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), Danielle Mitchell (remote), J. Doyle (remote), M. Demirtas (remote), M. Stevens (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 Nov 19, 2021 at 5:33 PM.
C.
Advocacy Efforts on Transportation Issue
Information was presented about the possibility that RCSD could eliminate bussing for Private, Parochial, and Charter Schools. Present and future actions on what we can do to oppose this were presented.
D.
Designating the High School Chapel as Historic Building
Town of Greece representatives presented RACS with the information to consider designating the chapel as a historical building as it is an important structure in Greece.
E.
Approve Minutes
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 10-15-21.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Approve Minutes
M. Guler made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Meeting on 10-28-21.
K. Crawford seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Approve Minutes
M. Guler made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting on 11-08-21.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Monthly Topic
The monthly topic is Parent Engagement.
J. Doyle and D. Wilkinson shared different parent engagement activities with numbers as well as plans to increase and continue family engagement.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Ms. Zehra presented a slide show with photos showing recent events happening in all RACS buildings.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
Enrollment is at 750.
B.
Financials
The financial summary reports were presented.
C.
Board Designation
M. Guler made a motion to redesignate $1M, which was set aside for potential budget cuts, for the gym construction.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Guler made a motion to designate $1.3M to be added to the existing designated account for the gym construction.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Annual 2020-990 Review
The board will review the report to be discussed and approved in the next board meeting.
E.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
B.
Districtwide School Safety Plan
C. Sampson made a motion to approve the 2021-2022 Districtwide School Safety Plan.
M. Guler 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 staffing changes.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Pluses
-Good discussions
-Discussed many important issues
-Left board members with lots to think about
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:38 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Stevens