Seaside School, Inc
Minutes
The Seaside School Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Location
Seacoast Collegiate High School (Learning Cottage 2)
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
F. Barker, M. Kerrigan, N. Vlahos, P. McCarthy, S. Widman
Committee Members Absent
A. Beecher, A. Jordan, C. Glavine, D. Ward, J. Beer, J. O’Donoghue, J. Trapp, K. Mixson, K. Tucker, L. Blue, L. Meadows, T. Glavine, T. Horton
Guests Present
T. Miller
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve 10.17.24 Meeting Minutes
October Board Foundation Meeting
II. 2025 Seaside School Race Weekend
A.
Budget Review and Projections
B.
Weekend Overview and Board Involvement
Thursday - Local packet pick-up directed to sponsors and locals.
Friday - Taste of the Race - purchase tickets
Saturday - Packet pick-up
Sunday - Mix and mingle event at Bud & Alleys and run.
Emcee - Randy Moore / Awards - Drew and Kim
III. SCHS at NWFSC. Expansion Project
A.
Construction Timeline Update
Construction going as well as we can hope for - on budget and on time. We celebrated completion of the structural components last week. President Mel Ponder attended and was enthusiastic about the college's partnership in the project. Dr. Miller is working on furniture and technology package.
We will need to decide by mid-March whether we can start construction of the courtyard and accelerator building. It is an $8M commitment. If we aren't in a financial position to move forward, we would need to create an alternative plan for the area.
IV. The Seaside School and Foundation Board Strategic Partnerships
A.
Triumph Gulf Coast
We were approved for $9.5M. Triumph will create a term sheet for approval at the February board meeting. We expect we will have a chance to review the term sheet. It will greatly increase our students opportunities for certifications at the high school and middle school.
V. The Seaside School Foundation Capital Campaign
A.
Sean Preston Presentation & Proposal
Nick began the discussion mentioning that we have successfully tapped into to three of the four buckets for financing the new high school. We need to increase our receipt of funds from the capital campaign.
Sean Preston presented his proposal and strategy for consulting with the Foundation to help raise the $10M needed.
B.
Q&A Session Sean Preston
Various board members asked questions regarding the relationship. Sean confirmed we would have ownership of the donor database and materials prepared.
Race is under budget on sponsorships. We have increased general admission price on Taste of the Race. We are also putting together some live auction packages to try to raise an additional $60,000 in revenue.
We are selling VIP experience as well.