Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday September 21, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
841 Genesee Street
Trustees Present
D. Calder, K. Crawford, M. Gedemenli, M. Guler, W. Middleton, Y. Bilgic
Trustees Absent
J. Santos
Guests Present
C. Armstrong, D. Ozcan, J. Doyle, 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 Sep 21, 2018 at 5:46 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Calder made a motion to approve minutes from the August Board Meetings on 08-04-18 August Board Meeting on 08-04-18.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes for August 10 Special Meeting
D. Calder made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Meeting on 08-10-18 Special Meeting on 08-10-18.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Minutes for Board Retreat on August 4, 2018
D. Calder made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Retreat on 08-04-18 Board Retreat on 08-04-18.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Director's Report
M. Demirtas presented the enrollment numbers and explained the student retention.
B.
Elementary School Code of Conduct
M. Demirtas presented the shorter version of the code of conduct for the elementary school. Board members discussed the translation of the documents.
M. Guler made a motion to approve the code of conduct prepared for the elementary school.
M. Gedemenli seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Community Outreach/Development
A.
PR report
Z. Ercan presented the PR report for the months of August and September. Staff stated that the parent forum held during the summer institute was very beneficial.
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Financials
B.
Elementary School Lease Agreement
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the finalized elementary school building lease agreement with Bishop Kearney.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
CEO Evaluation
This item will be discussed in the next board meeting.
B.
Follow Up From the Retreat and Strategic Plan
W. Middleton suggested that the governance committee meet and go over the Strategic Planning Implementation 2018-2023 in its entirety. The governance committee will discuss it in October committee meeting.
C.
Charter Board Capacity Building Project
W. Middleton will meet with Steve Hanmer from Breakthrough Leadership Group to discuss charter board capacity building project initiated by Farash Foundation.
VI. Other Business
A.
Staff Hire/Termination Approvals
M. Demirtas presented the new staff hiring list to be approved by the board.
M. Guler made a motion to approve the new staff hiring as it is presented in the attachment.
D. Calder 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 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
C. Armstrong