Students
Preference

According to Section 1002.33(10)(b), Florida Statutes, allows charter schools to give preference in admission for children of current or past Seaside School Board members, children of employees, and siblings of current Seaside School students. In order for the administration to know how many students with a preference are expecting to attend Seaside School (SNS or SCHS), those students that qualify for a preference must complete an application along with submitting required documentation by the posted deadline date. If there are more preferences than available openings, preferences will be chosen in the following priority order:
  • Child of a Seaside School Board Member: Children of current or past board members who successfully completed a three-year term, have preference with respect to admissions, regardless of residence location. Children for whom the board member is the legal guardian are also eligible for this preference. Other relatives are not eligible for this preference. Applicants with the above relationship will be automatically admitted to grade five if the application along with submitting required documentation by the posted deadline date.

    If the child is applying for admission in any grade between six through twelve and the application form is submitted by the lottery deadline date, they will be automatically admitted if there is space in the applicable grade.

    If a new board member is elected after the lottery has taken place, the children of the new board member will have priority over those on the waiting list.

    If a board member resigns or is asked to leave the Seaside School Board of Directors before their three year term has been completed, it is at the Board of Directors' discretion as to whether or not their enrolled child or children will be asked to withdraw from Seaside School (SNS or SCHS).

 

  • Children of employees: Children of current Seaside School (SNS or SCHS) employees will automatically be admitted to grade 5 if the application form is submitted by the lottery deadline date. Children for whom the employee is the legal guardian are also eligible for this preference. Other relatives are not eligible for this preference.

    If the child is applying for admission in any grade between six through twelve and the application form is submitted by the lottery deadline date, they will be automatically admitted if there is space in the applicable grade.

    If an employee is hired after the lottery, the children of the new employee will have priority over those on the waiting list.

    If an employee resigns or is asked to leave, it is at the Principal's and Board of Directors' discretion as to whether or not their enrolled child or children will be asked to withdraw from Seaside School (SNS or SCHS).


An eligible employee is defined as one that is salaried or hourly and gets paid directly by Seaside School and reports directly to the school's administration. Individuals, such as a coach, that are only paid a stipend are not eligible for admittance preference.

 

  • Siblings: Applicants who currently have brothers or sisters attending Seaside School (SNS or SCHS) and reside at the same address are automatically admitted to grade five for the following year if the application form is submitted by the lottery deadline date. If the sibling child is applying for any grade between six through twelve and the application form is submitted by the lottery deadline date, they will automatically be admitted if there is space in the applicable grade.

    The preference for board members and employees will be considered first and have higher priority. If the applied for grade is already filled, then the student will be put at the beginning of the waiting list for that grade. If there is more than one student with a sibling preference, their placement on the waiting list will be determined via lottery before the lottery for the rest of the students for that grade.

    For a sibling to have preferential treatment, the brother/sister student must currently be enrolled and reside at the same address. If siblings are in the lottery or on the waiting list, and one is admitted, the other will automatically be admitted if there is space in the applicable grade. If there are two or more siblings that are all applying to grade 5, they will be entered in the lottery separately, and if one is selected for admittance, the other(s) will automatically be admitted. Should one sibling decline admission or withdraw after admission, this preference no longer applies for the current academic year.
Mission Statement

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.