Seaside School, Inc

Minutes

August Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday August 14, 2024 at 11:00 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 or any Committee of the Board.

 

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.

 

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by this body with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Committee Members Present

A. Winicki, C. King, L. Blue, R. Kauffman

Committee Members Absent

D. Tinghitella

Guests Present

A. Jordan (remote), J. O’Donoghue (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 Wednesday Aug 14, 2024 at 11:03 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Blue made a motion to approve the minutes from June Governance Committee Meeting on 06-14-24.
A. Winicki seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Recommend Approval of 2024-25 Internet Safety Policy

A. Winicki made a motion to recommend approval of the Internet Safety Policy, as revised, to the Board of Directors.
L. Blue seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Review Governance Committee 2024-25 Goals and Strategic Plan

The Committee reviewed the 2024-25 Goals and Strategic Plan

C.

Initial Review of Application and Admittance Policy

The policy will be reviewed with a target approval date of October for any necessary revisions.

D.

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Policies Review

A discussion occurred regarding the updating of the policies as well as ensuring that they are signed annually by all directors.

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 11:45 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Kauffman
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2023.09.05 Internet Safety Policy (Approved 2023.09.21 BoD Meeting).pdf
  • 2024 - 25 Strategic Plan.docx
  • 2024.01.18 Application and Admittance Policy (approved by Board)clean copy.docx
  • Code of Ethics Policy - School and Foundation.pdf
  • Conflict of Interest Policy - School and Foundation.pdf