Seaside School, Inc
September Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Seaside Neighborhood School
10 Smolian Circle
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/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
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Jenna O’Donoghue | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Kav Tucker | |||
| C. | Pledge of Allegiance | Kav Tucker | 2 m | ||
| II. | Consent Agenda Items | 5:33 PM | |||
| A. | Approve August Board Minutes | Approve Minutes | Kav Tucker | 2 m | |
| B. | Consent Items | Vote | Kav Tucker | 5 m | |
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August Financials New Staff Hire (Melissa Wilcox, SCHS Front Office) Approve Seaside Principal Salary scale (Principal Scale Access) (Discussed in August Financial Committee, on the August Board Meeting agenda, but did not vote). All salaries are demonstrated in the 2023-2024 school budget. |
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| III. | School Update | 5:40 PM | |||
| A. | Head of Schools Report | FYI | |||
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Access to the Drafted Board Report (attached)
Actions for vote in September:
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| B. | 2023-2024 Goals (In Board on Track) | Vote | Thomas Miller | 3 m | |
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School Leadership Goals Added to Board on Track |
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| IV. | Foundation Update | 5:43 PM | |||
| A. | Foundation Report | FYI | Teresa Horton | 3 m | |
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See attached report |
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| V. | Governance Committee | 5:46 PM | |||
| A. | Governance Committee Goals | FYI | Robert Kauffman | 5 m | |
| B. | Governance Committee Items | ||||
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Committee Report:
New Florida Laws FYI: See the attached Arnold Law Client Communication
1. SESIR incidents that schools must report to law 2. Educational Records policy 3. Internet Policy 4. Related to classroom instruction, gendered bathrooms, and pronoun use. 5. Restroom and changing rooms determined by biological sex 6. Teacher Dispute 7. School Sponsored Activities
Governance Committee Discussed the following:
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| C. | Policies to be Approved Awaiting Further Information | Vote | Robert Kauffman | 15 m | |
Handbook Items
All policies were sent to review by school attorney Thomas B. Sternberg (Templates were sent)
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| VI. | Finance Committee | 6:06 PM | |||
| A. | Finance Updates | Vote | Frank “Chip” Brown | 10 m | |
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| B. | Audit Completed | Vote | Frank “Chip” Brown | 5 m | |
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The Financial Audit was reviewed and approved at the September Finance meeting.
Mr. Bob Walker, auditor, attended the meeting and reviewed the data.
See signed management letter. |
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| C. | Finance Goals 2022-2023 | Vote | Frank “Chip” Brown | 5 m | |
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Finance Committee Goals 23/24 School Year 1. Reduce foundation draw by $100k in the 23/24 school year, and continue work |
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| D. | Athletic Boosters Update | FYI | Andrew Jordan | 5 m | |
| VII. | Student Excellence | 6:31 PM | |||
| A. | Vote on Digital Tools | Vote | Jenna O’Donoghue | 5 m | |
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Review the attached list and making a recommendation to the Seaside School Board for approval. Items in yellow are new, items in orange are under current review, and items noted in red will not be in use for this school term and will be removed from the list.
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| B. | Student Excellence Committee Updates | FYI | Jenna O’Donoghue | 3 m | |
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Update on Student Excellence Goals for the 2023-2024 school year. Request for Mentors on the Seaside Campus, Keynote Speakers on the Seacoast campus, and an encouragement for those able to host high school interns from Seacoast, to reach out to J. O'Donoghue. |
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| VIII. | Development Committee | 6:39 PM | |||
| A. | Updates | FYI | Mike Kerrigan | 3 m | |
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Updates
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| IX. | Executive Committee | ||||
| X. | Public Comment | ||||
| XI. | Other Business | ||||
| XII. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Kav Tucker | ||