Since 2019, a Maple Grove resident has been making an impact on elementary-age students by helping build literacy.
Sarah Sticha is a Reading Corps tutor at Fernbrook Elementary School in Maple Grove. She first started out as a teacher in early childhood special education and did that for 18 years.
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