Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday November 16, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
Genesee St-Middle School
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
K. Crawford
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, D. Wilkinson, M. Demirtas, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
W. Middleton called a meeting of the board of trustees of Rochester Academy Charter School to order on Friday Nov 16, 2018 at 5:40 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Gedemenli made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 10-19-18 Board Meeting on 10-19-18.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Community Outreach/Development
A.
PR report
Z. Ercan presented the school events and activities.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Director's Report
M. Demirtas presented the monthly report. We will discuss last year's SRI and STAR data to analyze the correlation with the state test results in the next board meeting.
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Financials
D. Ozcan presented the financial summary and responded to the questions regarding the purchasing policy.
D. Wilkinson arrived.
B.
Finance Committee Report
M. Guler presented the building options for the elementary school.
C.
Annual 990 Review
D.
School Purchasing Policy&Procedures updates
E.
Elementary School Building
M. Guler made a motion to give the assignment to the Finance committee to negotiate and make an offer to purchase the Wegmans' Daycare building.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
CEO Evaluation
The CEO evaluation report was presented by W. Middleton.
B.
Strategic Plan
Committees are required to meet monthly to work on the tactics of the strategic plan.
C.
Governance Committee Recommendations
M. Gedemenli made a motion to approve the recommendations of the governance committee.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Board Training
M. Gedemenli made a motion to to approve non-profit administration certificate program expenses to be covered for the board members under the term of serving as the board member of RACS at least for 12 months after the end of the certification program.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Board Capacity Building Retreat
W. Middleton presented his takeaways from the recent board retreat sponsored by Farash Foundation.
K. Crawford left.
VI. Other Business
A.
Staff Hire/Termination Approvals
M. Guler made a motion to approve the hiring and resignations of the staff.
Y. Bilgic 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 7:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas