Welcome

Compass Learning Center (CLC) provides a nurturing educational environment where students receive a positive, safe, and structured learning opportunity. High school student attending the CLC will have a sense of belonging and acceptance within a school environment that offers personalized instruction with staff that have a flexible approach to teaching.

Mission:

To engage and support students through high levels of learning in a non-traditional educational environment.

Purpose:

The purpose of the CLC is to offer a structured and consistent non-traditional educational setting that capitalizes on each student's individuality. The program focuses on three main areas: attendance, credit completion and post secondary plans.

Goals:

  • To reach all learners on a daily basis - especially those who struggle in traditional schools.
  • To offer personalized instruction with staff who have a flexible approach to teaching.
  • To offer smaller class sizes and flexible school scheduling in a non-traditional setting.
  • To allow collaborative programming with existing New Prague High School programs to develop individual instructional strategies.
  • To hold students accountable for their educational achievement, thus empowering students to succeed.
  • To involve both the student and parent/guardian in the educational process by keeping them informed through regular progress reporting and meetings with students.

Values:

  • Respect diverse thinking
  • Model appropriate, positive interactions
  • Think globally
  • Learn and apply supportive, interactive technologies
  • Allocate time and support, using best practice research for our students and staff

Beliefs:

  • All students can learn and are entitled to an opportunity for reaching their maximum potential.
  • Students need to be present to learn.
  • Learners need to be engaged in the development of their personal goals.
  • Students need to identify their learning style, develop strengths, and learn to overcome weaknesses.
  • Students need to have a supportive environment that encompasses academic, vocational, emotional, and interpersonal needs.
  • All learners are responsible for creating a safe, positive, and respectful environment.
  • There must be collaboration between family, student, and school.
  • Students must have access to district opportunities.
  • We must develop partnerships within the community to enhance student opportunities.
  • The developments of habits lead to future success.
  • Curriculum content must be relevant and rigorous.
  • A smaller learning environment fosters a sense of belonging and leads to student success.

Highlights from Last Year:

2023-24 School Year highlights include:
  • Seventeen students received their high school diploma
  • Service activities at the American Legion in New Prague and the Ney Nature Center in Henderson 
  • Volunteering in the New Prague community: raking leaves for Veterans and roadside cleanup
  • Raising money for a cash donation and packing food for Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen 
  • Post-secondary college visit to Hennepin Technical College
  • Participated in military and post-secondary presentations
  • Related curriculum visits to MN Zoo, MN History Center, MN Capitol, an Ethanol Plant Tour, Sea Life Aquarium, Elm Creek Park Reserve 
 

Congratulations to Our Graduates:

2023-24 - Seventeen Students

2022-23 - Twelve students

2021-22 - Eighteen students
2020-21 - Eighteen students
2019-20 - Thirteen students
2018-19 - Twenty students
2017-18 - Twenty students
2016-17 - Nineteen students
2015-16 - Six students
2014-15 - Twenty student
2013-14 - Fourteen students
2012-13 - Twenty-three students