Three items for action:

Approve the School Recognition Funds (to be addressed during Finance)

Approve the South Walton Center: Annual College Enrollment Plan Memo

Approve the hire of Brian Solarek for PT Maintenance

T. Miller gave the following updates:

• The facility walkthrough will be rescheduled as there is more work to be completed over the break.
• Culture surveys
• The first open mic Q & A was on Tuesday.
• Careers on Campus and Entrepreneurship
• Systems, communications & closing the loops
• We have gone from approx. 400 students to 600 and approx. 25 staff to over 50.

M. Harrison asked if there was a chance to partner with the college on the CITL program.

A. Jordan, T. Miller, D. Ward, M. Harrison, J. Ward discussed students who were falling below the 3.0 and what interventions might be put in place going forward to ensure they are given opportunity for growth.

A. Jordan discussed financials under T. Miller's report:

• Operation Income, transfer from the foundation and how the lease will be repaid. 

T. Miller continued on updates:

• Great first Information Session approx. 82 students and families attended. We will have two more Info Sessions
• Leadership Conference was great. Twenty-nine school leaders attended from across the country attended. $6000 was made that will go into our Professional Development costs.
• One of the schools will bring 12 of their students to participate in the Amazing Shake from North Carolina

D. Ward gave the following updates:

• The inaugural Thanksgiving Feast at SCHS had over 400 students and parents on campus.
• A. Jordan and the administration team are meeting monthly with the college to collaborate on courses wanted/needed.
• The first Information Session was successful. We will hold two more after the lottery opens in January.
• Teaming up with SNS to celebrate Literacy Week & our goal of 26,200 pages read
• The Courtyard is finished & the parking lot is complete.
• The car rider line is running smoother.
• We have a field trip planned to Universal in January.
• Discipline data over the last two months were discussed (2 suspensions, 18 referrals)

K. Mixson was not present. The middle school update was provided in the agenda.

C. Cox gave the following updates:

• Glavine Golf Outing has been confirmed for October 12, 2026, at Camp Creek, the sponsorship outline has changed, and we will have a presenting sponsor this year. In kind donations will change, vendor guidelines will change.
• We made $102 thousand net and over $200 thousand gross
• Race weekend is February 13–15, 2026. Tickets are on sale now. All ticket sale prices will increase in January.
• We are still in need of a presenting sponsor and two title sponsors for the weekend
• Rubiks Groove will be the band for TOTR this year.
• College Tailgate this year on EXPO day. Twenty-five colleges signed up at this time in the Amphitheater. Alumni of the schools are welcome to attend.
• Dancing with the Emerald Coast Stars has been approved to happen on May 2nd at Hotel Effie (all the funding will go back to our Capital Project)
• Amazing Shake—January 8th & 9th (still looking for sponsors). 

K. Sandoe gave the following updates:

• Intervention Progress: The Lexia program is showing positive results, supporting approximately 50 below-grade-level students; remediation strategies adjusted to target students with incomplete data
  • Context: Directly addresses Learning Gains targets requiring 90 additional ELA students and 54 additional Math students making measurable progress
• Operational Intensity: Nearly half of students are now receiving some form of intervention support; PLC teams meet biweekly to monitor effectiveness
  • Context: Scaling intervention infrastructure 
• Dashboard Development: Conversation has surfaced around implementing a visual data dashboard (Red/Yellow/Green format)
  • Context: The AEC requested a clear academic tracking mechanism; PM2 data (January) will provide first intervention effectiveness indicators
• High School Math Priority: The AEC did not address the Algebra I/Geometry performance gap; PM2 data will provide tracking insight
• Committee-Approved Items (informational only — no board action required):
  • Project Lead the Way CTE modules for 6th-7th grade science curriculum (Ms. Kim signed the grant agreement)
  • Classroom digital resources and supplemental materials approved for SCHS (implemented)
  • Motion needed for: 
    • John Carattini - - IT Fundamentals Brilliant for Educators Math help for coding
    • Drew Ward - - Drone Certification FlyUsi.org Certification website and testing modules

C. Brown gave the following updates:

Bank Accounts 

• Truist 4949 & Regions 5227 accounts need to close
• The majority of funds as required by the loan have been moved to Citizens account.
• The school will keep the other Regions account to have a local account.

A School Recognition Funding

• The school voted & Dr. Miller and the finance committee asked for a vote on Option B for "A School Recognition Funding"

C. Brown gave additional updates:

Financial Sustainability

• State Appropriations received went into a Money Market Mutual Fund 4%
• 1.7 million in LCIR will be received in February.
• Long term—The loan is a 15-year term with a 30-year amortization
• Triumph should be submitted soon

Additional Policies to be voted on:

D. Ward gave an overview of the School Safety Policy.

T. Miller gave an overview of the Policy on Protection of Student Information.

T. Miller and D. Ward went over the Policy on Participation of Non-Traditional Students in Seaside School Athletic Programs.

R. Kauffman gave an overview of the following items up for vote:

• Specific Material and Instructional Material Objections Policy
• Specific Material or Instructional Material Objection Procedure
• Specific Material Objection Form
• Parent Alternate Assignment Request Form