Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday August 6, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Location
841 Genesee Street
Trustees Present
J. Santos, K. Crawford, M. Guler, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
C. Sampson, D. Calder
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, K. McCullough, 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 Aug 6, 2021 at 5:45 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 07-16-21.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Mission and Key Features Revision
M. Guler made a motion to approve the revised mission and key features and the new vision statement.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Renewal Application and Cover Letter
M. Guler made a motion to approve the renewal application and the cover letter.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Term Renewal for Board Members
J. Santos made a motion to approve renewing Dr. Kijana Crawford's term starting from the end of the last term ending in December 2021.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Santos made a motion to approve renewing Mr. Mustafa Guler's term for three years starting from the end of the last term ending in July 2024.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Guler made a motion to approve renewing Dr. Bill Middleton's term for three years starting from the end of the last term ending in July 2024.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Nomination of a Committee Member
M. Guler made a motion to nominate Saliha Al as a new committee member.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Finalize Board Retreat Logistics
Board Retreat will be on August 21st at the high school cafeteria.
F.
Board Self-Assessment
Board members will complete the Board Self-Assassment at the board retreat.
III. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the Employee Contract Decisions for the 2021-2022 school year.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Timing was well. No deltas.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:21 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Ercan