The Compass Notes for Families

Wow! I can’t believe another year has passed! The closing of one door means the opening of another and all of our students have another set of adventures awaiting them. I want to thank our Compass students and families for all of the warmth that has been extended throughout this year and all of my previous years at Compass. I will take with me the memories that I have shared with so many. A little bit of each student and family will always be with me. Thank you for sharing your pride and joy with all of us this year and with me personally throughout the last seven years at Compass!

Dr. Kim Archer, Compass Principal

archerk@platteco.k12.mo.us

If you are not planning on returning to Compass next year, and have not notified your child's teacher or the office, please do so as soon as possible.

If you haven't already done so, please complete online re-enrollment forms and electronic proof of residency by Wednesday, May 24. This will be completed in a new user-friendly student information system called PowerSchool. Click here to first create a PowerSchool account, then follow the steps to complete the New Student Registration 2023-2024 forms for each returning student. If you need assistance, please contact us.

The Before and After School Program available to families in the Platte County R-3 School District is Y Club. With Y Club before and after school, children in kindergarten through 5th grade will benefit from homework enrichment, physical activity, and small and large group activities with a focus on building community and youth voice and leadership. Full-time and part-time Y Club is available at each of our elementary buildings (Barry, Compass, Pathfinder, and Siegrist), along with Y Club on days when school is out of session for inclement weather, seasonal breaks, and other days off (enrollment permitting). Operating hours are each weekday from 6:30 a.m. until school begins, and again after school until 6:00 p.m. Registration is now open. Click here to register.

If you have any questions about the Y Club program, please contact YMCA at (816) 360-3390.

As the end of the school year is fast approaching, we are beginning to close down our books for the current school year. We wanted to let you know of our procedure with regard to student meal accounts.

Negative Balance Notifications at Year-End

Schools are in the process of notifying parents about negative student meal account balances. If your child currently has a negative balance, please clear the funds due by sending cash or a check to the school office or by adding funds to your student's account online through K12PaymentCenter. All of our attendance centers have protocols in place to make the students and parents aware of negative meal balances. If it is found that a student has a negative meal balance at the end of a school year, staff at the buildings will be contacting parents regarding the negative account balance. If the negative meal balance is not resolved after multiple attempts, the district may turn over the unpaid meal charges to a collection agency, per board policy.

Meal Account Balances at Year-End

Meal account balances stay with each student as they move between PCSD schools, grades or classrooms. Year-end balances roll forward into the next school year. Any funds on account at the end of this school year will be available to students when the 2023-2024 school year begins in August. Under no circumstances, will a student be denied a lunch as a result of insufficient funds. However, the District appreciates your cooperation in ensuring that your student maintains a positive account balance at all times. Contact the school building front office for any questions related to student meal account balances.

K-8 Summer School Enrollment is live on Parent Portal for parents to enroll!

Email: archerk@platteco.k12.mo.us
Website: https://www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/site/Default.aspx?PageID=15
Location: 401 Kentucky Avenue, Platte City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-858-0172
Facebook: Facebook.com/CompassElementarySchool
Twitter: @CompassElemPCR3