Seaside School, Inc

The Seaside School Board Meeting

Published on April 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM CDT
Amended on April 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM CDT

Date and Time

Thursday April 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM CDT

Location

Seacoast Collegiate High School

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.

 

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.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Melissa Willcox 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Andrew Jordan
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Andrew Jordan 1 m
    Minutes for The Seaside School Board Meeting on February 26, 2026  
  D. Approve Minutes Special BOD Meeting March 11 Approve Minutes Andrew Jordan
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on March 11, 2026  
  E. Consent Items Vote Andrew Jordan 1 m
   

Approval of Seaside Neighborhood School Summer Project

 

Seacoast Collegiate High School Stage Covering Review

 
     
     
     
     
     
II. School Leadership Team 5:33 PM
  A. High School Update FYI Drew Ward 10 m
     
  B. Middle School Update FYI Kim Mixson 5 m
     
III. Academic Excellence 5:48 PM
  A. Academic Excellence Committee Report Vote Kevin Sandoe 8 m
   

I. COMMITTEE REPORT: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW

 

Key Updates

  • EOY proficiency goals were reaffirmed as ambitious and appropriate; administration confirmed students will continue to make learning gains with active staff support.
  • Seacoast: Diagnostic testing for incoming students begins in July; two new courses are added (intensive reading/foundational math support; physical science); industry certification testing underway.
  • SNS: Lexia reading program on track; culinary certification testing underway; K12 Lift deployed for staff data discussions.
  • Summer boot camp logistics in progress.

Ongoing Priorities

  • Learning gains trajectory remains the primary EOY performance indicator.
  • Summer program documentation, teacher compensation, and scheduling in development.

II. COMMITTEE-REFERRED ACTION ITEM

 

Edgenuity Summer Math Acceleration Program — SNS

 

What the Board is being asked to approve: Authorize the use of the Edgenuity platform for a summer math acceleration program for Seaside Neighborhood School (grades 5–8) students.

 

Summary for members:

  • Edgenuity is a standards-aligned, online math program used for targeted skill remediation and acceleration
  • Program is designed for summer delivery; does not carry course credit or affect student grades
  • Addresses persistent math proficiency gaps — notably 5th grade (41% proficient) and 8th grade Pre-Algebra (46% proficient) — by giving students structured reinforcement before the next school year
  • Unanimously recommended by the Academic Excellence Committee on March 26, 2026

Motion: To approve the Edgenuity Summer Math Acceleration Program for Seaside Neighborhood School students.

 
IV. Finance 5:56 PM
  A. Finance Updates FYI Frank “Chip” Brown 10 m
   
  • Financial update overview (see attached comments from Lily Meadows at SFS)
  • Approval of 2025/2026 Salary Scale
 
     
     
     
     
V. Governance 6:06 PM
  A. Governance Update FYI Robert Kauffman 2 m
   
  • Results of Annual Bylaws Review
  • Charter Renewal Reminder - August 12, 2029
 
  B. Settlement of Ongoing Litigation Vote Robert Kauffman 5 m
   

Discussion and vote on potential settlement of Case No. 3:25cv263-TKW-HTC, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Gary Nelson and Ashley Nelson, as Guardians Ad Litem, Plaintiffs. v. The Seaside School Inc. and Seacoast Collegiate High School, Defendants.

 

 

 
VI. Other Business 6:13 PM
  A. Buffkin Baker Review FYI Megan Harrison 10 m
  B. Stage Covering Review Vote Andrew Jordan 5 m
     
     
VII. Closing Items 6:28 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Andrew Jordan