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Hello Compass,
Thank you for your participation in the Compass Board Election this month. We are so grateful for your community support and for taking the time to place your votes.

We’d like to announce that the following three new board members below have been elected and will begin their service to our school in the 2026-27 school year:

Neala Deer - Wheat Ridge Parent/Guardian - Children’s House
In addition to Neala’s thoughtful perspective on governance, mission stewardship, and proactive leadership, she joins us with professional experience in AI governance, data privacy, cybersecurity, and strategic operations.

Susan Morris - Golden Campus Parent/Guardian - Elementary
Susan’s background and experience is in education leadership, governance and strategic oversight, and she offers a thoughtful approach to mission-driven work, collaboration, and long-term organizational health.

Brendan Doner - Wheat Ridge Parent/Guardian - Children’s House & Elementary
Brendan’s experience includes finance, leadership, and community engagement, combined with practical understanding of governance and accountability with a team-oriented mindset, and a clear commitment to supporting Compass’s mission and long-term success.

As a reminder, our current and continuing board members for the 2026-27 school year are:

Leah Saieg (Golden) - Elementary
Michael Deru (Golden) - High School
Corey Exline (Golden) - Farm School
Imani Garcia (alumni)

Jon Cordial and Amanda Burma have fulfilled their commitments to our board and are stepping down. (But aren’t going far!) Thank you both for your above and beyond commitment to our school over these past few years. We know your time is precious and we’re so grateful for all you have given!

We are excited to welcome the new board members on this team, and look forward to more good work together next year!

If you have questions about the Board of Directors at Compass, please reach out anytime.

Thank you again to all who applied, voted, or participated in any way to help expedite this refreshed governance board of directors for our upcoming school year!
Thank you,

Compass Board of Directors

Hello Compass Families,

CMEF would like to invite you to give funds toward a teacher and/or staff's end of the year gift before summer break. We've created this easy link for families to contribute - click here to add your contribution toward a teacher/staff's end of the year gift now!

As a reminder, we are NOT collecting donations at the front offices, but instead using this link. Contributions will be collected and added to cards for all teachers/staff before the last day of school.

IF YOU WANT TO CONTRIBUTE - DUE MAY 17TH!

All funds collected will be allocated to the classroom or staff group you choose (in the groups provided in the link).

The funds do NOT go into one big pool for the whole school, but instead are allocated to your chosen classroom or staff group directly. CMEF then reviews all group totals and if necessary, adds funds to ensure all staff receive a minimum gift at the end of the year. If you have further questions about giving toward end of year gifts, you may email [email protected].

If you’d prefer to give to your teacher or a staff member in a different way, please create a card from your child and give your gift separately. (We will not be collecting cash in the front office/front foyer at all this year for liability reasons. Thank you for understanding.)

CARDS - Please make a card! Students and families, please consider creating a card and deliver it to teachers and staff. (The CMEF gifts will be given from the "whole class" for classrooms and "Compass families" for other staff groups, so personal thank you cards are optional from families, but SO fun and meaningful for the teachers/staff!).

Thank you,
CMEF
[email protected]

Check out more details about Field Day for each level!

Check out the schedule for August 2026! More to come!

Visit mylifetouch.com and click on "Continue as guest." Then choose to search by Student ID, and enter your email add your child's info. (or log in if you already have an account!) Class photos and individual photos are available in case you need both!

Do you need services and want to support a local Compass community business?! Check out this directory and contact them today!

Link your KS card and passively fundraise for our school! This passive fundraiser helps support Compass! Connect your King Soopers shopping card (a percentage of what you already spend automatically goes back to Compass!).


Visit www.kingsoopers.com/topic/king-soopers-community-rewards
Scroll down to "Link Your Shoppers Card"
Sign in
Search for "Compass PTSA" or enter the code XG905 to link your shopping card to Compass Montessori School CMEF (fundraising foundation).


Linking your card is such an easy way to fundraise for our school without doing anything more than your normal grocery shopping!   


If you have questions, email our Compass CMEF at [email protected].