Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Trustees Present
C. Sampson (remote), D. Calder (remote), J. Santos (remote), K. Crawford (remote), M. Guler (remote), W. Middleton (remote)
Trustees Absent
Y. Bilgic
Guests Present
D. Ozcan (remote), D. Wilkinson (remote), J. Doyle (remote), M. Demirtas (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 18, 2021 at 5:40 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
C. Sampson made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 05-21-21.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Updates re: Schooling During Pandemic
M. Demirtas shared information on our 2021 high school graduation.
B.
Monthly Topic
M. Demirtas, J. Doyle and D. Wilkinson shared the I-Ready Reading & Math Progress Data for the 2020-2021 school year.
J. Santos joined the meeting.
D. Wilkinson joined the meeting.
K. Crawford joined the meeting.
J. Santos joined the meeting.
D. Wilkinson joined the meeting.
K. Crawford joined the meeting.
C.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Z. Ercan presented a slideshow highlighting many positive events taking place at the school.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
M. Demirtas shared enrollment numbers. We met our goals for 2020-21 school year.
B.
Financials
D. Ozcan shared the summary of the Income Report.
C.
Emergency Change of Order for the new ES Project
M. Demirtas informed us about the delay in the elementary school construction because of the asbestos abatement.
C. Sampson made a motion to approve the Emergency Change of Order for the new elementary school construction.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
The Governance meeting was canceled.
W. Middleton has informed us that Y. Bilgic has resigned from the school board.
W. Middleton has informed us that Y. Bilgic has resigned from the school board.
K. Crawford made a motion to accept Y. Bilgic's resignation from the school board.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
C. Sampson made a motion to approve the hiring of a retired ELA teacher due to the shortage of candidates and also hiring Jen Doyle for the Chief Academic Officer position.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Positive meeting
Very well done
Very well done
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Ercan