Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday December 21, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
1757 Latta Road
Trustees Present
J. Santos, K. Crawford, M. Gedemenli, M. Guler, W. Middleton, Y. Bilgic
Trustees Absent
D. Calder
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Santos
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, J. Doyle, 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 Dec 21, 2018 at 5:34 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Guler made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 11-16-18 Board Meeting on 11-16-18.
M. Gedemenli seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. PR Report
A.
PR report
Z. Ercan presented the monthly school events and the PR report. Mrs. Wilkinson shared information about the reading program at the elementary school.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Director's Report
M. Demirtas presented the enrollment and application numbers. J. Doyle presented the students' SRI and STAR performance data and the data wall.
J. Santos arrived.
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Financials
D. Ozcan presented the summary of last month's financial.
B.
Financing Calculations for new projects
C.
Annual 990 Review
M. Gedemenli made a motion to approve the 990 form.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Elementary School Building
M. Guler made a motion to approve the letter of intent for purchasing the Wegmans Daycare building.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
St. Charles Building
J. Santos made a motion to deny the demand for rent from St. Charles' attorney.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
Strategic Plan
B. Middleton reminded the importance of the strategic plan committee meetings.
B.
Governance Committee Recommendations
M. Gedemenli made a motion to appoint Ms. Calder to the Board Secretary position.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Other Business
A.
Staff Hire/Termination Approvals
M. Gedemenli made a motion to approve the hiring and resignation 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 6:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas