MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 16, 2020 at 7:00 PM
Location
High School Campus
Arts Commons
1275 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, MD 19790
Middletown, MD 19790
Directors Present
D. Watlington, J. Taylor, L. Jennings, L. Savino, M. Ali Khan, S. Stallone, S. Sullivan, T. Piser
Directors Absent
L. Latan, R. Carroll, Jr.
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth
Guests Present
F. Schilling, J. Camponelli, M. Hewett, M. Weiss, S. Noll, T. Howarth
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 Sep 16, 2020 at 7:02 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Ali Khan made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-19-20.
S. Stallone seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Board Governance
A.
Committee Report
L. Savino made a motion to open a parent board member position for applicants until 11/1/2020 for the board to review at the December meeting.
T. Piser seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Committee Report
B.
DIAA proposal to change start of fall sports to 9/28
Ned Southworth discussed the DIAA proposal to return to fall sports on 9/28/2020. If this gets approved the school would still be closed for classes and just open for athletes.
L. Savino made a motion to move forward with allowing starting on 9/28/2020 if the State Board approves this recommendation.
J. Taylor seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Jennings |
Aye
|
| T. Piser |
Aye
|
| J. Taylor |
Aye
|
| D. Watlington |
Aye
|
| L. Latan |
Absent
|
| R. Carroll, Jr. |
Absent
|
| S. Stallone |
No
|
| L. Savino |
Aye
|
| M. Ali Khan |
Aye
|
| S. Sullivan |
Aye
|
IV. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
The committee had a meeting on 9/16/2020 and no issues were found with reviewing the financial information.
V. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
Ned Southworth reviewed his Head of School report that is included in the agenda documents.
L. Jennings made a motion to have a board meeting prior to 10/5/2020 to discuss the next step with student instruction based upon the State of Delaware COVID cases.
M. Ali Khan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Other Business
A.
Public Comment
Scott Snell read a prepared statement that he generated regarding the return to in person class. His message was that he feels that in-person classes are not warranted at the current state of the COVID virus.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Ali Khan made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
T. Piser 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 9:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sullivan
Jennifer Taylor proposed to open a parent board member position to allow for a grade school parent to have representation on the board.