Seaside School, Inc
Minutes
Monthly Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday October 13, 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/about/governance
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
T. Miller (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Board Selections Needs/Goals/Procedure - Review of Draft Skills Document
B.
Review Board Member Effectiveness / Accountability System
C.
Teacher Certification Opportunity
Tom Miller provided an update on administrative efforts to implement the new rules pertaining to the issuance of an adjunct teaching certificate
III. Employee Handbook Amendments
A.
New laws related to classroom instruction, gendered bathrooms, and pronoun use.
The Committee discussed the proposed policy including concerns regarding internal consistency, compliance with Federal law, and direction from the School's legal counsel.
Roll Call | |
---|---|
D. Tinghitella |
Aye
|
A. Winicki |
Aye
|
L. Blue |
Aye
|
M. Uhlfelder |
No
|
C. Lewis |
Aye
|
R. Kauffman |
Aye
|
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- FDOE Teacher Certificates.pdf
- Sample Adjunct Teaching Certificate Board Rules_Procedures_Application.docx
Robert Kauffman provided an update on director self-assessment and board self-assessment surveys