MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Location
High School Campus
1275 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19709
Directors Present
D. Watlington, L. Latan, M. Ali Khan, S. Stallone, S. Sullivan, T. Piser
Directors Absent
H. Johnson, J. Taylor, K. Swab, L. Jennings, L. Savino
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth
Guests Present
M. Weiss, R. Dallas
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 discussed the recent change to stop mandating masks within the school buildings. He stated cleaning and distancing to assist with decreasing the spread of COVID. The students are using the masks if they wish without issues or incidents. Ned discussed that staff are continuing to wear the mask in public areas to support the kids that wish to continue to wear masks.
IV. Governance
A.
Committee Report
Nothing to report
B.
Board Terms up for renewal
V. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
Finance committee met on 3/16/2022 and no issues or concerns were noted with review of the financials. The committee is making a recommendation to allow funds to be used to address the capital expenses to both buildings. The funds would come from end of year cash surplus.
VI. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
Ned Southworth reviewed the head of school report.
VII. Other Business
A.
Family Handbook review
The board is forming a committee to update the handbook.
No public to comment