Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday January 15, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Location

Trustees Present

C. Sampson (remote), D. Calder (remote), J. Santos (remote), K. Crawford (remote), M. Guler (remote), W. Middleton (remote), Y. Bilgic (remote)

Trustees Absent

None

Guests Present

D. Ozcan (remote), D. Wilkinson (remote), J. Doyle (remote), M. Demirtas (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 Jan 15, 2021 at 5:33 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

K. Crawford made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 12-18-20.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence and Equity

A.

Updates re: Schooling During Pandemic

K Crawford made a motion to approve the Phase 1B Vaccination PTO policy.
J Calder seconded the motion
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Monthly Topic

M. Demirtas shared a presentation that included notes from the sections Benchmark 8&9 of the state report.
The board was informed about the current practices and the action plans.

C.

Committee Meeting Minutes

III. Community Outreach & Development

A.

Report

Z. Ercan presented the PR report.

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit

A.

Enrollment

M. Demirtas presented the enrollment numbers. We are at our target.

B.

Financials

D. Ozcan presented the budget.

C.

Committee Meeting Minutes

V. Governance

A.

Committee Meeting Minutes

W. Middleton reminded the steps to complete the CEO evaluation survey.

VI. Other Business

A.

Employee Contract Decisions

K Crawford made a motion to approve the Employee Contract Decisions
C Sampson 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 6:26 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Ercan