRENT TAX YEAR ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. END OF YEAR EVENT 67776 67776 15633 67776 67776 15633 15633 -15633 PART III, LINE 4A TEAM READ IS A YEAR-ROUND (AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER) TUTORING AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT/EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITH THE MISSION OF "TEENS TUTORING KIDS TO ACHIEVE READING SUCCESS." OUR GOAL IS FOR ALL OUR 2ND AND 3RD GRADE STUDENTS TO READ AT GRADE LEVEL AFTER A YEAR OF ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, AND FOR TEEN READING COACHES TO GAIN CRITICAL WORK AND LIFE SKILLS. WE SERVE ELEMENTARY AND K-8 SCHOOLS WHERE ASSESSMENTS SHOW THAT 2ND AND 3RD GRADERS NEED INTENSIVE READING SUPPORT BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. OUR YEAR-ROUND SUPPORT GIVES VULNERABLE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGAIN READING TRACTION, FOR AN EQUITABLE CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. OUR UNIQUE MODEL PAIRS CAREFULLY SCREENED AND TRAINED TEEN READING COACHES ONE-ON-ONE WITH 2ND AND 3RD GRADE STUDENTS WHO ENTER THE PROGRAM READING A YEAR TO TWO YEARS BELOW GRADE LEVEL. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR THE TEEN READING COACHES WHO CAN EARN HOURLY PAY (MINIMUM WAGE), OR SERVICE LEARNING HOURS, OR SAVE MONEY FOR COLLEGE. TEAM READ EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGES PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO PROVIDE READING SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS AND MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCE FOR TEENS. IN 2015, TEAM READ ADOPTED A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT OUTLINES OUR PATH TO DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE BY 2020. SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAM AND SERVICES PROVIDED: EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO BE, AND NEEDS TO BE A GREAT READER. TEAM READ PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE READING TUTORING FOR STRUGGLING 2ND AND 3RD GRADE READERS IN 11 OF SEATTLE'S LOWEST-PERFORMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WE PARTNER WITH CONSIDER TEAM READ TO BE A KEY STRATEGY IN PROVIDING EFFECTIVE LITERACY INTERVENTIONS TO THEIR STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY. THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAM MODEL TAPS INTO THE SKILLS AND COMMITMENT OF TEENAGERS, TRAINING THEM TO BECOME GREAT READING COACHES, MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS. TUTORING PAIRS MEET AFTER SCHOOL, TWO DAYS A WEEK TO BUILD ESSENTIAL READING SKILLS--VOCABULARY, FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION. IN THE SUMMER, TEAM READ PROVIDES 4 HOURS OF READING SUPPORT A WEEK FOR 6 WEEKS TO TEAM READ STUDENTS AND STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. TEAM READ EXTENDS THE LEARNING TIME AFTER SCHOOL AND IN THE SUMMER, FOR STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE READING SUPPORT DURING OUT OF SCHOOL TIME. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LITERACY EXPERTS AT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SPS) AND IS ALIGNED WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND LITERACY BEST PRACTICES. TEAM READ WORKS WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND LITERACY SPECIALISTS TO IDENTIFY THOSE ELEMENTARY AND K-8 SCHOOLS MOST IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL LITERACY SUPPORT SERVICES OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DAY. SECOND AND THIRD GRADE TEACHERS REFER THEIR STUDENT TO TEAM READ AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. TYPICALLY, THE STUDENTS REFERRED TO TEAM READ ARE READING A YEAR OR MORE BELOW GRADE LEVEL. THE TEEN READING COACHES ARE RECRUITED FROM 15 LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. EVERY TUTOR COMPLETES A THOROUGH SCREENING AND TRAINING PROCESS, PARTICIPATING IN 6 HOURS OF LITERACY TRAINING BEFORE THEY BEGIN WORKING WITH THEIR ELEMENTARY READER. THE CLOSE BOND THAT FORMS BETWEEN THE TEENS AND THEIR YOUNG READERS LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS. PRINCIPALS REPORT THAT STUDENTS "RUN TO TEAM READ" AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEND TIME WITH A "COOL" TEENAGER. THE GOAL OF EVERY TUTOR IS TO HELP THEIR STUDENT IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS SO THEY ARE READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, TEAM READ PARTNERED WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (SPL) TO PROVIDE A SUMMER READING PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER AT 4 LIBRARY BRANCHES. RESEARCH HAS DOCUMENTED THE READING LOSS THAT LOW-INCOME STUDENTS EXPERIENCE OVER THE SUMMER AND TEAM READ IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH SPL TO PROVIDE SUMMER READING SUPPORT FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD GRADE STUDENTS WHO NEED THE MOST SUPPORT AND SUMMER JOBS FOR TEENS. BY PARTNERING WITH SPL IN THIS EFFORT, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES LEARN ABOUT THE WIDE ARRAY OF FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE LIBRARY. THIS YEAR TEAM READ BEGAN PLANNING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT OF THE PROGRAM IN HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE FALL OF 2016. WITH THE PROGRAM PILOT WE PLAN TO PARTNER WITH ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND DRAW READING COACHES FROM ONE HIGH SCHOOL. EXPANDING OUR PROGRAM TO HIGHLINE IS A KEY OBJECTIVE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THE STUDENTS SERVED BY TEAM READ: THE 2ND AND 3RD GRADERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN TEAM READ ARE REFERRED BY THEIR TEACHERS. THEIR PARENTS GIVE THEIR PERMISSION FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IS CONSISTENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR: " 89% STUDENTS OF COLOR " 87% ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCH " 42% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS THE TEENAGERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN TEAM READ APPLY TO THE PROGRAM AND ARE CAREFULLY SCREENED TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET