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IOTA Community Schools

IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: March 26, 2026

Published on March 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM CDT

Date and Time

Thursday March 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT

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: March 26, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Wooddale Middle School – Library

Google Meet joining information:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/xmx-hxri-egz
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 316-302-4701‬ PIN: ‪816 463 191‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/xmx-hxri-egz?pin=3726918434390

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 & Vision, Mission, Excellence. 
  • 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   Jocquell Rodgers 5 m
   

Student at Bluff City Video Spotlight

  
  F. Public Comment Discuss Amertice Allen 10 m
  G. Approve Minutes: January 22, 2026 Approve Minutes Amertice Allen 1 m
     
  H. Approval of Minutes from Special Call Meeting January 27, 2026 Approve Minutes Amertice Allen 1 m
     
  I. Approval of Minutes from Special Call Meeting February 12, 2026 Approve Minutes Amertice Allen 1 m
     
II. Strategic Priorities Updates 5:22 PM
  A. Academic Updates FYI Academic Department 5 m
   
  • Academic Testing Calendar 
  • Q3 Snapshot (Growth in Motion) 
  • Academic Focus and Next Steps 
  
III. Highly Effective Team Updates 5:27 PM
  A. Teacher Recruitment FYI Haley Morton 5 m
   
  • What's Next? Tennessee and Arkansas 
  • SY26 Vacancies
  
IV. Replicable Model Updates 5:32 PM
  A. Finance Discuss Jovan Orozco 5 m
   
  • IOTA Q2 Forecast 
  
  B. Governance FYI Karen Payne 1 m
   
  • General Updates 
  • Potential New Board Structure 
  
V. Closing Items 5:38 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Amertice Allen 1 m