Recent Compass Connector Highlights
The Compass Connector is a weekly email distributed each Friday to our community with highlights from the school and surrounding area.
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Please help us shape the future of Compass School!
We welcome your insight and invite you to contribute to the fundraising planning process for the years to come. Some of you have already participated in focus groups, work group meetings, and staff have completed the SOAR Template. SOAR stands for strengths-opportunities-aspirations-results.
The SOAR approach is intentionally designed to flip the deficit mentality of a SWOT analysis. In the past when strategic planning, some organizations relied on the SWOT (strengths-weakness-opportunities-threat) approach.
Building on the community’s vision for personalization and compassion, the process of fundraising and development this year is being anchored in this strengths-based approach. All of which aligns with Compass School’s legacy and involvement with the Coalition for Essential Schools.With the goal of crafting an inclusive, well informed vision for the future of our organization, please share your perspectives in a 10-15 minute survey by no later than June 1, 2024.
Employee Survey
Student Survey
Alumni Survey
Donor Survey
We are enjoying celebrating students at their roundtables and we look forward to graduating the Class of 2024. Thanks so very much for your contributions and support.
Be well,
Kendra -
Contracts are signed and students are ready to spend the next week and a half in a small group or individually learning about subjects that interest and inspire them.
Project week runs from Tuesday 5/28 - Wed 6/5.
Important Dates to Mark:
➡️Tuesday June 4th - ALL students required to be at school, even if their project is off-site.
➡️June 5th - NO SCHOOL Project Exhibition Night - Students arrive at 4pm to set up. -
Please join us to celebrate the 12 seniors who are ready to begin their lives beyond high school!
The ceremony starts at 10:30 am and, weather permitting, we'll be outside.
Please plan to stay for light snacks, conversation, and celebrations cupcakes after the event.
Personalized diplomas are unique to Compass so take a close look at each one to learn more about each of our seniors! -
➡️May 27 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
➡️June 1st - Graduation @10:30 am
➡️May 28 - June 5th - Project Week
➡️June 5th - NO SCHOOL Project Exhibition Night - Students arrive at 4pm to set up.
➡️June 6th - Last Day of School
Presentations of Learning / Y.E.A.R. Reviews
L-R: Zinth Holder's 7th grade POL, 9th and 11th Grades Y.E.A.R. Reviews
Roundtables
L-R: Cinnamon Lawrence's 8th grade RT, Maggie Breen's 10th grade RT, and Brendan Mathieu's 12th grade RT!
Thank you to all the parents, community members, friends, family, and board members who came out this week to support our students as they presented their learning in a variety of formats. Your kind words and celebrations of who they are and how they learn made this week even more special.
Parents Corner
🎓Junior Parents - Graduation is Saturday, June 1st. Commencement starts at 10:30am. *Juniors are required attend and need to arrive by 10 o'clock to help set up. We're looking forward to a fantastic celebration and hope you'll join us for a special morning.
*Juniors who are taking the SAT's are not required to come.
🎉 ALL PARENTS Wednesday, June 5th Project Exhibitions Please note the change in schedule. There is no school this day. Please have your student to school by 4pm to set up their project week exhibition. Then join us to take a tour of all student's learning transformations! The event will finish about 6:30pm
🧽The last day of school is Thursday, June 6th. We'll be deep cleaning the school followed by a closing circle, and picnic lunch. If we have good weather, we'll go swimming too!