Seaside School, Inc

Minutes

February Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday February 9, 2024 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, D. Tinghitella, L. Blue, M. Uhlfelder, R. Kauffman

Committee Members Absent

C. Lewis

Guests Present

K. Tucker (remote), T. Miller (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. Kauffman called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Seaside School, Inc to order on Friday Feb 9, 2024 at 8:15 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Tinghitella made a motion to approve the minutes from January Governance Committee Meeting on 01-12-24.
A. Winicki seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Annual Policy Review

The Committee and Mr. Miller discussed review of the various policy documents, which will occur in more detail at the March Governance Committee Meeting.

 

The Bylaws were discussed in more detail and two proposed substantive changes will be drafted for further consideration by the Committee in March: (1) Extension of Chairperson/President's term to two years, and (2) Increase in the size of the Board to thirteen directors.  The Committee will solicit additional input from the Selection Committee and past officers of the Board.

B.

Review Board Member Effectiveness / Accountability System

R. Kauffman will publish the survey to the full Board.

C.

Adjunct Teacher License Policy

Mr. Miller briefly discussed the need to adopt additional rules to fulfill statutory/administrative code requirements in this area.  Administration will work on proposed rules for further review by applicable committees and ultimate approval by the Board.

III. Other Business

A.

Update - Use of Outside Counsel (All Three Were Contacted for a meeting)

Mr. Miller is arranging interviews with potential legal counsel for the School. 

IV. 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 9:15 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Kauffman
Documents used during the meeting
  • Seaside_School_Policies_and_Procedures_with_Appendix_Spring_2020 (1) (3).pdf
  • Walton Code of Conduct.pdf
  • 2023-2024 Staff Handbook Revised (Updated 2.7.24).docx.pdf
  • Seaside_School_Bylaws (1).pdf