Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday March 15, 2019 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

Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned

M. Gedemenli

Guests Present

D. Ozcan, D. Wilkinson, J. Doyle, M. Demirtas, M. Stevens, Tyler Manchester, Z. Ercan

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

M. Stevens called a meeting of the board of trustees of Rochester Academy Charter School to order on Friday Mar 15, 2019 at 5:33 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

M. Guler made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 02-15-19 Board Meeting on 02-15-19.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. PR Report

A.

PR report

Z. Ercan Presented PR report.
Z. Ercan left.
M. Gedemenli left.

III. Academic Excellence

A.

Director's Report

D. Wilkinson presented Elementary School goals.
J. Doyle presented Middle School proficiency report by grade level.
T. Manchester presented for High School in areas of discipline, Regents data, graduation and diploma distinction.  

B.

AEC Meeting Minutes

M. Demirtas reported on Strategic Plan and proposal for PTO.  He went over the discussion that was shared about different fundraising ideas. 

C.

2019-20 School Calendar

M. Demirtas presented proposed Calendar for 2019-2020 school year.
M. Guler made a motion to approve the calendar.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit

A.

Financials

D. Ozcan presented the budget.

B.

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes were presented.

C.

Facility needs for the new elementary school

M. Guler presented  the current interest and situation with the proposed building. He shared about neighborhood meeting that was held to hear neighbors' concerns and present proposal to them.  

D.

2019-2020 Budget Preparation Timeline

M. Guler presented an initial copy of the budget that will be presented at April board meeting to be voted on in May. The board continued to discuss about potential project for the gym for the high school.

V. Governance

A.

Strategic Plan

M. Demirtas presented the draft of CEO succession plan. He also presented new organizational chart. 

B.

Governance Committee Recommendations

M. Guler made a motion to approve new organizational chart.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Community Outreach/Development Committee Report

A.

Community Outreach/Development Committee report

D. Calder shared about their discussion of creating PTO, and the Facebook pages, and fundraising events.

VII. Other Business

A.

Staff Hire/Termination Approvals

K. Crawford made a motion to to approve new hire.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VIII. Closing Items

A.

Board Meeting Evaluation

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Stevens