Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Retreat
Date and Time
Saturday August 21, 2021 at 8:30 AM
Location
High School Cafeteria
Please enter the building directly from the cafeteria door.
Please enter the building directly from the cafeteria door.
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, D. Calder, M. Guler, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
J. Santos, K. Crawford
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, M. Demirtas, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
W. Middleton called a meeting to order on Saturday Aug 21, 2021 at 8:30 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Calder made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Retreat on 08-04-20.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Board Assessments
A.
Review and Discuss Board Assessments
Members have completed the Board Assessments. Overall our score is excellent.
B.
Board Assessment Link
III. Review Open Meetings Law
A.
Open Meetings Law
Board believes that we follow the Open Meeting Law very closely. The recording and broadcasting public portions of meetings were practiced during COVID. Maybe we should add public feedback on the board meeting agenda.
B.
OML Link
IV. General Overview of By-Laws
A.
Review Bylaws
After the suggestions from our lawyer, RACS By-Laws have been updated and reviewed by the board.
The Governance Committee will start reviewing some documents on BoardonTrack.
The Governance Committee will start reviewing some documents on BoardonTrack.
V. Future Board Meeting Dates
A.
Schedule RACS Board Meeting Dates and Committee Meeting Dates
Ms.Doyle (CAO) will attend the board meetings on behalf of the building leaders.
It was decided to keep the board meetings on the 3rd Friday of the month.
February, April, and June will be the second Friday.
The meetings will be at the high school cafeteria until the new elementary building is ready to hold our meetings.
It was decided to keep the board meetings on the 3rd Friday of the month.
February, April, and June will be the second Friday.
The meetings will be at the high school cafeteria until the new elementary building is ready to hold our meetings.
VI. Strategic Planning
A.
Reviewing the Strategic Plan Updates
The board believes that we have done a great job with the Strategic Plan.
B.
Discuss Development
Board discussed the idea of hiring someone or using the PR form to help RACS with fundraising ideas.
Ms.Calder will reach out to Jackie Lewis for ideas.
Ms.Calder will reach out to Jackie Lewis for ideas.
VII. Professional Development
A.
Brainstorm Professional Development and Conference Ideas
The board will continue to discuss this item to determine professional development opportunities.
B.
Review Roles and Responsibilities
The board reviewed the general roles and responsibilities of the board members.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Ercan