Frequently Asked Questions

Key dates for enrollment documents

Ways to send in your deposit

CONGRATULATIONS on your child's admission to The Summit.

Please note: your deposit is due with your contract.

Here are a some ways you can send in your deposit fee.

Call, Bring-in or mail your deposit:

You may use the following payment options: check, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), credit card*.
Contact: Paula Kistner in advance to avoid delays

Summit Country Day School
c/o Admissions Office
2161 Grandin Road, Cincinnati OH 45208
(513) 871.4700 x. 261

Checks should be made payable to: The Summit Country Day School
Include the name of the student and the grade they will enter, in the memo line.

electronic payment through the Parent Portal:

You may use the following payment options: Credit card*, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) with your checkingaccount information using:

The Portal

Pay by cash:

Please visit the Admission Office
DO NOT mail cash.

*Additional processing fees apply

Create an account on the portal

The Portal is a parent's doorway to personalized resources about their child's educational experience at The Summit.

Here you will find a comprehensive picture of your child's academic performance, assignments, extracurricular activities, athletics and special events. The Portal also offers a convenient method for staying connected to teachers so you can support your child's activities at home.

You will also find resources such as health care forms, forms for violin and piano lessons, the Student Handbook, information for making payments, how to sign-up for athletics and much more.

Create an account on the Portal to stay informed and communicate with all areas of the school.

ACCESS THE PORTAL

(Helpful hint: Remember to save your sign-in and password credentials for future use).

Submit your birth certificate

Sign-up for Dining services

Student handbook

Students can locate their division-specific Student Handbook by going to the Portal which they will create to access information about class schedules, calendars, grades and everything they need to know about The Summit.

- In the Portal, click the Resources tab

- Find the division-specific Community Resources

- Inside the middle column you will find the Student Handbook

Parents and students should familiarize themselves with the division-specific information within this document before the start of the school year.

Where to find Health Forms

At The Summit, we use Magnus Health to gather and maintain confidential medical information for our students (ie. immunization records, physical exams and treatment plans for students with medical conditions).

All parents are required to keep medical forms on Magnus Health current on an annual basis, prior to the start of school.

Find, download and submit the medical questionnaire forms from your medical doctor on the Parent Portal.

Learn more about Health Services at The Summit.

Athletic Physical Examination Forms

Setting up your Smart Tuition payments

Pay your tuition in "3 easy steps"

The Summit understands that you have to make a variety of financial decisions when deciding how to pay for your child's education. The Summit uses a service called Smart Tuition to collect billing fees.

New families

Step 1
After you submit your contract and deposit you will be notified by the Business Office with your Smart Tuition account information including your log-in instructions. Create an account.

Step 2: You will use this information to select the method of payment that best suits you.

Step 3: Smart Tuition will now send you an email with all the information about your billing details. You will receive notification from Smart Tuition 30 days prior to your next billing cycle. You will work directly with Smart Tuition for all further billing.

Re-enrolling families

Step 1: At the time you submit your contract and deposit, you are able to select whether you will continue to use the payment plan from the previous year or select a new one.

Step 2: Billing for the new school year starts in June. You will receive notification from Smart Tuition 30 days prior to your next billing cycle. Use your existing Smart Tuition account to confirm your preferred method of payment.