Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday July 19, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Location
841 Genesee St.
Trustees Present
D. Calder, J. Santos, K. Crawford, W. Middleton, Y. Bilgic
Trustees Absent
M. Guler
Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned
J. Santos
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, D. Wilkinson, J. Doyle, Jennifer Aronson-Jovcevski, 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 Jul 19, 2019 at 5:39 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Crawford made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 06-21-19 Board Meeting on 06-21-19.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. PR Report
A.
PR report
Ms. Zehra informed the board about the end of school year events especially graduation ceremony of the seniors.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Director's Report
M. Demirtas presented the enrollment numbers and shared information about the admin retreat meeting.
B.
AEC Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Financials
B.
Finance Committee Minutes
The finance committee shared the minutes of the meeting.
C.
Elementary School Lease Update
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the amount of increase in the monthly rent payment for the elementary school building.
Y. Bilgic seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
Board Reply to "Strength 2 Say"
The governance committee will continue to discuss this topic in the upcoming meetings.
B.
Board Response to S2S Grievance
C.
Governance Commitee Recommendation on S2S Grievance
J. Santos made a motion to close the grievance that was determined to be unfounded.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Board Evaluation
Board assessment needs to be completed by the end of next week.
E.
Board Retreat
The board retreat will be held at Woodcliff Hotel in Fairport.
F.
Governance Committee Meeting Minutes
J. Santos left.
VI. Community Outreach/Development Committee Report
A.
Community Outreach/Development Committee report
Community Outreach Committee shared the reports with the board members.
VII. Other Business
A.
2019-20 Employee Contract Decisions
Y. Bilgic made a motion to approve the hiring and resignations of the employees.
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 6:58 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas