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Summit School

Special-Needs Schools · Elgin, IL
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Focus
Day School Autism Developmental Delay Emotional Disability Other Health Impairment S/L Specific Learning Disability
Area
Elgin, IL
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (day school), serving students with autism, developmental delay, emotional disability, other health impairment, s/l, specific learning disability. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
Website
summitinc.org

What this special-needs school offers

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Summit School, Inc. is a private special education day school in Elgin, Illinois, serving students with learning disabilities, emotional/anxiety disorders, and autism spectrum disorder from kindergarten through high school graduation. It also operates a Summit Early Learning Center providing preschool programming for at-risk children ages 3-5.

Leadership
Natalie Gielarowski — Principal, Summit School
Robert B. Hansen — Board Chair; Retired Summit School, Inc. CEO
Justin Budd — Director
Karen Romano — Director; Former Summit Early Childhood Director & Retired Summit School, Inc. President & CEO
James R. Williams — Co-Founder (Honorary Lifetime Board Member)
Conrad C. Peacock — Ex Officio Board Member; Retired Board Chair
Staff
Kristin Corriveau — Vice Chair
Barbara Ferguson — Board Secretary
Christine Awe — Board Treasurer
Populations served
Specific Learning Disabilities Other Health Impairment Emotional Disability Autism Spectrum Disorder At-risk preschoolers
Setting
Day
Ages
3–21 (preschool through high school graduation)
Grades
Preschool (ages 3-5), Kindergarten through 12th grade
On-site therapies
Occupational Therapy Speech-Language Therapy Counseling ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Services
Individualized Education Programs (IEP) Extended School Year Secondary Transitional Experience Program (STEP) Job training / vocational program Social skills groups Sensory diets Transition planning Early childhood education (Early Learning Center)
Programs
Summit Learning Resource (K-12 special education) Summit Early Learning Center (preschool for at-risk 3-5 year olds) EAGLE Plan (positive behavior/self-regulation program) STEP Program (Secondary Transitional Experience Program) Summer Program Connexus online credit courses
Founded
1968
Accreditations & approvals
Cognia accredited State of Illinois approved (ISBE) for Specific Learning Disabilities, Other Health Impairment, Emotional Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tuition & funding
Students are placed and funded by their home public school districts through IEP processes. Early Learning Center programs are grant-funded through ISBE Preschool for All (PFA) and DHS Title XX programs, provided at no cost to eligible families.
Phone
847.468.0490
Highlights
Founded in 1968; serves students from more than 20-40 public school districts throughout northern Illinois; class sizes capped at 10 students; 178-day school year with Extended School Year option; credits earned transfer to students' home high schools.
Approach
Our Cognia-accredited program is designed to give students the skills, strategies and self-confidence to successfully transition to community schools, post-secondary education or employment.
Admissions
Students are placed through IEP teams from home school districts; the school serves students from more than 20 (and up to 40+) public school districts throughout the Chicago-area northern Illinois region. Early Learning Center applications available online; funded programs available at no cost to eligible families.

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