Seaside School, Inc

Finance Committee Meeting

Published on November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 18, 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 at https://www.seasideschools.net/domain/35.

 

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   Frank “Chip” Brown 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Frank “Chip” Brown
  C. Minutes Approval Approve Minutes Frank “Chip” Brown 5 m
    Minutes for Finance Committee Meeting on August 19, 2025  
  D. Approve October Minutes Approve Minutes Frank “Chip” Brown 5 m
    Minutes for Finance Committee Meeting on October 16, 2025  
II. Finance 9:11 AM
  A. School Budget Updates and Reports Vote Lily Meadows 15 m
   
  • On the Exec Summary:
    • Cash balances are available for both the School and the Foundation as well as a summary of year-to-date revenue and expenses for the School.
    • Life to Date Loan Balance = $24,035,603
    • Current Cash on Hand ratio, including Foundation figures = 115
  • Reviewing the Balance Sheet:
  • Revenue and Exp Summary by Fund
  • Revenue and Expense Detail;
  • Foundation Due to/from
  • Cash Flow
 
     
  B. Foundation Updates and Reports Discuss Thomas Miller 10 m
   

Drafted Budget (Waiting on Dancing with the Stars budget)

 

 

Capital Campaign Updates:

Recent Gifts totaling $340,000  ($682,000 pledged/received in 2025)

 

Pending Proposals: 

$500,000 and $100,000 in hand

 

 

 
  C. Management Team Budget Updates Discuss Thomas Miller 10 m
   

School Drafted Budget (Updated 10/15/25) in comparison to latest SFS Draft

 

Budget Updates presented by the school management team (click here)

 

Total Actual Enrollment: 592 (Budgeted 570)

 

Notes to SFS:

Potentially adding part time staffing (budgeting a total of $100,000 for these positions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  D. School Recognition Funding Discuss Thomas Miller 10 m
     
III. Closing Items 9:56 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote