Teresa Bunner is an Educational Consultant with CORE. She is a proud California State University, Sacramento graduate receiving her B.A. in English, her teacher training and an M.A. in Education (Language and Literacy) from CSUS. Teresa also holds a graduate Curriculum Specialist certificate from Meredith College. Teresa’s career has spanned elementary school, middle school and high school, as well as the university level. Teresa has been a classroom teacher and instructional coach at all levels. 

Before joining CORE, Teresa held various roles at schools and at the district level. She was a secondary literacy coordinating teacher where she built a PLC for districtwide high school literacy coaches, later adding middle school coaches as that role expanded. In this role, she worked with newly hired high school literacy coaches to create a yearlong ELA/literacy support class. Additionally, she worked with the coaches to build their capacity as coaches to facilitate and support schoolwide disciplinary literacy efforts to create success for all students. She also spearheaded the development of the district’s first PreK-12 Literacy Plan to ensure consistent and effective literacy practices at all levels. As the Director for Student Engagement, Teresa supported district departments, schools, administrators, and teacher teams to evaluate and implement policies and practices through an equity lens to ensure equitable student access and outcomes. Recently, Teresa’s work once again has found her focusing on K-12 literacy. She has supported statewide K-12 literacy initiatives in Indiana, Tennessee and Arkansas, coaching teachers to deeply implement literacy practices to increase student achievement.