UĂŠ/Â…ÂˆĂƒĂŠĂži>ÀÊ/Ă€Âˆ>`ĂŠ V>`i“ÞÊLiV>“iĂŠ>ĂŠ`ÂˆĂ›ÂˆĂƒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂŠÂœvĂŠ-Ă•Â“Â“ÂˆĂŒĂŠĂŠĂŠ School, locating to a newly renovated building that formerly housed the Teaching and Learning Center. Triad students are fully integrated into the Summit School experience, spending part of their day in Triad Academy and the remainder with Lower and Upper School students at lunch, ĂŠĂŠĂŠ* ]ĂŠ>Ă€ĂŒĂŠ>˜`ĂŠÂœĂŒÂ…iÀÊVÂ?>ĂƒĂƒiĂƒÂ°ĂŠ/Â…ÂˆĂƒĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŒiÂ˜ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜>Â?ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŒi}Ă€>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂŠÂˆĂƒĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ result of many hours of work by faculty, staff and administration to create the best possible environment for students in our newest division.
State of the School Report 2013 Dear Summit School Family and Friends, Summit’s roots and reach are expressed in our mission: Summit School provides a challenging curriculum in a caring environment to help students develop their full potential. Ours is a community that strives to live this mission–and to embody a collective vision: for students to develop curious and creative minds, healthy bodies, ethical values and a commitment to service; for parents to be completely confident in the creative, intellectual and social education of their children; and for educators to lead their field in preparing students to succeed in a rapidly changing world. At Summit, we educate leaders and innovators who embrace the present and who will shape the future–with competence, confidence, joy and vision. “Until the child has learned, you have not taught.â€? Founding Head of School Louise Futrell uttered these words 80 years ago and Summit educators continue to live their meaning each day. Achieving this end takes many forms, including the following: UĂŠ7iĂŠVÂœÂ˜ĂŒÂˆÂ˜Ă•iĂŠÂœĂ•Ă€ĂŠVÂœÂ“Â“ÂˆĂŒÂ“iÂ˜ĂŒĂŠĂŒÂœĂŠ Ă?ViÂŤĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜>Â?ĂŠ `Ă•V>ĂŒÂœĂ€ĂƒĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂœĂ•}Â…ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠÂ?>Ă•Â˜VÂ…ĂŠÂœvĂŠÂœĂ•Ă€ĂŠ iÂ˜ĂŒiÀÊvÂœĂ€ĂŠ Ă?ViÂ?Â?i˜ViĂŠ>˜`ĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠ Â˜Â˜ÂœĂ›>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŠ/i>V…ˆ˜}ĂŠ>˜`ĂŠ i>Ă€Â˜ÂˆÂ˜}Ê Ž°Ê"Ă›iĂ€ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠÂ?>ĂƒĂŒĂŠĂži>Ă€]ĂŠ a committee of teachers–Cathy Denning, Julie Giljames, ĂŠĂŠĂŠ/iĂ€iĂƒ>ĂŠ/ĂƒÂˆÂŤÂˆĂƒĂŠ>˜`ĂŠ Âœ`ÂˆĂŠ/Ă•Ă€Â˜iĂ€qLĂ€ÂœĂ•}Â…ĂŒĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠVœ˜ViÂŤĂŒĂŠÂœvĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ ĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠĂŒÂœĂŠÂ?ˆvi°Ê/Â…iĂŠiÂ˜ĂŒÂˆĂ€iĂŠĂƒĂŒ>vvĂŠViÂ?iLĂ€>ĂŒi`ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠÂœÂŤi˜ˆ˜}ĂŠÂœvĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ ĂŠĂŒÂ…ÂˆĂƒĂŠ fall in its comfortable, vibrant space on the third floor of the Library, where staff can gather, read, and collaborate. UĂŠ/Â…iĂŠ ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŒĂ€Âœ`Ă•Vi`ĂŠ*Ă€ÂœviĂƒĂƒÂˆÂœÂ˜>Â?ĂŠ i>Ă€Â˜ÂˆÂ˜}ĂŠ ÂœÂ“Â“Ă•Â˜ÂˆĂŒÂˆiĂƒĂŠÂ* ĂƒÂŽĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠ>˜`ĂŠi˜VÂœĂ•Ă€>}i`ĂŠiĂ›iĂ€ĂžĂŠĂƒĂŒ>vvʓi“LiĂ€ĂŠĂŒÂœĂŠvÂœĂ€Â“ĂŠÂœĂ€ĂŠÂ?