MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Location
K8 Academy Campus
1156 Levels Road
Middletown, DE 19709
Directors Present
A. Bigesby, B. Pace, C. Dallas, C. Slater, D. Mower-Wade, D. Whitaker, M. Ali Khan, M. Hewitt, S. Doan, S. Sullivan
Directors Absent
B. Reiling, K. Gaines, K. Swab
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth (remote)
Guests Present
Janet Elston, R. Dallas
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Governance Committee
A.
Committee Report
Don Whitaker discussed presenting applications for future school board members.
IV. Staff Experience Committee
A.
Committee Report
Don Whitaker:
Food trucks at K-8 this week and last week had to cancel out on the High School campus
Committee to look into a wall of fame and this is continued to be working towards
V. Student Experience Committee
A.
Committee Report
Nothing to report
VI. Capital Improvement Committee
A.
Committee Report
Steve Doan discussed the capital improvements presented in the Finance and Operations committee
VII. Finance & Operations Committee
A.
Committee Report
Steve Doan discussed the information conveyed in the recent meeting:
- Steve thank Rachael Dallas for being proactive with addressing expenses and capital improvement requests/needs
- May need to use contingency funds to address the PA system at the K-8 campus
- Rachael Dallas reviewed the assumptions for the FY27 budget
VIII. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
Ned Southworth reviewed the head of school report that is included in the meeting documents
Last meeting with Rachael Dallas at MOT Charter
Campus Happenings
- Add AP coursework with increase in participation
- Next year adding 3 more AP courses
- Two students were named secretary scholars for MOT
- Many students have won awards during this school year
No public comment