2015-06-26T18:39:21-05:00 2014-08-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 3000 NORTHUP WAY SUITE 200 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2013-09-01 010852888 TEAM READ TEAM 2062520069 PO BOX 94042 SEATTLE WA 981249442 MAUREEN MASSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2062520069 2015-06-22 1 STEVEN BASS CPA P00004800 4252506100 2015-05-29 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z MAUREEN MASSEY PO BOX 94042 SEATTLE WA 981249442 403982 0 X WWW.TEAMREAD.ORG X 2005 WA SUPPORT & IMPROVE LITERACY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 12 12 3 145 0 0 471521 403958 0 0 29 24 0 -10915 471550 393067 0 0 0 0 326388 250277 0 0 93296 127307 94026 453695 344303 17855 48764 262713 272876 99197 60596 163516 212280 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 SEE SCHEDULE O 212521 TEAM READ IS AN AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER TUTORING 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. WE SERVE SEATTLE 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 WHILE GAINING VALUABLE WORK SKILLS.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 SEATTLES 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 TEENAGERS, TRAINING THEM TO BECOME GREAT READING COACHES AND ROLE MODELS. TUTORING PAIRS MEET AFTER SCHOOL, TWO DAYS A WEEK TO BUILD ESSENTIAL READING SKILLS--VOCABULARY, FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION. TEAM READ EXTENDS THE LEARNING DAY FOR STUDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT RECEIVE READING SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. 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 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 FIVE HOURS OF LITERACY TRAINING BEFORE THEY BEGIN WORKING WITH THEIR ELEMENTARY READER. THE CLOSE BOND THAT FORMS BETWEEN THE TEENS AND THEIR YOUNG READER LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROGRAMS 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 2014, 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. 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:90% STUDENTS OF COLOR85% ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCH50% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSTHE TEENAGERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN TEAM READ APPLY TO THE PROGRAM AND ARE CAREFULLY SCREENED TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET OR EXCEED THE PROGRAMS 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:85% STUDENTS OF COLOR50% ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCHMANY 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. DURING THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR, TEAM READ PROVIDED 368 2ND AND 3RD GRADERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE AFTER SCHOOL LITERACY SUPPORT AND PROVIDED MEANINGFUL WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE FOR 412 TEENS. TEAM READS RESEARCH-BASED, RESULTS-DRIVEN MODEL ADDRESSES A PROFOUND NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE EXTENDED DAY LITERACY INTERVENTION FOR STRUGGLING READERS. BY PROVIDING CHILDREN WHO ARE READING A YEAR OR MORE BELOW GRADE LEVEL WITH ONE-ON-ONE READING TUTORING BY A HIGHLY TRAINED, DEDICATED TEEN TUTOR, THESE STUDENTS BUILD KEY READING SKILLS. IN THE 2013-14 PROGRAM YEAR EVALUATION RESULTS DEMONSTRATED THAT PRIOR TO TEAM READ, 72% OF STUDENTS ONLY GAINED AN AVERAGE OF 6 MONTHS OF SKILLS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AFTER A YEAR IN OUR PROGRAM, THOSE SAME STUDENTS GAINED AN AVERAGE OF ONE YEAR AND TWO MONTHS OF SKILLS - SOME GAINED OVER THREE YEARS' WORTH OF SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY, YOUNG READERS ARE TYPICALLY EXPECTED TO GAIN TWO TO FOUR TEACHER'S COLLEGE LEVELS PER YEAR, AND TEAM READ PARTICIPANTS GAINED FOUR TO FIVE LEVELS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE ARE EXCITED TO REPORT THAT 86% OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM STUDENTS FOR WHOM WE HAD PRE AND POST SRI RESULTS GAINED IN READING SKILLS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SIX WEEK PROGRAM. THESE READING ASSESSMENT RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THE CRUCIAL WAY THAT TEAM READ HELPS STUDENTS CATCH UP TO GRADE LEVEL AT A FASTER PACE. THEY ALSO GAINED CONFIDENCE IN READING AND DISCOVERED THAT READING CAN BE A FUN AND POSITIVE PART OF THEIR LIVES. SURVEY RESULTS FROM 2013/14 SHOW THAT ON AVERAGE, 92% OF FAMILIES, REFERRING TEACHERS, SITE COORDINATORS, SITE ASSISTANTS, AND READING COACHES REPORTED TEAM READ TO BE A HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM AND A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. NINETY THREE PERCENT (93%) OF SITE COORDINATORS AND 97% OF FAMILIES AGREE THAT STUDENTS BECAME BETTER READERS AS A RESULT OF TEAM READ. MOREOVER, STUDENTS READ OVER 17,000 BOOKS LAST YEAR AND LEARNED OVER 11,000 NEW WORDS.TEENAGERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM GAINED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND BUILT THEIR COLLEGE AND WORK RESUMES. THE TEENS CAN WORK FOR THE PROGRAM AS VOLUNTEERS AND EARN SERVICE LEARNING HOURS TO SATISFY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, OR EARN HOURLY PAY (MINIMUM WAGE), OR SAVE MONEY FOR COLLEGE TUITION. EVALUATION RESULTS FOR THE TEENAGERS IN THE PROGRAM SHOW THAT THEY FELT A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THAT THEY KNEW THEIR WORK MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THEIR STUDENTS. IN 2013/14, 91% OF READING COACHES AGREE THAT TEAM READ GAVE THEM SKILLS THAT TRANSFER TO OTHER WORK SETTINGS NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. 87% SAID THAT TEAM READ TAUGHT THEM TO PERSEVERE, EVEN WHEN THINGS DON'T COME EASILY AND 93% REPORTED FEELING A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. IN A TIME OF RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR TEENS, TEAM READ PROVIDES TEENAGERS WITH A MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT THAT BUILDS THEIR SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE. 212521 212521 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 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 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 KARYN MCKELVEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANE UPDIKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPH HECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET WOLEY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PRINCESS AYERS 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 BOBBIE CONTI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LUCY WANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA TANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA ANDERSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAUREEN MASSEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 69183 0 17865 69183 0 17865 0 0 0 0 0 43891 55066 305001 403958 24 24 0 55066 10915 -10915 -10915 393067 0 0 -10891 87047 39171 13057 34819 120937 91182 29755 5917 5056 -315 1176 17387 13183 -86 4290 18989 12121 1051 5817 12245 12245 34126 11949 5083 17094 10708 9454 1254 2509 2509 2823 2823 PROGRAM EVALUATION 21550 21550 DEFERRED TUITION PAYMEN 5788 5788 SUPPLIES - FOOD 2349 2349 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1125 718 62 345 803 803 344303 212521 38486 93296 125675 193315 137038 79561 5386 5386 0 0 262713 272876 59938 22606 39259 37990 99197 60596 X 23753 118584 139763 93696 163516 212280 262713 272876 48764 0 X X 1 X 0 0 0 X 573032 421076 337139 471521 403958 2206726 45518 33000 62487 136167 271438 548610 618550 454076 399626 607688 675396 2755336 640865 2114471 265 142 70 29 24 530 2755866 0.76730 0.73770 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). 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