Seaside School, Inc
Minutes
October Development Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday October 11, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Location
Teams Meeting
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.
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Committee Members Present
D. Lilienthal (remote), J. Ward (remote), L. Blue (remote), T. Horton (remote), T. Miller (remote)
Committee Members Absent
A. Jordan, M. Harrison, T. Brooks
Guests Present
D. Ward (remote), J. Doris (remote), K. Mixson (remote), M. Kerrigan (remote), matthewlauderdale@gmail.com (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve September 2024 Development Committee Meeting Minutes
II. Development
A.
General Items
B.
Community Relations
Capital Campaign update included updates on subcontractor gifts toward offsetting construction expenses for the high school. Some frustration was expressed with the relationship between the Seaside Foundation and NWFSC Foundation in assisting with reaching out to shared donors. The Glavine Field of Dreams Golf Tournament was a success and although precise numbers were not available, we believe net proceeds will be near $100k. All is looking good for Seaside Race Weekend. There will be a large donor event for 75 people at the home of Dave Bronczek.
C.
Strategic Planning
there was no agenda item for discussion for strategic planning
D.
School Updates
The RFP for furnishing the HS can in at approximately $300k. We have an additional bid outstanding and will see if we can work it to get the first bid lower.
The Triumph Grant has been significantly reduced from $16M to $5M based on the limitations placed by certificate offerings. We also are no longer asking for construction funds from Triumph. The College is providing the dual enrollment, so any milestones would be eligible for the college to receive funding, but there is limited appetite by the college to become a co-applicant at this time. We may engage William Harrison to assist with legal work related to Triumph.
High School construction continues to proceed. We have the West Parking lot paved and will begin to use it for parking on Monday the 14th. Progress of Buildings 1 & 2 continue to advance. Looking like building 3 will be significantly delayed. We plan to ask for $2-3M in funding from the legislature to secure additional funding.
LDA Feedback was overall good. There is a meeting this month to continue progress on a finalized agreement.