Partners will receive a full year of training and practice – Year 0 – before launching Compass school-wide. In the Community Foundation Year, we will be preparing school leaders to take ‘Compass Stance’ of kindness and curiosity as they guide faculty to make the shift towards a commitment-based culture. Your school will work to create your own community commitments and the school’s Powered by Compass team will be trained to facilitate Compass Circles for adult staff.

The 2-year implementation stage is focused on the hard work of implementing Compass in schools, training and supporting teachers to be Circle Facilitators, and maintaining a cycle of continuous improvement to meet specific goals for Circle fidelity and quality. During this stage, partners receive an on-site visit and continued direct training and coaching from Valor’s Powered by Compass team to mitigate barriers to success that are unique to your school's setting, ensuring you can maintain effective implementation beyond completion of the 3-year training program.

At the culmination of the 3-year training program, your coach makes a final on-site visit and completes an assessment of our evidence-based indicators of success. This marks the completion of Compass Camp, moving your school to the third and final stage: becoming a Certified Powered by Compass School. As a PBC Partner, you have exclusive access to the most up-to-date curricular resources, continued quarterly coaching, continued access to Circle facilitator training at our Compass Center, and continued education and support in the Compass model. You also get exclusive access to our annual PBC Summit every Spring at the beautiful Lone Rock Retreat Center to connect with other PBC Schools and recharge your spirit for human-centered connection & belonging.