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

Meeting to order 8:15

R. Kauffman called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Seaside School, Inc to order on Friday Aug 11, 2023 at 8:15 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

R. Kauffman made a motion to approve the minutes from June Governance Committee Meeting on 06-08-23.
C. Lewis seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

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. 

 

 

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:07 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Blue