IOTA Community Schools
Minutes
August Board Meeting and Retreat
Date and Time
Saturday August 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Location
Wooddale Middle School 3467 Castleman St, Memphis, TN 38118
Directors Present
A. Allen, E. Harris, L. Neal, P. Egwuekwe, T. Alexander
Directors Absent
P. Velasquez
Guests Present
Amelya Cooper (remote), Brittany Williams (remote), Christina Austin (remote), Christopher Jones, D. Penaranda, J. Orozco (remote), J. Rodgers, Rubi Valles (remote), T. Shivers (remote), Yaijaira Torrez (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. CEO Support And Eval
A.
CEO Support and Evaluation
III. Development
A.
Development
A. No updates were presented under this item.
IV. Facility
A.
Facility
No updates were presented under this item.
V. Finance
A.
Arkansas Delay (Discussion)
D. Penaranda and J. Orozco presented the budget impact of the Arkansas delay. L. Neal asked about next-year impact. Staff noted this year’s impact was minimized and opening with two schools avoids future loss. No action was taken.
B.
Enrollment Update
J. Rodgers and J. Orozco presented a preview of the enrollment picture. The board had few questions
VI. Governance
A.
Board Composition
D. Penaranda reviewed composition and proposed committees. A. Allen asked which committees are required. L. Neal raised non-voting advisory roles. Finance and Audit exists by charter. No action taken on new committees; to return later.
B.
Board training
The board completed board training following the committee discussion.
VII. Other Business
A.
Other Business
No updates were presented under this item.
J. Rodgers reviewed details and logistics for the upcoming CEO evaluation. No action was taken.