Seaside School, Inc
Minutes
Student Excellence Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Friday April 14, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Location
Seaside Neighborhood 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.
Committee Members Present
D. Tinghitella, J. O’Donoghue, J. Robbins, K. Mixson, M. Foley, M. Hale, T. Glavine
Committee Members Absent
D. Ward, S. O’Prey
Guests Present
raileya@seasideschools.net
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Student Excellence
A.
School Update - Academics
B.
School Update - Athletics
Spring sports are wrapping up. Golf, tennis, lacrosse, and track (qualified for State) had great seasons.
Baseball won their last regular season game 15-7 against Walton Middle School, scoring a come from behind 11 runs, including a grand slam, in the top of the 6th inning. Coach Tom has done an amazing job developing a very young, future Championship team!
There have been some challenges with our students trying out for the ECMS cheerleading squad. Coach Ward and Ms. Kim will contact ECMS leadership to get clarificaiton.
One of our High School students, Hannon Graybeal, recently signed a college lacrosse scholarship.
C.
Second Semester CTE review
Certifications offered this year and # of certs. earned
Middle school digital tools earned
Tosa - Google Docs - 5th and 6th grade - 30 and counting
Hoping to expand the program; pass rates are fantastic
Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel - 7/8 grade - 50 and counting
Culinary certifications (Servsafe) - all 14 students have passed
High school certifications earned
Entrepreneurship - 10th grade
CTE certification pilot with Northwest Florida State
AWS certification (journalism, leadership) - 9th/10th grade
Entrepreneurship and small business certifications (with leadership skills)
CTE plan for next year
We would like to move forward with the Tosa certifications for 5/6 grade. We will look into offering the Tosa - Google Slides for 5th grade and 6th grade for next year
Microsoft - for 7th/8th grades
Servsafe - for 8th grade only
* DIT class is proposed for all 9th graders next year. We are researching the certification that will be offered in the class. We are considering:
Information Technology Specialist (ITS)
Device Configuration and Management (CERTI009)
Quickbooks Certified User (INTUT001)
Continuing with the Entrepreneurship Certification with the 10th grade. We may need to change the course code to reflect a CTE course, we have petitioned the state to continue this certification in the Leadership 2 class.
*Another opportunity for a CTE certification may be bringing a culinary elective to the high school for students to take the Servsafe certification. This will be based on hiring opportunities.
D.
Progress in certifications this year
Discussion for this topic is highlighted in the CTE review section
E.
Uniform policy
Brief discussion, tabled as an agenda item for the May Student Excellence meeting.
F.
Student handbooks for next year
Tabled as an agenda item for the May Student Excellence meeting
G.
Course selections grades 5-10
Spanish is back in curriculum at the High School, leadership, CTE paths in specific ways
Objective is to narrow electives
May testing upcoming.
8th grade graduation prep ongoing, no issues so far.
Sand & Starlight will be on Friday, 25 Apr.
Open House - Middle School (25 May), High School (3 May).
Band concert prep ongoing.