Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Retreat

Date and Time

Saturday August 4, 2018 at 8:00 AM

Location

Woodcliff Hotel

Trustees Present

D. Calder, J. Santos, K. Crawford, M. Gedemenli, M. Guler, W. Middleton, Y. Bilgic

Trustees Absent

None

Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned

M. Guler

Guests Present

D. Ozcan, M. Demirtas

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

W. Middleton called a meeting to order on Saturday Aug 4, 2018 at 8:58 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

M. Gedemenli made a motion to approve minutes from the Annual Board Retreat on 08-12-17 Annual Board Retreat on 08-12-17.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Presentation by School Attorney James Evans

A.

Attorney Presentation

School Attorney J. Evans did the summer board in-service presentation and discussed the following topics with the board members. 
The role of the board of the trustees
Conflict of interest-Disclosure of the conflict of interest
Prohibited conduct
Avoiding liability for sexual harassment
Title IX of Education Amendments 1972 - students 
Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 - employees
Purchasing Policies
M. Guler left.

III. Future Board Meeting Dates

A.

RACS Board Meeting Dates and Committee Meeting Dates

K. Crawford made a motion to continue meeting on the third Friday of each month in the next year except for the months of April and August. The board meeting dates for the months of April and August are: April 26th and August 3rd. The board retreat will be combined with the August board meeting.
M. Gedemenli seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Strategic Planning

A.

Prioritizing and Assigning Tasks

B. Middleton briefly summarized the steps of the Strategic Plan and shared his thoughts on how to proceed with the implementation of the plan. The board worked on the strategic plan implementation document.

B.

Creating Metrics

V. Board Assessments

A.

Review and Discuss Board Assessments

The board discussed the board assessment results.

VI. Review Open Meetings Law

A.

Open Meetings Law

The attorney went over the Open Meeting Law together with the board members.

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 1:52 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas