Coaching  ·  Compass
A monthly editorial for Level Up coaches

One question.
One month.
One conversation
at a time.

Every month, a dispatch. A question worth asking. Two events worth showing up to. Tools, recaps, and something worth reading before your next check-in.

Issue No. 05 September 2026 Read this month

Issue 05 is here - Belonging.

Five things. Every issue.

The format stays consistent so you know what to expect. The content changes so every month earns its open.

01
The Question

A prompt worth bringing to your next scholar conversation.

02
On the Calendar

Upcoming events worth showing up to, with dates and details.

03
Field Notes

Recaps from gatherings, with what was covered and what's next.

04
Toolkit

Policies, forms, and tools coaches should know and share.

05
Worth Reading

A short article, hand-picked for the month's theme.

Waypoints - know where your scholar is.

The Compass companion: one academic-year timeline with a marker for today, what's coming next, and discussion prompts matched to your scholar's class year. Open it before a check-in and walk in prepared - thirty seconds to thoughtful.

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Every issue, for the life of the program.

Past issues live here so new coaches can catch up, and old issues stay findable. The archive grows monthly.

Issue 06 arrives October 1. The archive grows here.

A dispatch for the people closest to the work.

Coaching Compass is written for the coaches who show up, month after month, for a first-generation college student navigating school for the first time.

Level Up Cincinnati pairs every scholar with two coaches over their four-year college journey — a Transition Coach in the early years, and a Career Coach as graduation nears. Compass is how we equip those coaches. One issue a month. Built to be read in ten minutes and used in the next conversation.

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