Seaside School, Inc

Minutes

June Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Location

In-Person: Seacoast Collegiate High School

109 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

 

Virtual: https://scholastic.zoom.us/j/92906704519?pwd=Sa9IjIg8g2qx7eddKYQSltlXI0oDeG.1

Password: SNS

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.

 

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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.

Committee Members Present

A. Winicki, C. Fail, D. Hahn (remote), J. O’Donoghue (remote), K. Sandoe, M. Harrison

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

A. Jordan (remote), Caitie Cerise, D. Ward, K. Mixson, Michelle Curtis, T. Miller

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Hahn called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee Committee of Seaside School, Inc to order on Thursday Jun 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes - March 2025

D. Hahn made a motion to approve the minutes from March Academic Excellence Committee Meeting on 03-06-25.
K. Sandoe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

Middle School Updates

B.

High School Updates

C.

ELA Summary Grades and Recommendations for the 2025-2026 Year

D.

Academic Goals 2024-2025

E.

Recommendations for Vote (SCHS)

J. O’Donoghue made a motion to approve the Savvas ELA textbooks and the McGraw Hill Personal Financial Literacy textbooks as recommended by the Seacoast administration.
K. Sandoe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

F.

Recommendations for Vote SNS

J. O’Donoghue made a motion to Approve the AI Policy as submitted by the school administration.
K. Sandoe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
J. O’Donoghue made a motion to Approve the Acceptable Use Policy as submitted by the school administration.
M. Harrison seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
J. O’Donoghue made a motion to Approve the updated Uniform Policy as submitted by the Middle School.
A. Winicki seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
J. O’Donoghue made a motion to approve the recommended textbooks made by the ELA department at the Seaside Neighborhood School.
M. Harrison seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

G.

2025-2026 Course Codes

III. Other Business

A.

Civics Bee

M. Harrison shared that Walton County will be bringing and facilitating a Civics Bee for Walton County 6th-8th graders. 

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

J. O’Donoghue made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Harrison seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:46 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. O’Donoghue