Compass Chronicle
San Diego Charter | Summer 2021
A Word from our Principal, Kasey Wingate and Vice Principal, Ashley Daugherty
As the school year comes to an end, we want to reflect on how our amazing CCS of San Diego supervising teachers (STs) went the extra mile for their scholars. They provided an immense amount of one-on-one support for their scholars over the last few weeks of school to ensure they finished the strong 20-21 school year! They created personalized plans for their scholars and connected with scholars who needed extra support extensively to ensure they were set up for success. We are proud of their dedication to our mission - one scholar at a time! We thank our amazing STs for their hard work and dedication this year, and we hope everyone has a fantastic summer! See you in September!
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Family Spotlight: Peterson Family
Meet the Peterson Family!
Why did your family choose to join Compass Charter School and homeschool your child?
We were very excited to step into the world of homeschooling our children for the freedom and fluidity it allows. I was nervous about jump-starting on my own, and Compass has been there to guide me along the way.
Does learning from home help your scholar achieve their goals? If yes, please explain.
I feel my son is ahead of where he is intended to be merely out of his desire to learn deeper when we talk about certain subjects. He excels in the one-on-one learning environment.
What has been your greatest joy in schooling your scholar at home?
We get to be involved in all the little moments and joys! I feel like I'm not giving away the best of my kids to someone else - we get to watch him light up when he discovers something new.
Share a challenge you have experienced as a learning coach and how you have overcome the challenge.
We realized early on the dedicated daily worksheets were not pushing or exciting our scholar to dive into learning, so we tried different ways of boosting his interest. Now we do many read-aloud stories and utilize our local library to check out books of interest and encourage him to read words within his vocabulary.
What advice would you give a parent deciding to join Compass?
Don't let yourself be consumed with the stress of taking on a teaching role; know you will have a support team and many other individuals you will be connected with to learn and bounce ideas.
Staff Spotlight: Jeanne Richardson, Supervising Teacher
Meet Jeanne Richardson, Supervising Teacher!
I am a Supervising Teacher for the Options program.
Tell us your “why” for doing what you do here at Compass.
I LOVE everything about teaching! After teaching every age (kinder to adult) and context: public school classroom, private school classroom, online international classes, and homeschooling my own five children, I really love getting to walk along with families on their journey of educating their own scholars.
As an educator, is there a piece of advice you’d like to share with learning coaches or scholars?
My best piece of advice is to settle in and enjoy the process, and don’t worry so much that you are damaging your kids academically.
Share one thing about you that very few people know.
I love to cook and bake. If I weren’t a teacher, I would likely be a food blogger.
What do you and your family like to do during your free time?
We play a lot of games...a LOT. Finding games that are competitive across many ages and stages and including many family members is difficult. Our current favorites are Catan, Nertz, Telephone-Pictionary, Spades, Fishbowl, Moods, and “Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza.”
Staff Spotlight: Ashley Daugherty, CCS of San Diego Assistant Principal
Meet Ashley Daugherty!
I am the Assistant Principal for CCS San Diego, and I work closely with our CCS San Diego Principal, Mrs. Wingate, to ensure our San Diego supervising teachers, scholars, and families have the tools they need to succeed at Compass. This is my seventh school year at Compass.
My “why” is our scholars! It’s so important to me that our scholars have the tools needed to succeed and that they enjoy learning every day.
Make learning is fun at home! Learning coaches know their scholars best, so share their interests with their teachers so together you can find ways to incorporate your scholar’s interests into their everyday learning!
Share one thing about you that very few people know.
I have tap danced since I was two years old and still enjoy tapping very much!
I have an eight-month-old daughter at home and two dogs. We enjoy going to the park, playing at home, and going for nightly family walks. We’re very excited for life to get back to normal so we can experience all of the fun things with our daughter! The San Diego Zoo, Disneyland, and Sea World are on our list of things we’re looking forward to!
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