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
None
Guests Present
D. Ozcan (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 Oct 15, 2021 at 5:34 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 09-17-21.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Monthly Topic
M. Perez presented the Audit Report and Financial Outlook from our recent audit. No material weaknesses or significant deficiencies were identified in the report. There were not any recommendations either.
M. Guler made a motion to approve the audit report.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Review the action plan to address the learning gap.
Ms. Doyle shared testing and graduation data. She also shared an action plan to address the learning gap.
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Z. Ercan presented a slideshow highlighting many positive events taking place at the schools.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
M. Demirtas shared the enrollment numbers for the month of October. We are meeting our aggregate enrollment target.
B.
Financials
D. Ozcan presented the financial report for the last two months.
C.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
B.
Temporary PTO Policy Addendum
C. Sampson made a motion to add temporary PTO Policy Addendum that will end on 6-24-2022.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Return to Learn District Pandemic Plan
C. Sampson made a motion to approve Return to Learn District Pandemic Plan.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Districtwide School Safety Plan
D. Calder made a motion to approve the Districtwide School Safety Plan.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
School Calendar Update
J. Santos made a motion to approve the School Calendar Update.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Scheduling a Special Meeting to Select the General Contractor
M. Demirtas will schedule a special meeting to select the general contractor for gym construction on October 28th at 5:30 pm.
G.
Designating the High School Chapel as Historic Building
C. Sampson shared information on designating the HighSchool Chapel as Historic Building.
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
M. Guler made a motion to approve the Employee Contract Decisions.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Good meeting. The board members believe that the extra time spent on the discussions was necessary and effective.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
K. Crawford made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Ercan