OR EXCEED THE PROGRAM'S MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (2.7 GPA, EXCELLENT ESSAY, EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE AND DISCIPLINE RECORD, SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A WASHINGTON STATE PATROL BACKGROUND CHECK) THE COACHES ARE AS DIVERSE AS THEIR STUDENTS AND THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IS CONSISTENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR: " 80% STUDENTS OF COLOR " 50% ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCH " 51% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS MANY OF THE COACHES PARTICIPATED IN TEAM READ WHEN THEY WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND TEENS: READING IS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL LEARNING AND RESEARCH SUPPORTS THAT IT IS CRITICAL FOR STUDENTS TO BE READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THE 3RD GRADE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS. BELOW IS A SUMMARY DRAWN FROM OUR 2015-16 PROGRAM EVALUATION. SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER PROGRAM RESULTS SUMMARY: DURING THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR, TEAM READ PARTNERED WITH ELEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SUPPORTED 435 READING COACHES TO SERVE 318 STUDENT READERS. TEEN READING COACHES MET WITH THEIR STUDENT READER, 1 ON 1, TWICE A WEEK AFTER SCHOOL. A TOTAL OF 12 EXPERIENCED READING COACHES FILLED THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP ROLE OF SITE ASSISTANT. CLASSROOM TEACHERS REFERRED STUDENTS WHO WERE BEHIND IN READING TO THE PROGRAM. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2016, TEAM READ PARTNERED WITH THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO PREVENT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS. THE PROGRAM MET FOR TWO HOURS A DAY, FOUR DAYS A WEEK FOR FIVE AND A HALF WEEKS AT FOUR LIBRARY BRANCHES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, 37 TEEN TUTORS WORKED WITH 103 STUDENT READERS TO PREVENT SUMMER READING LOSS. STUDENTS WERE RECRUITED FROM TEAM READ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES THAT SERVE HIGH-NEED POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, TEAM READ AND LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVES RECRUITED STUDENTS FROM THOSE WHO ENTERED THE LIBRARY. ALL STAKEHOLDER GROUPS (SITE COORDINATORS, TEEN COACHES AND SITE ASSISTANTS, PRINCIPALS AND FAMILIES) CONSISTENTLY REPORT THAT TEAM READ IS A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM AND/OR THAT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH TEAM READ WAS POSITIVE. TEAM READ TRACKS THE AMOUNT OF TIME STUDENTS SPEND READING DURING ITS PROGRAM IN THREE WAYS: BOOKS READ, SIGHT WORD LEVELS ACHIEVED AND PHONICS LESSONS COMPLETED. IN 2015-16, TEAM READ STUDENTS READ OVER 11,819 BOOKS, USUALLY THREE TIMES EACH (COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S 11,500). STUDENT READERS ALSO ACHIEVED OVER 10,600 NEW SIGHT WORD LEVELS AND COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 9,391 PHONIC LESSONS. THIS EQUATES TO AN AVERAGE OF 40 BOOKS READ, 36 SIGHT WORD LEVELS GAINED, AND 32 PHONIC LESSONS COMPLETED PER STUDENT. MORE THAN HALF OF FAMILIES (66%) REPORT THEIR CHILD READS AT HOME MORE OFTEN AS A RESULT OF TEAM READ. STAKEHOLDERS CONTINUE TO REPORT INCREASES IN READING SKILLS AMONG TEAM READ STUDENTS-100% OF SITE COORDINATORS, 94% OF FAMILIES AND 86% OF TEACHERS REPORT AN INCREASE IN READING SKILLS. TO ASSESS READING SKILL DEVELOPMENT, TEAM READ EXAMINED THE FALL AND SPRING TEACHERS COLLEGE (TC) SCORES OF REGULARLY ATTENDING STUDENTS (WHOSE TEACHERS SHARED THOSE SCORES). THE AVERAGE TEAM READ STUDENT, WHO ATTENDED AT LEAST 70% OF THE TIME, GAINED 3.6 TC LEVELS, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE AT THE HIGH END OF THE RANGE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM A TYPICAL READER. REGULARLY ATTENDING STUDENTS GAINED APPROXIMATELY A GRADE LEVEL IN READING, BASED ON AVERAGE TC LEVELS. ALL STAKEHOLDER GROUPS - FAMILIES, PRINCIPALS, REFERRING TEACHERS, COACHES AND SITE COORDINATORS - REPORTED THAT TEAM READ STUDENT READERS GAIN INCREASED ENJOYMENT FROM READING. TEAM READ TEENS (READING COACHES AND SITE ASSISTANTS) COMPLETED SURVEYS TO RATE THE WAYS TEAM READ HAS IMPACTED OR INFLUENCED THEM; SOME ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A FOCUS GROUP TO DISCUSS THESE THEMES. THE STRONGEST SELF-REPORTED IMPACTS WERE IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, CAREER PREPARATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. FAMILIES WITH A TEEN WORKING AS A TEAM READ READING COACH OR SITE ASSISTANT WERE ALSO SURVEYED TO GAIN THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON THEIR CHILD. OVER 90% OF TEENS AND THEIR PARENTS REPORTED THAT TEAM READ GAVE THEM A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, INCREASED THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND GAVE THEM FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 DRAFT TAX RETURN DISTRIBUTED AND REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL, BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,575. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,825. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,085. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,852. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,995. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,932. GRANT WRITER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,036. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,591. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,627. PROGRAM SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,309. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,309. PART IX, FUNDRAISING ALLOCATION PRIMARY EXPENSES INCLUDED IN TEAM READ'S ALLOCATION TO FUNDRAISING INCLUDES THE FULL WAGES AND BENEFITS OF OUR .75 FTE FUND DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING COORDINATOR AND 40% OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TIME. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE COST OF CONTRACT GRANT WRITERS ($11,000). FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.