Family Resources & News
As a full-service community school, our responsibility to your family and the families of each of our staff members goes beyond comprehensive academic education. It extends to social, emotional, and health services for students, family members, and community members that will improve educational outcomes for our students. This page contains resources we think would benefit our students and their families.
Liz Woodcock, Staff Title IX Coordinator: [email protected]
Latisha Harp, Student Title IX Coordinator: [email protected]
COMPASS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS – Committed To Meet Students Where They Are.
The mission of Compass Community Schools is to prepare students for college and life-long success by developing the whole child through a focus on academic excellence, values-based character education, and service learning in the community. Compass Community Schools opened in July 2019 to serve students in the Memphis neighborhoods of Berclair, Binghampton, Frayser, Hickory Hill, Midtown, and Orange Mound. Today, Compass serves over 1400 K12 students across six campuses, making them the largest group of charter schools in a single charter network within the City of Memphis.
TVAAS achievement and Reward School status
Compass is also one of the highest-performing charter networks in the city. The Tennessee ValueAdded Assessment System (TVAAS) scores for the 2023-24 school year were recently released, and five out of six Compass […]
COMPASS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS – Supports Teachers
Tools for Teachers
Compass prioritizes the well-being of staff, promotes open communication and work-life balance, and provides resources for managing stress. Aside from direct benefits, Compass educators benefit from in-house professional development opportunities and coaching, 2.5 hours of planning time daily for K-8 teachers, small class sizes to foster a family environment, and professional learning communities (PLCs) and listening sessions to share ideas and strategies. Compass provides a world-class education within a supportive, joyful, and hopeful school culture. The schools are intentionally small to foster a family environment where teachers can focus on the individual child, ensuring they develop trusting, positive relationships with students.
Thoughtful planning and strategic implementation of supports to identify and address the needs of all learners earned a Reward School status for 50% […]
New Head of School Hired at Compass-Midtown
Sondra Morris was named the head of Compass Community Schools‘ Midtown campus. She will oversee academics and operations and design, launch, and lead the college and career readiness program, including College, Career, and Technical Education (CCTE) and dual enrollment partnerships. Career-connected education programs will spur a new generation of researchers, engineers, coders, manufacturers, and more positions in critical and high-demand industries.
Compass Counselors: Supporting Students Beyond Academics
Director of Student Services Latisha Harp and Guidance Counselor April Hibler represent Compass on Live at 9. They spoke about the importance of school counselors and supporting students beyond academics. We are so thankful for them and all they do for Compass students.
Compass Executive Director Addresses Immigration Policies
Dear Compass community,
We understand the fear and uncertainty that recent changes to immigration policies have caused for our families. These concerns are felt deeply across our schools. Know that you are not alone. We stand with you, and we are here to provide support, reassurance, and resources.
Your students’ safety is our top priority. Know that each Compass school has safety protocols in place, and we have updated those protocols this week in response to recent events. We do not allow people to enter our school buildings without permission and proper clearance.
Compass’ vision statement calls for us to provide a “safe, supportive, joyful and hopeful school culture” and to “prepare our students to become positive agents of change in our communities.” We will do everything we […]