Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday June 19, 2020 at 5:30 PM
Location
Remote Zoom Meeting
Trustees Present
C. Sampson (remote), D. Calder (remote), M. Guler (remote), W. Middleton (remote)
Trustees Absent
J. Santos, K. Crawford, Y. Bilgic
Guests Present
D. Ozcan (remote), D. Wilkinson (remote), J. Doyle (remote), M. Demirtas (remote), M. Stevens (remote), T. Manchester (remote), Z. Ercan (remote)
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 Jun 19, 2020 at 5:38 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Guler made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 05-15-20.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Updates re: Planning for Re-entry
Still awaiting official guidance from NYS. Will share when final verion is complete.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
C.
Student Performance Reports
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
B.
Report
After hearing from the govenor that outdoor graduation is allowed with no more than 150 people in attendance RACS will hold graduation outside school. To allow for more students' family members to attend, staff and board members in attendance will be limited to only essential staff and Mr. Middleton to represent the board.
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
Numbers stayed at 612.
B.
Financials
D. Ozcan shared financial information.
M.Demirtas shared that there will be funding cuts next year. The Admin team has discussed and is recommending no salary cuts or cuts to programs for students THey also are recommending that any cuts come from putting the gym project on hold. While members see this could be necessary they want to meet via zoom to brainstorm ideas o get money to offset decreased state aid.W. Middleton and C. Sampson will have a zoom meeting with Z. Ercan and M. Demirtas.
Negotiations were finalized for the St. Helen's building. The 1st contingency to get town approval is being worked on.
M.Demirtas shared that there will be funding cuts next year. The Admin team has discussed and is recommending no salary cuts or cuts to programs for students THey also are recommending that any cuts come from putting the gym project on hold. While members see this could be necessary they want to meet via zoom to brainstorm ideas o get money to offset decreased state aid.W. Middleton and C. Sampson will have a zoom meeting with Z. Ercan and M. Demirtas.
Negotiations were finalized for the St. Helen's building. The 1st contingency to get town approval is being worked on.
C.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
B.
Board Member Term Renewals
M. Guler made a motion to for renewal of Jean Calder for another term and that JoAnn Santos is renewed as well upon her approval to do so.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Board Self-Assessment
Deadline for board members to complete the day before the July board meeting.
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
D. Wilkinson has been successfully conducting social distancing and zoom interviews. There have been some good candidates coming from RCSD schools that have been shut down.
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 6:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Stevens