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School Profile Colleges - Summit College Preparatory School Inc
School Profile Colleges - Institutional Overview
Founding
May 2025 · Opened August 4, 2025
Legal Status
501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity (Florida registered)
Identifiers
EIN 35-2902478 · Public Charity 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) · DLN 26053560007985
School Codes
CEEB: pending assignment · NCES ID: pending
Instruction
Online, live, selective; advanced college-preparatory; international; gifted; multilingual-aligned
Accreditation
Newly established; eligibility to open a file after three years of continuous operation; full recognition anticipated on ~5-year timeline
Institutional background: About Us · Legal & governance: Nonprofit Status & Legal Compliance
Mission & Philosophy
Student-Centered
Learning is individualized through ILPs with frequent oral defense of learning. Students practice disciplined writing and original scholarship.
Evidence-Based
Instruction is data-informed with clear targets and verifiable assessment. Progress is documented and auditable.
Global & Ethical
Graduates demonstrate advanced communication, quantitative reasoning, scientific inquiry, historical thinking, and cross-cultural competence for university transition.
See also: Mission Statement · Vision & Philosophy
Academic Model
Entry & Structure
Admissions begin at Grade 9. The program operates on a 194-day instructional year. Students complete a minimum of six courses per year across English, mathematics, sciences, social sciences, and sustained world language study.
Live Instruction
Courses are taught live via Zoom Pro with small seminars and 1:1 mentoring. Microsoft Teams organizes coursework and communication; Microsoft 365 retains document histories, portfolios, and assessments under FERPA-compliant access.
Learning Plans
Each student follows an Individual Learning Plan that sequences courses, language benchmarks, and project work. Placement is determined by diagnostics, prior records, and faculty review; movement between CP, Honors, and Advanced occurs through demonstrated mastery.
Languages
English plus pathways in Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Arabic. Where applicable, proficiency evidence may be recorded on transcripts.
Curriculum detail: Course Catalog
Diploma Pathways (22 • 24 • 26 Credits)
Standard Diploma - 22
Balanced college-preparatory curriculum with foundational mastery. Five-day academic week.
Honors Diploma - 24
Sustained Honors/Advanced coursework with elevated performance thresholds and extended readings. Five-day academic week.
College-Preparatory (Advanced) - 26
Extended world-language sequence and a thesis-level project with oral defense. Six-day academic week aligned to the 194-day standard.
Credit distribution summary appears in the Transcript Legend; full course lists are in the Course Catalog.
Academic Integrity
Major assessments are proctored live with camera-on standards; students may be required to defend work orally to confirm authorship and depth of understanding. Annotated rubrics and version histories are retained to document process, growth, and mastery. Universities may request assessment-verification artifacts from the Registrar.
Transcript Legend & Grading Policy (Summary)
Grading Scale & GPA
Standards-based, mastery-driven. Unweighted GPA on 4.0 scale; Weighted GPA adds +0.5 for Honors/Advanced and +1.0 for AP/Dual-equivalent courses. Both unweighted and weighted GPAs are reported.
Notations: H = Honors · A = Advanced · AP = Advanced Placement/Dual · R = Repeat · I = Incomplete · W = Withdrawn.
Credits & Carnegie Unit
All credits are U.S. Carnegie units. 1.0 credit ≈ 120 verified hours (live instruction + documented independent work). Class rank is not computed due to small, selective cohorts; GPA distributions available upon request.
Academic Calendar Snapshot
Instructional Year
August 4, 2025 - May 30, 2026 (194 days; two semesters)
Terms
Fall: Aug 4 - Dec 20 · Spring: Jan 5 - May 30
Internal Exams
Midterms: Oct 27-31 & Feb 23-27 · Finals: Dec 15–19 & May 26-30
Holidays
Labor Day Sep 1 · Fall Break Oct 13 · Thanksgiving Nov 27-28 · Winter Break Dec 21-Jan 4 · MLK Day Jan 19 · Spring Break Mar 16-20 · Good Friday Apr 3
Full calendar and pacing: Academic Calendar
Official Documents (PDF)
Academic Prospectus PDF
Extended institutional overview: mission, model, language benchmarks, integrity procedures, compliance.
Transcript Legend & Grading Policy PDF
Letter/percent bands, GPA methods, course-level weighting, notations, credit definition, class-rank policy.
Registrar & Contact
Registrar
Ana Mercedes Báez - admin@summithighschool.org · +1 (727) 339-7339
Address
7901 4th Street North, Suite 18025 · St. Petersburg, FL 33702 · USA
Universities may verify records directly with the Registrar. Assessment-verification artifacts available upon request.