Seaside School, Inc

Minutes

March Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday March 8, 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)

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 Mar 8, 2024 at 8:20 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Blue made a motion to approve the minutes from February Governance Committee Meeting on 02-09-24.
A. Winicki seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Annual Policy Review

Robert Kauffman provided an update on administration's ongoing efforts to update the Handbook and Policies & Procedures documents to ensure that they contain all recently passed amendments/new policies.

B.

Review of Proposed Seaside School, Inc. Bylaws Amendments

D. Tinghitella made a motion to recommend approval of the proposed Bylaws amendments as presented to the Board of Directors.
A. Winicki seconded the motion.

The Committe engaged in discussion regarding the size of the Board, and ultimately concluded that remaining at 13 members is preferable to a reduction to 11 members at this time.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Other Business

A.

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

Robert Kauffman discussed the options for legal representation of the School following the completion of three candidate interviews.  Pending review of a proposed representation agreement, the expectation is that the Committee will recommend a change in counsel to the Arnold Law Firm.

B.

NWFL Lease Assignment

Kav Tucker provided an update to the Committee concerning a proposed assignment from the Seaside School Foundation to The Seaside School, Inc. of certain leasehold improvements in connection with the Seacoast Collegiate High School Expansion, as recommended by the Expansion Committee.

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 8:55 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Kauffman
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2024_02_09_february_governance_committee_meeting_minutes.pdf
  • Seaside School Bylaws (2024.03.08 redline).docx