Seaside School, Inc

Minutes

November Academic Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday November 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Location

In-Person: Seacoast Collegiate High School

109 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459


 

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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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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. Jordan (remote), A. Winicki, D. Hahn, J. O’Donoghue, K. Mixson, K. Sandoe (remote), M. Harrison, T. Miller

Committee Members Absent

C. Fail, D. Ward

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Hahn called a meeting of the Academic Excellence Committee of Seaside School, Inc to order on Thursday Nov 14, 2024 at 4:02 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes - September 2024 and October 2024

M. Harrison made a motion to approve the minutes from October 2024 Academic Excellence Committee on 10-10-24.
D. Hahn seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

Digital Resource Review

J. O’Donoghue made a motion to approve the use of BRISK and AI companion tool.
M. Harrison seconded the motion.

Discussion included how we track which AI tools are being used. And any required changes to the Handbook. 

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

School Acceptable Use Policy for AI

C.

Academic Excellence Goals

-J. O'Donoghue to add Academic Goals from September AEC meeting to Board on Track

III. School Updates

A.

Seaside and Seacoast

-updates will be made to the Seacoast and Seaside school "Profiles" to include language regarding our 7th designation as a "School of Excellence"

-PSAT and PM1 data to be shared at January 2025 meeting

-slate for A+ funding to be released to staff by school administration, to be voted on at the November School Board Meeting

IV. Other Business

A.

Triumph Grant

-AS Business Administration courses are included in the Triumph Grant

-NWFSC will notify of courses available in-person or in a hybrid model in mid February 

V. 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 5:46 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. O’Donoghue