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Dr. Jane R. Snider, Executive Director and Dr. Paula McCormick, Public School Liaison were contributors to a recent article published in the August issue of Chesapeake Family. To read the article, please click below. Chesapeake Family |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Donna Sage, Director of Development
410-798-0005 ext. 143
THE SUMMIT SCHOOL NAMES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
EDGEWATER, MARYLAND – The Board of Directors of The Summit School has announced that, as of July 1, 2010, Dr. Joan Mele-McCarthy will become The Summit School’s new Head of School assuming the responsibilities of administrative and fiscal management in addition to her current programmatic responsibilities.
Since 2005, Dr. Mele-McCarthy has served as the school’s Director of Education. Prior to this position, Dr. Mele-McCarthy served as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Special Education and Rehabilitation Service (OSERS) in the U.S. Department of Education. She has served as a clinical and academic faculty member at several universities and she owned and directed a multidisciplinary pediatric private practice. She is the 2006 recipient of the Rolland Van Hattum Award, an honor given by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHF), the charitable affiliate of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, to a speech-language pathologist who made a significant contribution to a school. She currently serves on numerous national and regional boards, lectures regionally and nationally on topics related to students with learning differences, and has authored articles on education policy.
Founded in 1989 by Dr. Jane R. Snider, The Summit School is a private, coeducational not-for-profit school for bright students in grades 1-8 with dyslexia and other learning differences. For the past 21 years, Dr. Jane R. Snider, Founding Head, has led the school. She will continue to direct Summit’s marketing and development work under the title of Executive Director. In addition, The Summit School provides a full range of educational, tutoring, consultative and evaluation services, and summer camp to the community. The Summit School is located at 664 East Central Avenue in Edgewater, Maryland. For additional information, please call 410-798-0005 or visit www.thesummitschool.org. |
3/22/2010
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The Summit School recently received a grant of $10,000 from the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation for its Adopt a Teacher program. Adopt a Teacher is one of The Summit School’s newest fundraising initiatives. The program will allow donors to contribute directly to enhance faculty and staff salaries and benefits. In addition, Summit will continue to recruit and retain the finest professionals in the field.
Pictured are: Dr. Jane R. Snider, Executive Director of The Summit School and Henry N. Libby, President of the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation.
About the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation:
The Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life for the general community. The Foundation provides financial support to qualified charitable organizations involved in medical and social outreach programs, education, visual arts, or women's issues. Wherever possible, the Foundation endeavors to combine one or more of these areas for the benefit of its target population.
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2/22/2010
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Summit Students Raise Money for Haiti Relief
Students at The Summit School have been busy raising money for Haiti. Their fundraiser was entitled “Houses for Haiti”. A “House” at Summit refers to a group to which each student is assigned. The “Houses” are named after the world’s tallest mountain peaks (i.e. Everest, Kilimanjaro) and they engage in friendly competition throughout the year and participate in various community projects.
Each “house” competed to collect the most donations for Haiti and the funds were put into their “house piggy banks”. The students were encouraged to earn extra allowance at home by doing additional chores and also collected funds from family members and neighbors. In addition, the students sold rubber bracelets for $2 each and held a dress down day and paid $1 to dress out of uniform and wear red, white and blue, the colors of the Haitian flag. The “Houses for Haiti” relief project raised a total of $2763.19.
Proceeds from the students’ efforts will be donated to a hospital in Petionville, Haiti and Life Connection Mission, a non-profit organization serving the people of Montrouis, Haiti. |
12/15/2009
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Summit’s Mathematics Consultant Wins Prestigious Award
Summit’s mathematics consultant, Dr. Honi Bamberger is the recipient of the 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award for her role as professor of Mathematics in The Jess and Midred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics at Towson University. Her excellence in the classroom is supported by any measure you can think of. The student evaluations range from 4.7 to 5 on a 5 point scale, with some classes reporting 100% fives. The peer evaluations are superb and include comments such as: “I was impressed with the mixture of theory with hands-on activities. These activities clearly reinforced the theory.” and “Great teaching along with high standards and expectations.” And the irrefutable source – Rate My Professor – backs up these observations with an overall quality rating of 4.7 along with an easiness rating of only 3. Common among comments at this website are “The best teacher I have ever had.”, “Really cares about how you do. It’s a demanding and difficult class”, and “I specifically chose this teacher.” We are truly honored to have Honi work as a consultant to Summit so that our math teachers can continue to improve their teaching methodologies. |
September 2009
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The Summit School recently received a grant of $1000 from Sam’s Club/
Walmart to purchase science materials for the school’s 7th grade students.
Pictured above: Heather Buck, Director of Advancement at The Summit
School and Scott Lewis, General Manager at Sam’s Club in Annapolis.
The Walmart/Sam’s Club Foundation strives to provide opportunities that
improve the lives of individuals in the communities in which they serve. The
Foundation supports initiatives focused on enhancing opportunities in four
main areas including education, workforce development, environmental
sustainability and health and wellness. |
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