MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday October 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM
Location
High School Campus
Arts Commons
1275 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
Directors Present
D. Watlington, J. Taylor, L. Savino, M. Ali Khan, R. Carroll, Jr., S. Stallone, S. Sullivan, T. Piser
Directors Absent
L. Jennings, L. Latan
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth
Guests Present
J. Scali, M. Hewett, M. Weiss, S. Noll, T. Howarth
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
J. Taylor made a motion to move the public comment section of the agenda to immediately after the approval of the agenda.
S. Stallone seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Taylor called a meeting of the board of directors of MOT Charter School to order on Thursday Oct 15, 2020 at 7:01 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes - September Meeting
J. Taylor made a motion to approve the minutes from Finance & Operations Committee Meeting on 09-16-20.
S. Stallone seconded the motion.
Changes that needed to be made are that Ali Khan vote yes for the Sports and Steve Stallone voted no regrading returning to play on 9/28/2020
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes - October Special Meeting
M. Ali Khan made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 10-01-20.
S. Stallone seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Board Governance
A.
Committee Report
Next meeting will be a vote on continuation of the current board members.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Committee Report
B.
Charter Renewal Application
J. Taylor made a motion to approve the application.
S. Stallone seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
The committee met on 10/15/2020 and no issues were found with the current finances.
V. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
Ned Southworth discussed the current information regarding the COVID incidents in the State.
VI. Other Business
A.
Public Comment
Substitute teacher commented on her concern with return to in person teaching.
J. Taylor made a motion to accept the plan to return to in class learning as indicated by Ned Southworth in his report.
L. Savino seconded the motion.
The recommendation was to keep the split of K and 1 grades during the week of 11/9 to not over burden the teachers and staff. The students then will be attending 4 days a week starting on 11/16/2020.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Taylor |
Aye
|
| D. Watlington |
Aye
|
| S. Stallone |
Aye
|
| L. Savino |
Aye
|
| L. Latan |
Absent
|
| M. Ali Khan |
Aye
|
| S. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| T. Piser |
No
|
| L. Jennings |
Absent
|
| R. Carroll, Jr. |
Aye
|
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
L. Savino made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Stallone 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 7:51 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sullivan
Documents used during the meeting
- HOS Report October 15 2020.pptx
- MOT Charter School - Charter Renewal Application September 2020 - Final. Signed with Appendices.pdf
- HOS Report October 2020 - Part 2.pptx