Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 26, 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
M. Demirtas called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Rochester Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Feb 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Demirtas made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 01-22-26.
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
W. Middleton will continue to work on the CEO evaluation.
C.
Review School Accountability Status released by NYSED
M. Demirtas presented information regarding the school’s accountability status. The school demonstrated improvement by moving from CSI to TSI. All groups were identified as LSI, with the exception of two subgroups. School leadership will implement targeted supports to improve those two subgroups to LSI status.
D.
Review Succession Plans
The Business Administrator and the Chief Academic Officer are developing succession plans for their respective positions. Upon completion of the draft plans, they will be submitted to the committee for review.
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 3:26 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas
The committee is continuing to work on the handbook.