MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 20, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Location
1156 Levels Road, Middletown, DE 19709
Directors Present
D. Watlington, J. Taylor, L. Jennings, L. Savino, S. Stallone, S. Sullivan
Directors Absent
M. Ali Khan, M. Deputy, R. Carroll, Jr.
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth
Guests Present
M. Hewett, M. Weiss, Shana Noll, Travis Piser
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Taylor called a meeting of the board of directors of MOT Charter School to order on Wednesday Nov 20, 2019 at 7:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
L. Savino made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 09-18-19 Board Meeting on 09-18-19.
S. Stallone seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentation from the Auditors
A.
PRESENTATION OF FY19 AUDITED FINANCIALS
Tim Sawyer from Barbacane Thornton & Company CPA presented the audit that was completed on 8-1-2019. The audit revealed no issues or findings with the finances at MOT Charter School
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Fall Academic Data Presentation
Mitch Weiss and Shana Noll presented the fall NWEA scores and an overview of the DSSF (Delaware School Success Framework) Report Card. MOT received an "Exceeds Expectations" in each report section and an overall rating of "Exceeds Expectations".
B.
Class Size Waiver
The class size waiver is not required this year due to teacher staffing in impacted grades.
IV. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
Allocated funds to the athletic fields that are underway and on budget at this time.
Expected completion of the athletic fields by the end of 2019 or start of 2020.
Fields should be ready for use for the Spring 2020 season.
Expected completion of the athletic fields by the end of 2019 or start of 2020.
Fields should be ready for use for the Spring 2020 season.
V. Board Governance
A.
Committee Report
Did not meet
B.
update on trainings
The expectation is that all the Board members will complete the new state governance trainings by 11/30/2019
C.
New teacher representative to the board
J. Taylor made a motion to have Travis Piser as the High School faculty representative on the Board.
L. Savino seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
Ned Southworth reviewed the powerpoint with the Head of School report information
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
L. Jennings made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
L. Savino seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:37 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Taylor