Seaside School, Inc

Monthly Compensation Committee

Salary Scale Project Overview
Published on December 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM CST
Amended on December 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM CST

Founded in 1996
Serving Students in Grades 5 - 12

 

We seek to sustain an educational community where an emphasis on academic excellence is complemented by our concern for each learner’s personal growth and intellectual, aesthetic, and psychological development. The curriculum is developmentally responsive – actively engaging students in learning skills in context; integrative – directing students to connect learning to daily lives; and exploratory – enabling students to discover their abilities, interests, learning styles, and ways that they can make contributions to society.

 

Information on procedures for public comment can be found on our Governance Page.  (Click Here)

 

If anyone needs special assistance to participate in the public input session, every effort will be made to provide an appropriate accommodation. When requesting accommodations for public input, please allow no less than 1 business day notice prior to the scheduled meeting.

 

Specific issues about a particular student should only be addressed to the school’s Director of Student Services, rather than the Board of Directors.

 

All public comments will be taken under advisement by the Board, but will not elicit a written or spoken response. The names of persons providing public comment and a brief summary of topics or input will be included in the meeting minutes published. A response will be provided to the stakeholder within seven (7) days.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 9:00 AM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Minutes Approve Minutes John Doris 1 m
    Minutes for Ad Hoc Compensation Committee Committee Meeting on November 4, 2025  
II. Ad Hoc Compensation Committee 9:02 AM
  A. VisionLink-Compensation Proposal Review FYI Thomas Miller 30 m
   

A member from Vision Link will provide a scope and sequence of the Compensation Proposal Review based on the positions provided:

 

School Operations Team

Executive Director

Director of Advancement

Grant Manager

Community Relations Officer
 

Finance and Business Manager (Also HR)

Facility Manager (Also the Bus Driver)

Student Data Coordinator 

Student Support Team

Principal

Assistant Principal

School Counselor

College and Career Advisor

Teacher

Our Athletic Director is a part time stipend position (we have one at both campuses)

Front Office Manager

Custodian

 

We have a handful of Coordinator Roles, all part time stipend based.

- STEM Coordinator

- Dream Big Coordinator 


 

 
  B. Updates to Project Discuss John Doris 10 m
III. Update Next Steps
 

1. Engage Professional Support

 

  • Identify and move toward hiring a qualified external firm to assist in developing a comprehensive compensation plan.
  • Establish a clear timeline for obtaining proposals, selecting a firm, developing pay scales, and presenting the final plan for board approval.

 

2. Review and Benchmark Current Structure

 

  • Review our existing compensation framework and benchmark it against Walton County and surrounding districts to ensure competitiveness.

 

3. Evaluate Policy and Benefit Adjustments

 

  • Explore the feasibility of excluding new hires from the pension plan and evaluate alternative benefit options.
  • Discuss strategies to reduce “use-it-or-lose-it” leave behavior among teachers.

 

4. Develop a Long-Term Compensation Strategy

 

  • Shift from a reactive approach to a proactive, data-informed system that positions us ahead of the curve on pay adjustments and teacher retention.


 

 
IV. Other Business
V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote