Seaside School, Inc
Minutes
August Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday August 11, 2023 at 8:15 AM
Location
Dunlap & Shipman, P.A.
2063 County Highway 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/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.
Committee Members Present
A. Winicki, C. Lewis, D. Tinghitella, L. Blue, M. Uhlfelder, R. Kauffman
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
K. Tucker (remote), T. Miller (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Discuss and Set 2023 - 2024 Committee Goals
Reviewed the Committee Description, provided by Jenna.
Review the goals.
Discussion around:
- Selection committee
- Board expectations sheets
- Orientation
- Board skills and accountability document (there is one on Board on Track) Tom will send all members to update their tasks.
B.
Employee Handbook / FMLA Responsibilities
Over the last three months the employees have reviewed and provided feedback on the handbook (3 times).
The FMLA section was sent to two former board members (in the HR field).
Counsel was also sought through the Florida Consortium for charter schools.
Waiting on responses.
Short Term Disability might be a solution.
C.
AP Psychology Update
District provided guidance.
Students were moved to an AP Human Geography.
Meeting to order 8:15