School Profile 2025-2026
Institutional Identity & Contact
School: Summit College Preparatory School, Inc. - Private, nonprofit, online high school (Florida). EIN: 35-2902478. Time Zone: U.S. Eastern (ET). Website: summithighschool.org
Address: 7901 4th Street North, Suite 18025, St. Petersburg, FL 33702 · Phone: +1 (727) 339-7339 · Email: admin@summithighschool.org
School Codes: CEEB: pending assignment
Counselor/Registrar Verification: admin@summithighschool.org · +1-727-339-7339
Official Documents
Download the one-page profile or the extended academic prospectus used for university and institutional review.
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Governance & Leadership
Summit operates as a Florida nonprofit. Governance emphasizes academic integrity, privacy, and transparent reporting. The Counselor of Record manages transcripts and institutional verification. Faculty are subject specialists with multilingual capacity and advanced instructional experience.
Instructional Model - Live Synchronous
Attendance & Contact Minutes
Faculty teach live on Zoom Pro. We record attendance, contact minutes, assignments, and feedback in Microsoft 365. Small seminars complement 1-to-1 instruction.
Credit & Carnegie Units
1.0 credit ≈ 120+ hours in aggregate (live instruction, labs/seminars, directed independent work). 0.5 credit ≈ 60+ hours. Progress depends on mastery evidence.
Academic Calendar & Schedule
Summit runs ~194 instructional days across Fall and Spring terms. Calendar invites serve as the source of truth and reflect EST/EDT changes. Make-up rules, late windows, and exam protocols are published in writing.
Enrollment & Student Body 2025-2026
Grades Served: 9–12 (admit at Grade 9; selective Grade 10) · Founded: 2025 · Founding Cohort: 3 students · Student–Teacher Ratio: 6:1 (founding year)
Summit serves motivated, multilingual learners with a college-preparatory focus. Each student follows an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) with quarterly targets.
Curriculum & Course Levels
Our curriculum blends a liberal-arts core with advanced options and multilingual depth. Levels differ by text complexity, pace, and sophistication of analysis, research, and oral defense.
- College Prep: University-entry rigor with documented outcomes and portfolio evidence.
- Honors: Faster pace, deeper readings, and higher-order analysis.
- Advanced: University-entry rigor with sustained research, capstones, and public presentation or defense.
Graduation Requirements 22 / 24 / 26 Credits
Standard Diploma: 22 credits; five-day academic week. Honors Diploma: 24 credits; five-day academic week with sustained Honors/Advanced courses. College-Preparatory Diploma – Advanced: 26 credits; six-day academic week aligned to the 194-day standard; extended language sequence and thesis-level project with oral defense.
| Subject Area | Credits (typical Advanced plan) |
|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4 |
| Mathematics | 4 |
| Sciences (lab-based) | 3 |
| Social Studies | 3 |
| World Languages | 4 |
| PE / HOPE | 1 |
| Electives | 7+ |
Sequencing & Evidence
Mathematics sequences through Algebra II at minimum; Precalculus/Calculus is strongly recommended. Lab sciences include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Environmental Science with data collection and reporting. World Languages target academic English plus two additional languages; certification pathways (CEFR/DELF–DALF/Goethe/HSK) are supported. Every course contributes portfolio evidence.
Multilingual Program & Benchmarks
Students develop academic English and pursue two additional languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese). Placement reflects demonstrated skill. Advising supports CEFR C1/C2, DELF/DALF, Goethe B2–C1, and HSK 5–6 where appropriate.
Academic Integrity & Proctoring
Students submit original work with citations. Faculty verify authorship through live proctoring, oral explanations, and version history. Integrity expectations and consequences follow the Student & Parent Handbook.
ILP for Gifted & Twice-Exceptional Students
The ILP states present levels, annual goals, services, acceleration gates, and a review cadence. For twice-exceptional learners, accommodations in the IEP/504 govern access; the ILP mirrors those conditions and adds enrichment, acceleration, and portfolio expectations so families read one coherent plan.
Advanced Programs & Early College Access
Eligibility requires prerequisites, current mastery evidence, reliable attendance, and parent consent. Counselors align calendars, verify instructor-of-record details, and confirm proctoring. External outcomes appear on the Summit transcript with title, term, credit, grade, grading scale, GPA method, and any applicable weighting.
College Readiness & University Guidance
From Grade 9, counselors maintain a four-year plan that protects prerequisites and aligns opportunities with goals. Guidance covers balanced college lists, application timelines, essays, recommendations, and document delivery. Portfolios showcase analytical writing, problem sets, language samples, and interdisciplinary projects.
Technology & Platforms
Platforms: Zoom Pro (live classes, secure links) and Microsoft 365 via ClassLink (documents, comments, calendars). During outages, brief coordination occurs via WhatsApp Business.
Student Setup: Laptop/desktop, reliable broadband, webcam and headset, digital writing tablet, graphing calculator, printer or scanning app; a secondary laptop/Chromebook is recommended.
Accreditation Path & Memberships
Summit is a new independent school. Leadership maintains an accreditation roadmap with staged quality reviews and external validation. Agencies typically require three years of operation before candidacy; full recognition is expected on an approximately five-year horizon contingent on milestones. Meanwhile, the academic model aligns with recognized college-readiness frameworks and multilingual benchmarks.
Non-Discrimination, Accessibility & Privacy
Summit admits students without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion. Records follow FERPA-aligned practices with role-based access and version history. Class recordings occur only when instruction requires them and after notice; files remain in OneDrive with limited access and scheduled deletion.
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