ÂœÂˆÂ˜ĂŠ>ĂŠ* °Ê-ˆ˜ViĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠĂŒÂ…i˜]ĂŠ* ĂƒĂŠÂ…>Ă›iĂŠyÂœĂ•Ă€ÂˆĂƒÂ…i`ĂŠÂœÂ˜ĂŠV>Â“ÂŤĂ•Ăƒ]ĂŠiĂ?ÂŤÂ?ÂœĂ€ÂˆÂ˜}ĂŠÂˆ`i>ĂƒĂŠ>ĂƒĂŠĂ›>Ă€Âˆi`ĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠ>ĂƒĂŠ>ĂŠ iĂ•Ă€ÂœĂƒVˆi˜ViĂŠ* ĂŠĂœÂœĂ€ÂŽÂˆÂ˜}ĂŠĂœÂˆĂŒÂ…ĂŠ7>ÂŽiĂŠ ÂœĂ€iĂƒĂŒĂŠ1Â˜ÂˆĂ›iĂ€ĂƒÂˆĂŒĂžÂ˝ĂƒĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠ ÂˆĂ€iVĂŒÂœĂ€ĂŠÂœvĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ >LÂœĂ€>ĂŒÂœĂ€ĂžĂŠvÂœĂ€ĂŠ ÂœÂ“ÂŤÂ?iĂ?ĂŠ Ă€>ÂˆÂ˜ĂŠ iĂŒĂœÂœĂ€ÂŽĂƒĂŠ*>Ă•Â?ĂŠ ĂŠĂŠĂŠ >Ă•Ă€ÂˆiÂ˜ĂŒÂˆĂ†ĂŠ>ĂŠĂŒiV…˜œÂ?Âœ}ÞÊ* ĂŠ`ÂˆĂƒVĂ•ĂƒĂƒÂˆÂ˜}ĂŠÂ…ÂœĂœĂŠĂŒÂœĂŠLĂ€Âœ>`iÂ˜ĂŠĂŒiVÂ…ĂŠ skills among the users in the group and to leverage the ÊÊʓi“LiĂ€ĂƒĂŠ>ĂƒĂŠ>ĂŠĂŒiĂƒĂŒĂŠ}Ă€ÂœĂ•ÂŤĂŠvÂœĂ€ĂŠÂ˜iĂœĂŠĂŒiV…˜œÂ?Âœ}ˆiĂƒĂŠĂƒĂ•VÂ…ĂŠ>ĂƒĂŠÂˆ*>`ĂƒĂŠ>˜`ĂŠ the Veracross school management system; and a High Tech/ ĂŠĂŠĂŠ ˆ}Â…ĂŠ/ÂœĂ•VÂ…ĂŠVÂ?ˆiÂ˜ĂŒĂŠĂƒiĂ€Ă›ÂˆViĂŠ* ĂŠĂœÂœĂ€ÂŽÂˆÂ˜}ĂŠĂŒÂœĂŠÂ“>ÂŽiĂŠĂƒĂ•Ă€iĂŠĂœiĂŠ>Ă€iĂŠ providing the best service to all of our constituencies.
UĂŠ/Â…iĂŠĂ€iÂ˜ÂœĂ›>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂŠÂœvĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ/i>V…ˆ˜}ĂŠ>˜`ĂŠ i>Ă€Â˜ÂˆÂ˜}ĂŠ iÂ˜ĂŒiĂ€ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŒÂœĂŠ>ĂŠ dedicated building for Triad Academy has allowed us to locate most of our administrative staff together in a newly renovated area of the main building. Our new administrative area is more family friendly, with a full time greeter welcoming visitors to the school. UĂŠ iĂžÂœÂ˜`ĂŠ-Ă•Â“Â“ÂˆĂŒ]ĂŠĂƒiĂ›iĂ€>Â?ĂŠÂœvĂŠÂœĂ•Ă€ĂŠĂŒi>VÂ…iĂ€ĂƒĂŠÂŤĂ€iĂƒiÂ˜ĂŒi`ĂŠ>ĂŒĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ North Carolina Association of Independent Schools conference ĂŠĂŠĂŠĂŒÂ…ÂˆĂƒĂŠv>Â?Â?°ÊÊ >Ă€Â?ÞÊ …ˆÂ?`…œœ`ĂŠĂŒi>VÂ…iĂ€ĂƒĂŠÂŤĂ€iĂƒiÂ˜ĂŒi`ĂŠÂœÂ˜ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ*Ă€ÂœÂ?iVĂŒĂŠ Zero meeting they attended last year. The Fourth Grade team presented on their animation project and a team of Upper and Lower School teachers presented on technology-infused language arts learning. Fiscal health, academics, parent partnership, enrollment, development, athletics, and auxiliary programs–the strands of this report–come together in the service of our mission and in the truth of this statement: nothing is larger or more important than our collective commitment to the children and families of Summit School.
Gratitude In reflecting on the state of Summit School, we feel a deep sense ÂœvĂŠ}Ă€>ĂŒÂˆĂŒĂ•`iqĂœÂ…>ĂŒĂŠ/Â…ÂœĂ€Â˜ĂŒÂœÂ˜ĂŠ7ˆÂ?`iÀÊ`iĂƒVĂ€ÂˆLi`ĂŠ>ĂƒĂŠÂşÂœĂ•Ă€ĂŠÂ…i>Ă€ĂŒĂƒĂŠ becoming conscious of treasures.â€? The partnership that has been created over time is being deepened each day at Summit. So many members of our community have given generously of their time, talent, energy and resources to Summit. The foundation has been laid to position Summit to continue to ĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂˆĂ›iĂŠ>˜`ĂŠĂŒÂœĂŠĂƒiÀÛiĂŠvĂ•ĂŒĂ•Ă€iĂŠ}i˜iĂ€>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂƒÂ°ĂŠ"ÕÀÊ-ĂŒĂ€>ĂŒi}ˆVĂŠ*Â?>˜]ĂŠ focusing on exceptional educators, inspiring learning, and effective communication, continues to guide and inspire our work together. The teachers, administrators and Board of Trustees join me in thanking you for all that you do and all that you are as partners– and, most especially, for the opportunity to live and learn with Summit’s children.
Michael Ebeling Head of School