Dear Compass community,
I would like to take this opportunity to share some personal news and discuss strategic planning for Compass School’s future.
After 23 years at Compass, I have come to a place in my life journey where it is time (at the end of this school year) for me to retire from my work as director of the school. It has been an incredibly rich, nourishing journey with so many great relationships and inspiring stories of learning and growth. It is time for me to refocus the final years of my career in education on doing work in the role of teacher/professor/presenter/content-creator rather than as an executive director of a non-profit. Those who know me know that I absolutely love teaching and learning-- and that I sparkle most when I am engaged full time as a teacher/professor. It feels important to me to follow this direction for the final part of my career.
Teaching and working at Compass has been a labor of love and a highlight of my life, and I’m so grateful I’ve had this opportunity. I share heartfelt thanks to the founders of Compass and to all the amazing and dedicated colleagues, students, families, board and community members that have made our school great.
We are beginning a job search for a new director for Compass. We have an outstanding veteran faculty and staff team which already engages in strong shared leadership, and we are actively looking at the structure of our responsibilities and leadership areas as we retool for 2023 and beyond. This is a great opportunity to look at our strengths and challenges within the present educational ecosystem and explore strategic initiatives to keep our school growing and vibrant. The pressures on today’s teens and families have been challenging to all, and we at Compass are proud of the responsive, integrated, supportive school environment we have created and maintained-- a school that truly teaches to the whole child and personalizes our approaches while building the importance of community. The need for schools like Compass is greater than ever, and it is exciting to dream of the ways we can enhance our leadership in the educational landscape.
There will be many more communications forthcoming about our leadership search and strategic planning, and ways that you can get involved and participate. As always, we will be best when we all participate in the work together of fostering our special school, and helping it to evolve and grow. Stay tuned for more specifics on how you can help.
Thanks again to everyone in our community past, present and future!
In gratitude,
Eric Rhomberg
Director
Compass School
www.compass-school.org