Achieve Now
Kristen Bruck is an experienced educator and administrator currently serving as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction as well as a Reading Specialist at Achieve Now since October 2022. Prior to this role, Kristen worked as an Executive Function Coach at Beyond BookSmart until October 2024 and has held teaching positions at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts and QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SD, specializing in English and reading instruction. With a solid foundation in higher education as an Adjunct Professor at Northampton Community College, Kristen developed and taught various courses including Literature and Educational Psychology. Kristen's earlier career includes teaching at The Keystone School and the Pennridge School District, focusing on subjects such as English, Social Studies, and coaching field hockey. Kristen holds a Master's degree in Education from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Penn State University.
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Achieve Now
Transforming lives through literacy - Achieve Now is dedicated to transforming the educational system in Philadelphia to one that produces students who can read. Our mission is to bring all children to grade-level reading. Our vision is a simple one: that all students gain the basic skills necessary to succeed in school and life. Our goal is to move 6,000 students to grade-level reading by June 2020. We will do this by incorporating evidence-based literacy instruction into Philadelphia schools, resulting in dramatic improvements in grade level reading.