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IOTA Community Schools

IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: April 24, 2025

Published on April 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM CDT

Date and Time

Thursday April 24, 2025 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 Jaques Hamilton at 901-686-

5584. 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: April 24, 2025


Thursday, April 24, 2025 · 5:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/uce-dnuf-sjh
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 304-981-5386‬ PIN: ‪391 072 376‬#

 

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
      • Recruitment
    • Replicable Model
      • Development
      • Forecast
      • Authorization and Expansion
      • Governance 
  • Meeting Adjourn 
  
  D. Vision, Mission, and Excellence Discuss Jocquell Rodgers 1 m
  E. Mission Moment Discuss Jocquell Rodgers 3 m
   
  • Mission Moment - Kirby Middle School and Wooddale Middle School spent the day at Junior Achievement. 
  
  F. Public Comment Discuss Jocquell Rodgers 10 m
  G. Consent Agenda Vote Amertice Allen 1 m
   
  • Approve Board meeting notes from February 27, 2025 
  • Amended SY25-26 School Calendar
  • Remove Board Member Monger from the Board
  
  H. Considering and Adopting the Resolution Vote Amertice Allen 5 m
   
  • Motion to Consider and Adopt the Resolution
  
II. Strategic Priorities Updates 5:23 PM
 
  • Academic Updates
  • Engaged Parents and Community Enrollment Updates
  
  A. Academic Updates Discuss 15 m
   

The presenter is Christina Austin. 

 

  • BLF
  • HIL
  • WDL
  • KRB
  
  B. Enrollment Updates Discuss 5 m
   

The presenter is Patricia Adams. 

 

  • BLF
  • HIL
  • WDL
  • KRB
  
  C. Chronic Absenteeism Updates Discuss 5 m
   

The presenter is Patricia Adams. 

 

  • Data Review and Discussion 

 

 

  
III. Highly Effective Team 5:48 PM
 
  • Recruitment 
  
  A. Recruitment Updates Discuss 10 m
   

The presenter is Haley Morton.

 

  • Where are we now?
  •  What's next?
  • Intent to return 
  
IV. Replicable Model 5:58 PM
 
  • Development 
  • Finance 
  • Arkansas Expansion 
  • Governance 
  
  A. Development Updates Discuss 10 m
   

The presenter is Karen Payne. 

 

  • Development Updates 
  
  B. Finance Updates Discuss Jovan Orozco 10 m
   

The presenter is Jovan Orozco. 

 

  • Finance Updates 
  
  C. Organization Structure Updates Discuss 20 m
   

The presenter is Dan Penaranda.

 

  • Timeline Updates 
  
  D. Governance Updates Discuss 5 m
   

The presenter is Jaques Hamilton.

 

  • Annual Training 
  • CEO Evaluation 
  
  E. Adopting the Resolution Vote Amertice Allen 5 m
   
  • FY25 Teacher Bonus Resolution
  
V. Closing Items 6:48 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Amertice Allen 1 m
   
  • Close out the meeting