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Amherst-Pelham Summit Academy

Welcome to Summit Academy A Social Distancing Message from Your Principal Summit Academy is an approved Massachusetts (DESE) public special education day school of the Amherst/Pelham Regional School District. Summit Academy provides students in grades 8 to 12 with comprehensive educational services in a therapeutic setting. Many of Summit Academy’s students have experienced academic, social-emotional, or behavioral challenges in a larger public school environment and are provided system-wide positive behavioral support practices (PBIS) and therapeutic support to grow socially, emotionally...

Dual Language Program Update

This page contains information regarding the exploration of a possible Dual Language Program. The Enrollment Working Group will use this page to update with research results, presentations, helpful links and other information relevant to the Program. For questions regarding the exploration or the Working Group, please contact Debbie Westmoreland. See the Amherst Media's "Window into ARPS: Dual Language Program Presentation."  For more information please see some of these helpful links:    On Monday, November 5, 2018, the Amherst School Committee voted to approve a Dual Language Program in...

About Summit Academy

Summit Academy is an approved Massachusetts (DESE) public special education day school of the Amherst/Pelham Regional School District. Summit Academy provides students in grades 8 to 12 with comprehensive educational services in a therapeutic setting. Many of Summit Academy’s students have experienced academic, social-emotional, or behavioral challenges in a larger public school environment and are provided system-wide positive behavioral support practices (PBIS) and therapeutic support to grow socially, emotionally and academically. Summit Academy employs a full-time licensed principal...

Parent/Guardian Organization

Principal: David Slovin1001 South East StreetAmherst, MA 01002(413) 362-1728South East Campus Secretary: June Carpenter(413) 362-1729

Contact Us

Summit Academy 21 Mattoon St. Amherst, MA 01002 Phone: (413) 362-1729 Fax: (413) 549-9529 School Cancellation Line: (413) 362-1898 Absence Notification Line: (413) 362-1729 Principal: David Slovin Summit Academy is located within the campus of Amherst Regional High School. To reach the parking lot and entrance of Summit Academy, follow Mattoon Street beyond the main entrance to Amherst Regional High School. Turn right at the entrance before the athletic fields and across from the Memorial Pool. Click the link below for a map. Map to Summit Academy...

2018-2019 School Calendar

The 2018-2019 School Calendar has been Approved by the School Committee.  Key information about the 2018-2019 School Year calendar: School will start on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 for students in grades 1-12.  Preschool and Kindergarten start on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. There will be no school on the day before Thanksgiving. Winter break will begin with an early release day on Friday, December 21, 2018.  School will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. The projected last day of school, including five snow days, is June 21, 2018.  One weekday is deducted for each snow day not used,...

School Contact Information and Directions

Summit Academy 21 Mattoon St. Amherst, MA 01002 Phone: (413) 362-1729 Fax: (413) 549-9529 School Cancellation Line: (413) 362-1898 Absence Notification Line: (413) 362-1729 Principal: David Slovin Summit Academy is located within the campus of Amherst Regional High School. To reach the parking lot and entrance of Summit Academy, follow Mattoon Street beyond the main entrance to Amherst Regional High School. Turn right at the entrance before the athletic fields and across from the Memorial Pool. Click the link below for a map. Map to Summit...

Theraputic Services at Summit Academy

Therapeutic components are integrated into all aspects of the students' school experience. This is accomplished through specific teaching methodologies, social emotional skill practice, relationship building in the classroom, as well as through community building activities such as wilderness experiences, exposure to the arts, and the opportunity for enrichment through volunteerism and grant writing. Summit Academy employs two full-time clinicians who provide students with positive behavioral and therapeutic support to develop academic and personal resilience, develop a strong vision and...