MOT Charter School
Minutes
December Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 16, 2020 at 7:00 PM
Location
The December meeting of the MOT Charter School Board of Directors will be a virtual meeting. Please find login information below.
Meeting ID: 819 7469 9024
Passcode: 157985
Passcode: 157985
Directors Present
D. Watlington (remote), J. Taylor (remote), L. Latan (remote), M. Ali Khan (remote), R. Carroll, Jr. (remote), S. Sullivan (remote), T. Piser (remote)
Directors Absent
L. Jennings, L. Savino, S. Stallone
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth (remote)
Guests Present
E. Greene (remote), F. Schilling (remote), J. Camponelli (remote), J. Scali (remote), M. Hewett (remote), M. Weiss (remote), S. Noll (remote), T. Howarth (remote)
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 Dec 16, 2020 at 7:23 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Ali Khan made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-18-20.
R. Carroll, Jr. seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comment.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Remote/Hybrid Learning Update
The administrative team discuss the process to return to hybrid learning. The staff and students would have the rapid testing starting the week of 1/42021 with a hybrid learning initiating on 1/11/2021.
The administrative team discussed the process of testing and how to quarantine and test upon return to in class learning.
Smarter Balance information: need to be in-person testing. There needs to be space and time for testing in the building and some students may elect out as not to come into the building if they remain remote learning.
The administrative team discussed the process of testing and how to quarantine and test upon return to in class learning.
Smarter Balance information: need to be in-person testing. There needs to be space and time for testing in the building and some students may elect out as not to come into the building if they remain remote learning.
IV. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
Finance committee met on 12/16/2020 and no issues were found.
Discussion was had regarding annual increases and a recommendation was made to ask the Head of School to provide modest salary increase for the staff.
Discussion was had regarding annual increases and a recommendation was made to ask the Head of School to provide modest salary increase for the staff.
D. Watlington made a motion to allow the head of school to provide a modest salary increase for the staff.
M. Ali Khan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. 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