MOT Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Location

K8 Academy Campus

1156 Levels Road

Middletown, DE 19709

Directors Present

B. Pace, B. Reiling, D. Mower-Wade, D. Whitaker, K. Gaines, K. Swab, M. Ali Khan, M. Hewitt, S. Doan, S. Sullivan

Directors Absent

C. Slater, J. DiBartolomeo, J. Taylor, P. Dubey

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

K. Swab called a meeting of the board of directors of MOT Charter School to order on Wednesday Jan 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM.
K. Swab made a motion to open the meeting.
S. Doan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approve Minutes

K. Swab made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-20-24.
M. Ali Khan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

No public present to comment.

III. Governance Committee

A.

Committee Report

Meeting to be held in February.

IV. Staff Experience Committee

A.

Committee Report

Don Whitaker reviewed having food trucks onsite for each campuses.  This will be held on consecutive days

V. Student Experience Committee

A.

Committee Report

Bernadette Reiling discussed having a meeting in the next couple of weeks to discuss this committee.

VI. Capital Improvement Committee

A.

Committee Report

Steve Doan discussed that there will be a meeting in the near future. 

VII. Finance & Operations Committee

A.

Committee Report

Steve Doan discussed local revenues that have been received.  The student tax is local funding that was higher than expected. 

VIII. Other Business

A.

Approval of 2023-2024 Annual Report

Ned Southworth discussed the annual report and the organization achieved a Meets Expectation score.

K. Swab made a motion to approve the annual report to be submitted to the State.
M. Ali Khan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IX. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

K. Swab made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
M. Ali Khan 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 7:38 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sullivan