High School

• • Complete your Annual Update (all new & returning) - This is the process of clicking through your entire account in Infinite Campus to check contact information, emergency contacts, opt into text messages, etc are correct for your family. (This is very important, as we communicate with you using the contact information you provide in IC!)

• • Pay your fees - Once you're logged in, click "More” in the left column, then "Jeffco Student Fee Payment," to review and pay your list of fees.

For help navigating IC, visit the step-by-step guide page.

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• • During the school year, High School school students should arrive at 7:30 AM and school begins promptly at 7:45 AM.
  • School ends at 2:45 PM
  • You can always double check these times, and our half day hours in our Hours of Operation link in Contact Us on our website. (bookmark this page!)
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• • Golden Campus Attendance, Tardy & Early Release Form 
  • Golden Campus Extended Absence Form (one or more full days absent)

(If you are scheduling an ongoing early release or tardy for your child’s sports program at another school, therapy or other medical appointments, please use the Attendance, Tardy & Early Release Forms)

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• • Website - Our website will always be updated, and is the first place you should look for whole school calendar dates, reminders and deadlines. 
  • High School Newsletters - High School specific calendar dates will come to you via the high school newsletters every month throughout the school year. The High School newsletters (& more!) will be at www.compassmontessori.org/hs - please check this page regularly and bookmark it! 
  • Intrinsic Notification - You'll also receive an all-school newsletter called The Intrinsic Notification every Friday school is in session via email. 
  • Phone, Email, Text - We email, call and text families as well, and we pull that information from your Infinite Campus portal, so make sure that info is updated (see above). Please opt into texts from the school if you’re comfortable with it! 
  • Instagram - You can follow us on Instagram for celebrations and reminders as well! (@compass_montessori.org) 

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• • All parents/guardians must read and acknowledge the parent \/guardian handbook each year.
  • The handbook includes policies for attendance, hours, enrollment, fees, conferences, student support, trips, safety and more! It's a great place to look if you have questions throughout the school year. 
  • The 2025-26 handbook is pending board approval, and we'll share a copy with you after it's approved by our Board. 
  • For now, you may review the 2024-25 Family & Student Handbook.
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• • Submit your child's most current immunization record or your exemption certification at the beginning of each school year.
  • It's always best to pull a fresh immunization record and give it to our clinic aides, just to be sure we have everything on record! 
  • Submit to the clinic aide: Serra Draper at [email protected]

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• Medical Agreement Form
• Colorado Allergy & Anaphylaxis Form
• Colorado Asthma Care Plan Form 

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  • Open Campus Hours Aug 8th (7:30 AM - 9:30 AM & 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM on both campuses) - Stop by with questions, to see campus, drop off documents, etc. Our Admin team will be there to help. 
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  • Welcome Back Work Day - Saturday, Aug 16th 8AM - 12PM (both campuses) - A fun day to spruce up the campuses as a whole community before the first day of school. 

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  • Back to School Picnic Aug 29th 4PM - 6PM @ Anderson Park - We will be grilling hot dogs (veggie and GF too) and playing in the park to kick off the school year! (No long lines in the food truck this year!) 
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  • Montessori Overview Education Night for Parents/Guardians/Caretakers - Sept 3rd 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM @ the Golden Campus (all parents, guardians, grandparents, etc welcome) - A great way for those new to Montessori (or those who want a refresher) to learn about the basics of the Montessori philosophy and begin to understand the “why” behind this beautiful way of learning. RSVP HERE

High School Cell Phone Policy

 

Dear High School Families:

Cell phones are wonders of technology, and we recognize that they can be tools for communication and learning.  We also believe that cell phones are creating barriers to community building, peer-to-peer and peer-to-guide communication, and academic engagement.  We hope that removing phones from the environment for approximately 5 ½ hours per school day will promote more balance and encourage students to engage a range of strategies and resources.

When we return to school in August, we will continue with our technology policy more in line with our pre-COVID “off, off, and away” philosophy.  During the morning work cycle, from advisor check-in to lunch, and during electives, we will ask students t0 turn their phones OFF and place them in zippered bags that students can keep with them.  Students who do not comply will need to check their phones into a “phone hotel” in an administrator’s office. 

Parents/guardians are encouraged to remind their students about appointments and transportation plans verbally and by email.  Parents/guardians who need to reach their student in the case of an emergency may contact their child on their cell phone before 7:45, during lunch, or after 2:45.  If an urgent need arises during core academic hours, please call the main office: 303-271-1977, and we will connect you with your student via a landline.  

We appreciate your support of our community and look forward to continuing our dialogue on how we can encourage students to better understand the ways technology can distract us from our work and enrich our lives.

In peace,

The High School Guides