Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday June 8, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
1757 Latta Rd.
Trustees Present
D. Calder, J. Santos, K. Crawford, M. Gedemenli, M. Guler, W. Middleton, Y. Bilgic
Trustees Absent
None
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
D. Calder, K. Crawford
Guests Present
C. Armstrong, D. Ozcan, D. Wilkinson, M. Demirtas, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Armstrong called a meeting of the board of trustees of Rochester Academy Charter School to order on Friday Jun 8, 2018 at 5:34 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Crawford arrived.
D. Calder arrived.
M. Guler made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 05-18-18 Board Meeting on 05-18-18.
W. Middleton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Community Outreach/Development
A.
PR report
Z. Ercan presented the PR Report.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Director's Report
M. Demirtas presented the Director's report.
B.
Academic Excellence Committee Report
D. Wilkinson presented her report on the status of the opening of the new elementary school.
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Financials
B.
18-19 Budget
C.
Elementary School Building and Feasibility Study Options
D. Ozcan and M. Demirtas presented the options for Elementary school building.
M. Guler made a motion to move forward with the Hudson Building with a counteroffer within the range between 2.5 and 3.5 million dollars. The school will move into the Hudson Building if the counteroffer is accepted by the bank contingent upon New York State Charter School Office and Town of Irondequoit approvals. If the bank denies our offer, we will move forward with renting the St. Charles Building contingent upon New York State Charter School Office and Town of Greece approvals.
W. Middleton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
Strategic Planning
W. Middleton presented the report. RACS Strategic Planning Committee will have another meeting next Thursday to finalize the Strategic Plan.
B.
Board Retreat
J. Santos presented the calendar for the board retreat. Board Retreat will be on August 4th.
C.
Annual Board reorganization
M. Guler made a motion to nominate and elect William Middleton as the new Board Chair for the next 3 years.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Other Business
A.
Staff Update
M. Guler made a motion to approve hiring of the new staff members.
W. Middleton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. 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 7:16 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Armstrong