Final

MOT Charter School

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday August 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

High School Campus

1275 Cedar Lane Road

Middletown, DE 19709

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Sam Sullivan
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Kelly Swab 5 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Kelly Swab 5 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on May 21, 2025  
II. Public Comment 7:10 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI 15 m
   

Individuals desiring to address the board must read, complete and sign the Request Form. A link can be found at https://forms.gle/Js62QvtCqHSaCKbR9 . Those who sign up may speak for up to three minutes. Public comment time will not exceed fifteen (15) minutes

  
III. Governance Committee 7:25 PM
  A. Committee Report FYI Kelly Swab 5 m
  B. Annual Conflict of Interest Disclosure and Required Trainings Discuss Kelly Swab 10 m
   

All board members must complete an annual disclosure of conflicts of interest as well as the following trainings:

 

Financial Responsibility Training – Charter Board and Citizen Budget Oversight Committee Members
Required at the start of membership term

  • Course #26379, Section #57679

Board Governance Trainings (3)
Required at the start of membership term and once every three years thereafter

  • Session 1 (Board Governance Standards) – Course #28301, Section #51553
  • Session 2 (School Leader Evaluation) – Course #28302, Section #51554
  • Session 3 (Academic Oversight) – Course #28303, Section #51555

Special Education Due Process Training

Required at the start of membership term

  • Course #TBD

 

Course registration for Special Education Due Process, Financial Responsibility and Governance Trainings is done through the PDMS system, which can be accessed from the MOT Charter ClassLink Homepage.

  • Visit launchpad.classlink.com/mot
  • Enter your MOT Charter username (firstname.lastname) and password
  • Select the PDMS application
  • Enter the course numbers above into the “Course Search” box found on the left hand side of the page
  • Click the “Register” button next to the course section you need to take
  
IV. Staff Experience Committee 7:40 PM
  A. Committee Report FYI Don Whitaker 5 m
V. Student Experience Committee 7:45 PM
  A. Committee Report FYI Bernadette Reiling 5 m
VI. Capital Improvement Committee 7:50 PM
  A. Committee Report FYI Stephen Doan 5 m
VII. Finance & Operations Committee 7:55 PM
 

Finance

  
  A. Committee Report FYI Stephen Doan 10 m
VIII. Head of School Report 8:05 PM
  A. Head of School Monthly Report Discuss Ned Southworth 10 m
IX. Other Business 8:15 PM
  A. Student and Staff Acceptable Use Policies Vote Ned Southworth 5 m
   

Review and approval of the Student Acceptable Use Policy and the Staff Acceptable Use Policy

  
  B. Paid Parental Leave Policy Vote Rachael Dallas 5 m
   

State-mandated updates to our Paid Parental Leave Policy

  
X. Closing Items 8:25 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Kelly Swab