Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday December 20, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Location
841 Genesee St.
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, D. Calder, K. Crawford (remote), M. Guler, W. Middleton, Y. Bilgic
Trustees Absent
J. Santos
Guests Present
M. Demirtas, M. Stevens, T. Manchester, 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 20, 2019 at 5:41 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Guler made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-15-19.
Y. Bilgic seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Circle of Trust Touchstones & Constructivist Listening
Postponed until next month.
E.
Community Building Circle - Restorative Justice Practices (RJP)
Postponed until next month.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Director's Report
Enrollment has dropped to 622. Z. Ercan is recruiting and trying to enroll new students.
M. Demirtas presented STAR and SRI proficiency numbers by grade levels for the middle school.
T. Manchester presented Cohort Regents Proficiency rates for the high school compared between RACS, NYS, RCSD and other charters for ELA, Math, Science, USH and Global. He also shared Annual Regents Data comparing RACS, NYS, RCSD and other charters in areas of Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies. The presentation included test taker percentage as well as Graduation Diploma Types.
M. Demirtas presented STAR and SRI proficiency numbers by grade levels for the middle school.
T. Manchester presented Cohort Regents Proficiency rates for the high school compared between RACS, NYS, RCSD and other charters for ELA, Math, Science, USH and Global. He also shared Annual Regents Data comparing RACS, NYS, RCSD and other charters in areas of Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies. The presentation included test taker percentage as well as Graduation Diploma Types.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
B.
Report
Z. Ercan presented a slide show to highlight some events in our schools.
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Financials
D. Ozcan presented Financial Summary Review.
B.
Form 990-Exempt Return for IRS
M. Guler made a motion to to submit Form 990-Exempt Return to IRS.
Y. Bilgic seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Financial Summary 18-19
D.
Elementary School Building
Our architect reviewed some plans with us for the school space and area around it.
E.
Purchasing School Building
Y. Bilgic made a motion to get approval from the Town of Irondequoit to move forward.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
B.
CEO Evaluation
W. Middleton shared that the CEO evaluation process has started and asked board members to complete by the next board meeting.
VI. Other Business
A.
2019-20 Employee Contract Decisions
Y. Bilgic made a motion to to approve the staffing changes.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. 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 7:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Stevens