Seaside School, Inc
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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
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Committee Members Present
B. Campbell-Work, C. King, R. Kauffman, T. Brooks
Committee Members Absent
J. Ward
Guests Present
Jamie Lynn (remote), T. Miller (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Recommended Policy Changes
B.
Policy Manual Update Status and Discussion
The policies passed by the Board since the last update in 2020 have been collected and provided to the administration to compile and add to the Policy Manual.
C.
2025-26 Application and Admittance Policy and Enrollment Schedule Review
The Committee discussed changes to the application and admittance policy. Robert Kauffman will work on the revisions that were discussed, and Tucker Brooks will get with Dr. Miller to streamline the Walton County residency requirement to align with the district's residency requirements.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- 2024.11.21 - Application and Admittance Policy (as approved).pdf
- 2024.11.21 2025 Enrollment (Lottery and Applicaton) Schedule (as approved).pdf
- doc00430920251010134345 (1).pdf
The Committee discussed the Policy on Protection of Student Information and the Policy on School Safety which are required by law. The policies were drafted by Arnold Law Firm.