MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Location
MOT Charter School
High School Campus
1275 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
Directors Present
D. Watlington, H. Johnson, J. Taylor, L. Savino, R. Carroll, Jr., T. Piser
Directors Absent
L. Jennings, L. Latan, M. Ali Khan, S. Stallone, S. Sullivan
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth
Guests Present
M. Hewett, M. Weiss
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 Apr 21, 2021 at 7:12 PM.
L. Savino made a motion to approve agenda.
D. Watlington seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Approve Minutes
L. Savino made a motion to approved March 2021 minutes.
D. Watlington seconded the motion.
March 2021 meeting minutes are showing as approved in board on track so cannot be linked to this record. Motion for approval of minutes was made by Lou Savino, seconded by Dave Watlington. Vote for approval was unanimous.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Board Governance
A.
Committee Report
Jennifer Taylor welcomed Harvey Johnson as the newest member of the Board.
B.
Proposal to add High School Parent Board Member
Governance committee would like to propose adding an additional parent Board member who has a child who is a student at the high school campus but did not attend the K8 Academy campus.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Calendar 2021-2022
Leadership presented the proposed 2021-2022 academic calendar. Highlights: Sept 1st is first student day; Weds, June 15th is last student day; 181 total student days; 196 days for 10-month staff
T. Piser made a motion to approve the 2021-2022 academic calendar.
D. Watlington seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
Finance and operations committee met earlier on 4/21/2021 and reviewed all pertinent financials. Meryl Hewett presented an overview of what was conveyed in this meeting.
B.
Staff Salary Adjustment
Committee presented the need to allow the HOS to use op to $600,000 for comparable salary calibration of teaching and non-teaching staff.
J. Taylor made a motion to authorize the HOS to designate funds for salary calibration.
L. Savino seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Latan |
Absent
|
| J. Taylor |
Aye
|
| H. Johnson |
Abstain
|
| L. Savino |
Aye
|
| D. Watlington |
Aye
|
| M. Ali Khan |
Absent
|
| S. Sullivan |
Absent
|
| R. Carroll, Jr. |
Aye
|
| T. Piser |
Aye
|
| S. Stallone |
Absent
|
| L. Jennings |
Absent
|
V. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
The head of school report was presented to the board.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
L. Savino made a motion to adjourn 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 8:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Taylor