Compass Career Collaborative to offer college, career resources Partners create the Maine Compass Career Collaborative for Maine’s students in grades 7 through 12. Read Article The Maine Compass Career Collaborative virtual experience will open to all of Maine’s middle and high school students, free of charge, on Monday, April 26. GEAR UP Maine and JMG are partnering to create the collaborative, an on-demand career and post-secondary resource for Maine’s students in grades 7 through 12. The site will be universally accessible to all middle school and high school students in Maine. “This is not a one-time event. The site will always be ‘open’ with on-demand resources to help students develop real-world skills and explore all of the post-secondary and career pathway opportunities that exist in Maine,” said Debbie Gilmer, president of Syntiro, the nonprofit organization that leads Maine’s GEAR UP grant. GEAR UP is a statewide initiative, in collaboration with the University of Maine at Farmington, to support students on pathways to high school graduation and post-secondary education, according to a news release from JMG.