Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday July 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
Conference Room - Central Office
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, J. Santos, S. Al, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
D. Calder, G. Tillery, T. Wright
Guests Present
Adrienne Dahlstrom, Brittany Pritchard, D. Ozcan, Daryl Cranston, J. Doyle, M. Demirtas, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment Session
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Monthly Topic
III. Community Outreach
A.
Presentation of Monthly School Activities Report
Ms. Zehra presented information about the year end celebrations.
IV. Finance and Facilities
A.
Enrollment
The school is on track to meet its enrollment target.
B.
Financials
Mr. Ozcan presented the End-of-Year Financial Status. The total expenditure was within the projected budget.
V. Governance
A.
Review Charter Renewal Application Cover Letter
B.
Review District-Wide School Safety Plan
C.
Review Revisions to the Code of Conduct
D.
Review Internet-Enabled Devices Policy - Distraction-Free Schools Law
E.
Board Member Term Renewal Decisions
F.
Finalize Board Retreat Agenda
The retreat will be held on August 9, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., concluding just before the board meeting. The venue will be the Elementary School Gym.
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Changes Review
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
This was a highly informative meeting.
It was great to see building leaders taking ownership and presenting their school-specific data.
The allocated time for agenda items needs to be carefully planned.
Ms. Doyle, Ms. Pritchard, Ms. Dahlstrom, and Mr. Cranston presented the Discipline Report. Ms. Doyle also shared the finalized End-of-Year WIG Scoreboard. The school successfully reduced chronic absenteeism by 10%, along with a decrease in both disciplinary referrals and failing grades compared to the previous school year.