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.
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Latisha Harp, Student Title IX Coordinator: [email protected]
Nations’s Report Card Released 2024
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TDOE Releases School Letter Grades for 2023-24
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Compass Celebrates REWARD SCHOOL Designation
16 Charter Schools in Tennessee Earned Reward School Designation – 3 Of Those 16 Were Compass Community Schools.
The Tennessee Department of Education announced school and district designations for the 2023-24 school year, including Reward Schools, Exemplary Districts, and In Need of Improvement districts. These designations are based on various performance indicators, including student achievement and growth.
Across the state, 377 schools in 97 districts received the Reward School designation, 10 received the Exemplary District designation, and 10 received the In Need of Improvement designation. Sixteen of the 377 schools were charter schools, and three were Compass Community Schools. The complete list of district and school designations is available on the department‘s accountability webpage.
“I am thrilled to highlight the 2023-24 Reward Schools and Exemplary Districts for their dedication to fostering […]
Hispanic Heritage Month: Compass Community Schools a model for ELL success
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis support these schools, whose focus is educating children residing in the neighborhoods in which these schools are located. The Diocese of Memphis has leased school buildings to Compass Community Schools to serve Jubilee students as well as other students from the surrounding neighborhoods as they operate schools at the following campuses: Berclair, Binghampton, Frayser, Hickory Hill, Midtown, and Orange Mound. Compass Community Schools is led by Executive Director Kristi Baird.>>>>Click here to read more.
Compass Community Schools is a model Tennessee should follow
This year’s Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) results were rightfully cheered for the gains Tennessee students made, but it’s important to keep in mind achievement gaps still persist.
This is especially true for students who are English Language Learners (ELL). These students scored 15 points lower than the state average in English Language Arts and 10 points lower in Math.
As our state looks for solutions to the inequities that create these achievement gaps, we can learn much from the model that’s currently serving Memphis students at Compass Community Schools.>>>>>Read More>>>>>>>>