Compass Care

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Description

Compass Care is a family-centered wraparound programme run by a Compass Care Team to support chronically absent students and their caregivers through attendance and engagement barriers.

Components

• Six-phase program cycle from referral through post-program sustainability: The article specifies a reusable program structure: although adaptable to school context, "Compass Care is consistently composed of six phases: referral, onboarding, engagement, action, transition, and sustainability." Referral identifies students missing at least 10 percent of school days; engagement builds rapport through nonjudgmental communication; action involves weekly student meetings and biweekly caregiver meetings with SMART goals; transition celebrates completion; sustainability adds check-ins for three months after the cycle ends. (Zimiles et al. (2025))

Claims

Related Products and Programmes

• Rocky Mountain Prep Family Advocacy Support Team (FAST)
• Valor Collegiate Academy Compass Model

Key Sources

• Zimiles, J., Nakamoto, J., & Boal, A. (2025). Compass Care at Valor Collegiate Academies: Attendance program spotlight. WestEd. https://WestEd.org

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title	Compass Care
description	Compass Care is a family-centered wraparound programme run by a Compass Care Team to support chronically absent students and their caregivers through attendance and engagement barriers.
status	review
product_kind	programme
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