Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Committee Members Present
C. Sampson (remote), M. Demirtas (remote), W. Middleton (remote)
Committee Members Absent
T. Wright
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Sampson called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Rochester Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Jan 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Demirtas made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 11-20-25.
W. Middleton seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Develop and Revise Board Member Handbook
B.
CEO Evaluation
Bill aims to complete the evaluation by the next Governance Committee meeting.
C.
Student Exclusion Policy for Missing Vaccination Records
The policy reflects the school's current practices. After making a few changes, the committee decided to recommend the board to approve it.
D.
Organizational capacity review (Report from an external evaluator)
The Committee decided to wait for the Renewal Site Visit report to discuss this topic.
E.
Mission and key design elements review (Report from an external evaluator)
The Committee decided to wait for the Renewal Site Visit report to discuss this topic.
F.
Review Enrollment Plan for the year ahead
The enrollment will be increased from 816 to 900 for the upcoming school year.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:25 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas
The committee aims to complete the handbook by the next Governance Committee meeting.