Mr. Fred Cassidy This is Me

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1. 1. www.wexford.org

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   Published on: 6/10/2008   Last Visited: 6/10/2008

   Fred CassidyDirector, Special Projects
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   Mr. Cassidy has been a public high school teacher in California for 23 years.He spent 11 years teaching at Compton High School prior to its takeover by the state of California.He taught psychology, and initiated the first two-year program in high school psychology in the United States.He also taught child, physiological, and general psychology at Compton College for several years.
   
   At Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, California, in the Centinela Valley High School District, Mr. Cassidy taught English, psychology, driver education, and journalism over a 12-year period.He served as head of the English department for two years.
   
   Mr. Cassidy has a bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from USC and Pepperdine University, respectively, along with a master's in secondary education from USC.He also has a lifetime secondary teaching credential and a health and safety credential.
   
   Having retired from public education in 2004, Mr. Cassidy volunteers to continue his long-time work of assisting students from low-income families to go to college, providing them with college information, college visits, financial aid and scholarship application support.
   
   At Wexford Mr. Cassidy directs Wexford special projects, including those of direct support to students.He is chief editor of Wexford publications.

2. 2. www.wexford.org

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   Published on: 6/10/2008   Last Visited: 6/10/2008

   Fred CassidyDirector, Special Projects

3. 3. www.wexfordinc.org

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   Published on: 4/12/2005   Last Visited: 9/4/2007

   Fred Cassidy
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   Fred Cassidy, Evaluator/Consultant
   
   Mr. Cassidy has a background in educational psychology, and has taught English, journalism and psychology at large urban high schools in Los Angeles County for over 25 years. Over the last decade he raised funds to provide low-income students at his school with opportunities to visit college campuses. He also supported their efforts to obtain scholarships and gain entry into nationally recognized colleges and universities. He served as the chair of the English department and has been recognized by parents and community members for his contributions to the educational successes of his students.