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IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: November 18, 2025

Published on November 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM CST
Amended on November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM CST

Location

We will meet at Wooddale Middle School in the Library. However, if you cannot attend, please join via the Google Meet link below.

 

Any participant requiring special assistance, or disability-related modifications, including auxiliary

aides or services, in order to participate in this meeting can call Karen Payne at 901-201-

7272. Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting, will facilitate reasonable arrangements to ensure

accommodations and accessibility. Upon request, IOTA shall make available the meeting

agenda and all other public records associated with this meeting in appropriate alternative

formats for persons with a disability.

 

IOTA Board of Directors Meeting: November 18, 2025
Tuesday, November 18 · 5:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/kdm-xfgm-ega
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 515-884-8071‬ PIN: ‪393 283 409‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/kdm-xfgm-ega?pin=8873939414311

 

 

 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Amertice Allen 1 m
  B. Record Attendance Discuss Amertice Allen 1 m
  C. Agenda Discuss Amertice Allen 1 m
   
  • Call Meeting to Order + Attendance + Mission Moment
  • Public Comment
  • Consent Agenda
  • IOTA Strategic Priorities Updates
    • Academic Updates
    • Engaged Parents and Community Enrollment Updates
    • Highly Effective Team
    • Replicable Model
  
  D. Vision, Mission, and Excellence Discuss Jocquell Rodgers 1 m
  E. Mission Moment Discuss Jocquell Rodgers 5 m
   

Chronic Absenteeism Updates 

  
  F. Public Comment Discuss Amertice Allen 10 m
  G. Consent Agenda Approve Minutes Amertice Allen 5 m
   
  • Motion to move to adopt the updated agenda 
  • Approve Board meeting notes from September 18, 2025 
  • Approve changes to the F&A Policy 
  
    Approve minutes for IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: September 18, 2025 on September 18, 2025  
II. Strategic Priorities Updates 5:24 PM
 
  • Academic Updates
  
  A. Academic Updates Discuss Academic Department 15 m
   

The presenter is Academic Department. 

 

  • Academic Updates 
  • MS HQIM Usage 
  • Tiered Support Plan
  
III. Engaged Parents & Community Enrollment Updates 5:39 PM
  A. Attendance Updates Discuss Teddrick Estes 5 m
   

The presenter is Teddrick Estes. 

  • School Attendance Updates 
  
IV. Highly Effective Team 5:44 PM
 
  • Recruitment 
  
  A. Recruitment Updates Discuss Haley Morton 5 m
   

The presenter is Haley Morton.

 

  • Where are we now?
  • What's Next?
  
V. Replicable Model 5:49 PM
 
  • Fundraising 
  • FY26 Business Structure and Accounting Updates 
  • Finance (FY26 Contingency Budget)
  
  A. Fundraising Updates Discuss Karen Payne 5 m
   

The presenter is Karen Payne. 

 

  • Fundraising Updates 
  
  B. FY26 Business Structure and Accounting Updates Discuss Toimeka Evans 15 m
   

The presenter is Toimeka Evans. 

 

  • FY26 Business Structure and Accounting Updates 
  • Accounting Treatment 
  • Financial Oversight & Compliance 
  
  C. Finance Discuss Jovan Orozco 20 m
   

This presenter is Jovan Orozco. 

  • FY26 Contingency Budget
  
  D. Vote on Resolution Vote Amertice Allen 2 m
VI. Closed Session
VII. Closing Items 6:31 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Amertice Allen 1 m
   
  • Close out the meeting