Immediate Openings Compass Development Director: Compass for Lifelong Discovery, the nonprofit that supports ACS and CCS, is seeking a person to enhance our annual giving, and develop our capital gifts and endowment program. Ideal start date May 1, 2023. See job description HERE . Carbondale Community School Long Term Substitute Teacher: Middle School Math and Science; February 20, 2022 – June 2, 2023. Must have or be eligible for a Colorado Teaching or Substitute Teaching License. […]
Compass Newsletter
Celebration of Life in Loving Memory of Annie Teague
Farewell to Francie Jacober
By Bob Ward Francie Jacober solves algebra problems for fun. In her spare time. The 7th-8th-grade teacher states it factually, with perhaps a hint of a smile. It’s just who she is, part of her “passion for math.” Her Carbondale Community School colleagues, however, see it as a reflection of her hard-working, almost superhuman personality. Teachers or not, most of them steer clear of math problems on their weekends. “She seeks out hard work,” said […]
Celebrating a Compass icon: Chris Faison
Written by Bob Ward Chris Faison was unique among people, a singularly open, generous soul who always left a joyful glow in his wake. The longtime 1-2 teacher at the Aspen Community School was endlessly curious and intrigued by everything and everyone around him. Whoever you were, whatever you did, Chris wanted to know more, and he cared. These qualities — along with his rosy cheeks, wool sweaters and smiling face — made him […]
Colleagues Remember Annie Teague
written by Bob Ward, For years, the Aspen Community School’s longtime kindergarten teacher Annie Teague had made sounds about retirement, but for reasons nobody completely understood, she just kept teaching. Until the fall day, that is, when she announced to Principal Jim Gilchrist that she needed to take an extended leave for health reasons. We now know that Annie was tending to herself and bracing for a fight against cancer. For the next four-plus months […]