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IOTA Community Schools

IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: May 21, 2026

Published on May 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM CDT
Amended on May 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM CDT

Date and Time

Thursday May 21, 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: May 21, 2026
Thursday, May 21 · 5:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/xdq-beja-msx
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 314-649-4326‬ PIN: ‪269 188 725‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/xdq-beja-msx?pin=9672315382615

 

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 
    • Engaged Parents & Community Enrollment Update
    • Highly Effective Team 
    • Replicable Model
  
  D. Vision, Mission, and Excellence Discuss Jocquell Rodgers 1 m
  E. Mission Moment   Jocquell Rodgers 5 m
   

ALSAC Donation at Bluff City High School 

  
  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
     
  J. Approve Minutes from March 26, 2026 Approve Minutes Amertice Allen 5 m
     
  K. Human Resources Updates Vote Rachel Casab 5 m
   
  • Executive Summary Updates 
  • Vote on Central Office and TN Region Handbook
  
  L. IOTA Academic School Calendar Vote Christina Austin 5 m
  M. Operations Vote Patricia Adams 5 m
   
  • SY27 Janitorial RFP Approval 
  
II. Strategic Priorities Updates 5:42 PM
  A. Academic Updates FYI Academic Department 5 m
   
  • Aimsweb Spring Benchmark 
  • Aimweb Fall vs Spring Benchmark
  
III. Engaged Parents & Community Enrollment Updates
IV. Highly Effective Team Updates 5:47 PM
  A. Teacher Recruitment FYI Haley Morton 5 m
   
  • Vacancies for TN and AR 
  • What's Next? 
  
V. Replicable Model Updates 5:52 PM
  A. Finance: FY26 Forecast Vote Jovan Orozco 10 m
   
  • IOTA FY26 Forecast 
  • Vote on Resolution- Bluff City Gift -in- Kind Increase 
  
  B. Finance: FY27 Budget Vote Jovan Orozco 15 m
   
  • FY27 Budget 

Resolution Leases
2 LEASES Castleman FY27 with Bluff City and Wooddale

Resolution - Recoverable Startup Operating Support for Arkansas
 

Recoverable Startup Operating Support Agreement also provided
 


Resolution - Recoverable Operating Support for Bluff City
 

Recoverable Startup Operating Support Agreement also provided
 


Resolution - Shared Service Agreement
 

  • 3 SSAs provided for each of the 3 LLCs 
     


Resolution - FY27 Budget and Lines of Credit

  
  C. Governance FYI Karen Payne 5 m
   
  • Jocquell's Evaluation Updates 
  • Retreat Update
  
VI. Closing Items 6:22 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Amertice Allen 1 m