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A Day in the Life of a Caseworker
Jaye’s journey at COMPASS began as a job that he saw as temporary; however, the connections that he made with the students almost made it feel as though they became his own. He wants to see them succeed and do well and doesn’t want to leave until this happens.
Rewriting the Script
Attachment theory is just one way in which I get to explore such a relationship with those clients that I interact with. What does a “secure” relationship really look like? How do we achieve such a thing? And what does all this really mean for me? The beauty is that I don’t really know. It’s not for me to tell others what to know. It’s for them to find out, and me to listen. That’s just what COMPASS does. Finds out what it means to be you, not us telling you how to do it.
Graduation 2019: Years of Hard Work and Dedication
Graduation is a momentous occasion in any student’s life. For six COMPASS students, they have reached the moment where they can walk across the stage and accept their diploma.
Young Men’s Group: Respect, Acceptance, Consistency
In the spring of 2018, he (KJ) began working with Caseworkers Jaye Kincade and Kin’ta Johnson to form a young men’s group with COMPASS’ high school students. This group offers 7-10 young men a relaxed setting where they can openly discuss successes, challenges, hopes, and fears. Providing insight based on their own experiences KJ, Jaye, and Kin’ta engage with these young men in a very real and respectful way – which they receive in return from the young men.
What a great IDEA
As an organization that serves individuals with different types of disabilities, it is important to be aware of the laws that govern what we do here at COMPASS. The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) is a law that ensures a free and appropriate education (FAPE) to children with disabilities throughout the country, ensuring special education and related services to those children. The IDEA impacts more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.
A Passionate and Principled Principal
As I chatted with the woman at the desk, someone spoke up from the office bench behind me. “If you can get a job at COMPASS, go there,” the woman said. “That school saved my son’s life!” I’m sure she had no idea that her words would lead me on a 23-year journey to a fulfilling and exciting career as a teacher, and now Principal, at COMPASS.
Thoughtfully Committed
Since graduating college almost 10 years ago, I, like most of my millennial friends, have been trying to figure out what I have to offer the world. Figuring out new ways to positively impact the communities where I reside and also to aid those organizations that are already established there to do just that has always fascinated me.
We’re Here in Our 45th Year!
And we need your help celebrating! To celebrate our 45th year, we plan to keep doing what we’ve always done…
Get to know our new Executive Director!
As of April 1, COMPASS started a new chapter – installing Laura Lajewski as the Executive Director after John Lydon retired. Recently, Gregg Grenier, Development and Communications Manager, got a chance to ask Laura some questions to help COMPASS’ family get to know her even better.