MOT Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 15, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Location
High School Campus
1275 Cedar Lane Road
Middletown, DE 19079
Meetings will be held in the STEM Commons
Directors Present
C. Slater, D. Mower-Wade, D. Whitaker, L. Savino, S. Doan, S. Sullivan
Directors Absent
H. Johnson, J. Taylor, K. Swab, L. Latan, M. Ali Khan, M. Terry
Ex Officio Members Present
N. Southworth
Non Voting Members Present
N. Southworth
Guests Present
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
B.
Student presentation re. high school activity bus
Bolu Aminu presented her request to have an activity bus for after school events. She presented the results of her research that indicated that 54% of students are not able to participate in extracurricular activities. Bolu discussed the different activities that the students indicated what they would utilize the bus. Bolu reviewed several schools and how they provide transportation for extra circular activities.
III. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Committee Report
Nothing to report.
IV. Marketing & 20th Anniversary Committee
A.
Committee Report
Nothing to discuss.
V. Governance
A.
Committee Report
Nothing to discuss.
VI. Finance & Operations
A.
Committee Report
Lou Savino discussed the recommendations from the committee to present to the board for apporoval
B.
Budget 2023-2024
Lou recommended to have another vote if the financials drastically change prior to the end of the fiscal year.
VII. Head of School Report
A.
Head of School Monthly Report
Ned Southworth reviewed the monthly report that is included in the meeting documents.
VIII. Other Business
A.
Capital Budget
These capital purchases would come out of the reserves.
Barbara Riggin discussed the recent change in the dress code policy. Specifically, the kakis uniform requirements for students. She requested to resume allowing dark colored pants.
Barbara Riggin discussed the cell phone policy. She discussed the restricted use of the devices. The policies are not consistently being implemented.