Summit Education Group appears in the repo through Education Week's 2016 investigation of GOAL Academy and Colorado online-charter oversight. The article reports Summit as a for-profit management company owned entirely by Ken Crowell that received percentage-based contracts tied to GOAL, Rocky Mountain Digital Academy, and later planned Las Animas virtual schools.
$5.2M from GOAL and about $4.1M from Colorado Digital BOCES during the article's reviewed period.| Source | Target | Mechanism | Flow | Evidence strength | Source basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Crowell | Summit Education Group | sole shareholder / management-company ownership | private profit and tax-distribution question | reported by Education Week | Education Week GOAL Academy and Summit Education Group investigation, 2016 |
| GOAL Academy | Summit Education Group | back-office management contract | public school revenue to provider | reported; primary contract not retained here | Education Week GOAL Academy and Summit Education Group investigation, 2016 |
| Colorado Digital BOCES | Summit Education Group | RMDA management contract | 97% of RMDA revenue to provider | reported; primary contract not retained here | Education Week GOAL Academy and Summit Education Group investigation, 2016 |
| Summit Education Group | Rocky Mountain Digital Academy | school-management services | staffing, curriculum, records, and support services | reported by Education Week | Education Week GOAL Academy and Summit Education Group investigation, 2016 |
| Las Animas RE-1 | Summit Education Group | management agreement for two statewide virtual schools | 90% of new-school revenue to provider | reported by Education Week | Education Week GOAL Academy and Summit Education Group investigation, 2016 |