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

J. Taylor called a meeting of the board of directors of MOT Charter School to order on Wednesday Jan 26, 2022 at 7:02 PM.
L. Jennings made a motion to approve the agenda for the meeting.
M. Ali Khan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Watlington made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-17-21.
M. Ali Khan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

No public in attendance for this meeting

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.

J. Taylor made a motion to add one K-8 teacher to the board.
D. Watlington seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Board Terms up for renewal

Jen Taylor tabled this until the next meeting.

C.

New parent board member

J. Taylor made a motion to approve Kelly Swab as a parent board member.
L. Jennings seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

J. Taylor made a motion to extend the end date of the staff to use the COVID leave policy until the end of the school calendar year.
M. Ali Khan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Head of School Report

A.

Head of School Monthly Report

Ned Southworth reviewed the presentation included in the meeting minutes.

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

M. Ali Khan made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Watlington 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 7:46 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sullivan