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WELCOME TO FAIRFIELD COMPASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 
 
8801 Holden Blvd.
Fairfield, OH 45014
Phone: (513) 858-8700 
Fax: (513) 858-8699
 
School Hours:
9:30-4:00
AM Kindergarten is from 9:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
PM Kindergarten is from 1:20 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 
Office Hours:
8:30-4:30 p.m.
 
Report your child's absence:
 
 
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 Principal: Ms. Asha Lambert
 
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Assistant Principal: Mrs. Jenny Willicut
 
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Bullying and Harassment Specialist/TitleIX Coordinator: Ms. Jennie Thompson
 
Click here to file a bullying and harassment complaint.
 
 
Soren
Facility DogSoren
Meet Soren, our facility dog! Soren joins us from Circle Tail, an organization that trains highly skilled service-oriented dogs. Facility Dogs are specially trained to provide physical, social, cognitive, or emotional assistance to community members in schools/classrooms, courthouses, and more. Having a dog at school can help with improving self-esteem, problem-solving skills, encourage body movement, encourage responsibility, and relieve stress/anxiety. Soren loves his toys, treats, and his Compass family! 
 
Final Forms- VERY IMPORTANT – Take care of this now! 
To ensure you receive important information from the district and school, please make sure we have your most up to date contact information in Final Forms. Final Forms is the way we are collecting almost all the beginning of the school year paperwork from parents. If you have not yet completed your Final Forms, you need to do so ASAP. The link to do so is https://fairfield-oh.finalforms.com/ Please call us at 513-858-8700 if you need help completing your Final Forms. We are happy to help!
 
School Hours
For students grades 1-5, hours are 9:30 AM until 4:00 PM.  For kindergarten, the AM session is from 9:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m. and the PM session is from 1:20 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
 
Latchkey
Latchkey is available here at Compass. The hours are from 6:30 AM - 9:30 AM and from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. You need to register your child for this program prior to use. Applications for Latchkey are online at www.fairfieldcityschools.com. Latchkey’s phone number is 513-858-8698 if you have questions.
 
Meals
Proposed pricing for 2024-25 meals is as follows:
Breakfast: $1.50, and Lunch: $3.10.
Your child is welcome to pack, but if not, we will make sure they get a lunch.  However, if your child wants to purchase additional snacks, they will need money on their lunch account.  You can send in a check, cash, or use the PaySchools system to reduce the opportunity for lost money.  Our Café Terminal keeps track of each student's account balance.
*This information does not apply to kindergarten students, as they follow a half-day schedule and are not here during lunchtime.   
 
While not required by USDA, it is the policy of the Fairfield City School District Food & Nutrition Services Department to allow students to charge meals when sufficient funds are not available during the student’s assigned meal period. This policy allows students to receive a meal at both breakfast and lunch, charging up to $-12.00 (K-5) and up to $-10.00 (6-12). Once this charge limit has been reached, the student will then be offered a peanut butter or cheese sandwich, fresh fruit and/or vegetable, and a milk for lunch at a price of $1.00. For breakfast, they may choose a breakfast entrée, fresh fruit or juice, and milk for $1.50. Students who are charging, have a negative balance, or owe charges are not permitted to purchase a la carte items such as snacks, extra milk, ice cream, etc. All funds that are brought in for the student’s account will be deposited toward the outstanding balance until the balance is paid in full. Students will be notified when their balance becomes low or negative at the point of sale. Charge letters will be emailed or sent home monthly for accounts with a negative balance within this threshold.  
For the 2024-2025 school year, the price of reduced and paid lunches will be as follows:
Breakfast - $1.50 (Regular), $0.30 (Reduced Price)
Lunch - $3.10 (Regular) $0.40 (Reduced Price) 
If you feel that your family may qualify for the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program click the link below for more information. https://www.fairfieldcityschools.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3236215&type=d&pREC_ID=2365677
 
PTC
Compass has a wonderful PTC (Parents and Teachers for Children) which will meet throughout the year.   Please feel welcome to attend and participate in any of our many activities throughout the year. This is a wonderful way to stay informed of all that is happening here at Compass. Please find and like us on Facebook at Fairfield Compass Elementary School PTC to stay up to date! 
 
Conference Nights 4:10-7:40 PM 
Thursday, September 19th 
Tuesday, October 8th 
Thursday, November 7th 
Thursday, February 6th

Dress Code
A copy of the dress code policy for Fairfield City Schools is included in the Elementary Handbook which is on Final Forms.  Let’s help our students establish good habits right from the start.  Our most frequent issue is shoes with no back strap.  It is for their safety that we require shoes to be firmly attached to their feet.  Flip-flops and Slides are not permitted.  Additionally, we have seen with our older students that purses/mini backpack purses can become a distraction, so please avoid bringing these to school unless absolutely necessary. We ask that purses/mini backpack purses be kept in student cubbies throughout the day if they must bring them.
 
Student Absence
If your child is going to be absent from school, send us an e-mail to [email protected] by 9:30 AM (1:20 PM for PM kindergarten). This will notify us and count as your written note for your child’s return! If you are unable to email us, please call the office by 9:30 AM on the morning of the absence (1:20 PM for PM kindergarten) to let us know, along with sending in a note with your child when he/she returns. If we do not receive an email note from you each day of an absence, an automated Remind message will let you know that your child is missing from school.  
 
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Things to Know as You Prepare for Back to School!
 Back to School
 
Open House/Meet the Teacher Night- 
Teachers will mail home welcome/introduction letters on Thursday, August 1st. This will be full of needed information to start the school year so be on the lookout! 
Additionally, in-person Open House/Meet the Teacher Night will be held at Compass Elementary on Tuesday, August 6th!  
Please see the times of Open House presentations below:
Open House Breakdown:                        
Sensory Open House: 5:30-6:00 PM (Exclusively for our students who have sensory needs or may need an Open House with limited sensory stimulation- Once you have your class assignment, parents are asked to reach out to your child's teacher if this is something you'd like your child to participate in, or you may call the front office at 513-858-8700 to let us know you would like to come during this time frame).   
Students last names ending with A-L: 6:00-6:45 PM
Students last names ending with M-Z: 6:45-7:30 PM  
 
First Day of School- Staggered Start!
All students K-5 will be on a staggered start schedule for their first day of school. We believe this process will result in a more seamless start to the school year and allow time for questions and troubleshooting in smaller numbers. What that means is:
  • Only students with last names beginning with letters A-L will start the 2024-25 school year on Thursday, August 8, 2024 and will NOT report on Friday, August 9th, 2024.  
  • Only students with last names beginning with letters M-Z will start the 2024-25 school year on Friday, August 9, 2024,  and will NOT report on Thursday, August 8th, 2024.  
  •  All students in grades Kindergarten through 12th will attend on Monday, August 12, 2024.    
 
*Parents/guardians of students in blended families or who have other special circumstances may contact our office at 513-858-8700 on guidance for your start date.
 
 
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