Seaside School, Inc
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Dunlap & Shipman, 2063 S County Hwy 395, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
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/about/governance
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 or any Committee of the Board.
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.
If a person decides to appeal any decision made by this body with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 8:15 AM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Robert Kauffman | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Robert Kauffman | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Robert Kauffman | 1 m | |
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Approve minutes from previous Governance Committee meeting |
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| Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on October 14, 2025 | |||||
| II. | Governance | 8:18 AM | |||
| A. | Recommended Policy Changes | Vote | Thomas Miller | 10 m | |
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Arnold Law has drafted two policies based on new requirements from the state legislature and FDOE. Dr. Miller is working to streamline the policies while retaining all required components.
#1: Policy on School Safety (Threat Management Policy) - Confidential
#2: Policy on Protection of Student Information (See page 1 for policy)
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| B. | Policy Manual Update Status and Discussion | Discuss | Robert Kauffman | 5 m | |
| C. | 2025-26 Application and Admittance Policy Update | Vote | Robert Kauffman | 20 m | |
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Vote to recommend approval to full Board at next Board of Directors meeting. |
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| D. | Consider Revisions to Athletic Participation Policy | Vote | Robert Kauffman | 5 m | |
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Drew Ward is drafting suggestion revisions for consideration by the Board. Committee to review and consider recommendation to the Board.
Click Here for Seaside School Athletic Policy Click Here for Seaside School sports participation policy |
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| E. | Specific Material and Instructional Material Objections Policy Policy (first read) | Vote | Thomas Miller | 10 m | |
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Review and consider recommendation for adoption/revision of the following:
1) Specific Material and Instructional Material Objections POLICY - Guiding policy document
2) Specific or Instructional Material Objection PROCEDURES- More detailed and specific procedures document to implement parent objections to specific instructional materials
3) Specific Material Objections Form - Statutory form for parental use, to be submitted pursuant to the Specific or Instructional Material Objection Procedures
4) Parent Alternate Assignment Request Form |
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| III. | Other Business | ||||
| IV. | Closing Items | 9:08 AM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | 1 m | ||