MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 26, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Location
High School Campus
1275 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
Directors Present
D. Watlington, H. Johnson, J. Taylor, L. Jennings, M. Ali Khan, S. Sullivan
Directors Absent
L. Latan, L. Savino, S. Stallone, T. Piser
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth
Guests Present
Kelly Swab, M. Hewett, M. Weiss
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
III. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
2021-2022 Academic Year Update
Ned Southworth reviewed the presentation included in the meeting minutes.
IV. Governance
A.
Committee Report
Jen Taylor proposed that the board adds 1 teacher from the K-8 campus and one 1 teacher from high school to sit on the board.
B.
Board Terms up for renewal
Jen Taylor tabled this until the next meeting.
C.
New parent board member
D.
Teacher retention
Jen Taylor discussed the issues current with retaining teaching staff.
E.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Jen Taylor advised that board members need to complete the conflict of interest form and return to Ned Southworth.
V. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
Dave Watlington discussed the results of the finance committee meeting that was held on 1/26/2022. MOT has received most of the Federal and State funding at this time.
B.
Update to temporary COVID-19 leave policy
VI. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
Ned Southworth reviewed the presentation included in the meeting minutes.
No public in attendance for this meeting