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IOTA Community Schools

IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: January 22, 2026

Published on January 20, 2026 at 4:19 PM CST

Date and Time

Thursday January 22, 2026 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: January 22, 2026
Thursday, January 22 · 5:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mqc-pdzy-key
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 929-324-9411‬ PIN: ‪252 145 432‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/mqc-pdzy-key?pin=2378558528358

 

 

 

 

Agenda

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

Mentorship Spotlight 

  
  F. Public Comment Discuss Pamela Egwuekwe 10 m
  G. Consent Agenda Approve Minutes Pamela Egwuekwe 1 m
   
  • Approve Board meeting notes from December 18, 2025 
  
    Approve minutes for IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: December 18, 2025 on December 18, 2025  
II. Strategic Priorities Updates 5:20 PM
 
  • Academic Updates
  
  A. Academic Updates Discuss Academic Department 10 m
   

The presenter is Academic Department. 

 

  • Academic Updates
  
III. Highly Effective Team 5:30 PM
 
  • Recruitment 
  
  A. Recruitment Updates Discuss Haley Morton 5 m
   

The presenter is Haley Morton.

 

  • What's Next Tennessee?
  • What's Next Arkansas?
  
IV. Replicable Model 5:35 PM
 

 

  • Finance
  
  A. Finance Vote Finance Department 15 m
   

The presenter Finance Department. 

  • FY26 Arkansas Budget Update 
  • FY25 Audit Report-Status Update
  
V. Closing Items 5:50 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Pamela Egwuekwe 1 m
   
  • Close out the meeting