IOTA Community Schools
Minutes
IOTA Board of Directors' Meeting: October 24, 2024
Date and Time
Thursday October 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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: October 24, 2024
Thursday, October 24 · 5:00 – 6:00pm
Time zone: America/Chicago
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/oen-djjv-ter
Or dial: (US) +1 336-949-8216 PIN: 214 123 651#
Directors Present
A. Allen, L. Neal, P. Egwuekwe, P. Velasquez (remote)
Directors Absent
T. Monger, T. Young
Guests Present
C. Everett, J. Hamilton, J. Rodgers
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Agenda
D.
Vision, Mission, and Excellence
J. Rodgers led the Vision, Mission, and Excellence.
E.
Mission Moment
J. Rodgers led the Mission Moment.
- Wooddale Middle School was approved.
- The Arkansas Public School Resource Center approved an Elementary School and Middle School.
F.
Public Comment
A. Allen led the Mission Moment.
- The Board has allocated 10 minutes for public comment. Speakers will be allocated 3 minutes to speak.
- If you would like to provide public comment, please use the “raise hand” function on Google. We will call on you and unmute you so you can provide public comment.
- Please identify yourself at the beginning of your comment for the record. Please refrain from sharing confidential information (including employees names), gossip, or any defamatory information.
G.
Consent Agenda
II. Strategic Priorities Updates
A.
Academic Updates
C. Everett led the Academic Updates.
- Midterm Data (KRB, WDL, BLF, and HIL)
III. Engaged Parents and Community Enrollment Update
A.
Engaged Parents and Community Enrollment Update
J. Rodgers led the Engaged Parents and Community Enrollment Update.
- Enrollment Updates
- Authorization Updates
- Arkansas Expansion Updates
B.
Community Engagement - Parent Resource Room
J. Hamilton led the Community Engagement - Parent Resource Room Update.
- Community Engagement - Parent Resource Room Updates
IV. Highly Effective Team
A.
Human Capital
H. Morton led the Highly Effective Team Updates.
- Human Capital Updates
V. Replicable Model
A.
Development
K. Payne led the Development Update.
- Development Updates
B.
Finance
C.
Operations
P. Adams led the Operations Update.
- Operations Updates
D.
Governance
J. Rodgers led the Governance Update.
- Annual Board Training Update
A. Allen led the Agenda.