Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Trustees Present
C. Sampson (remote), D. Calder (remote), J. Santos (remote), K. Crawford (remote), W. Middleton (remote)
Trustees Absent
M. Guler
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
W. Middleton
Guests Present
D. Ozcan (remote), J. Doyle (remote), M. Demirtas (remote), M. Stevens (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Santos called a meeting of the board of trustees of Rochester Academy Charter School to order on Friday Dec 17, 2021 at 5:31 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-19-21.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Monthly Topic
The topic is Annual Regents Data. No data was released by NYS so there is nothing to report.
Transportation issue
- Parents are concerned and they are preparing to present at the January RCSD board meeting.
- It feels like an effort is being made by the RCSD board to stop public comment.
- We are looking for RACS board members to show up if possible.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Mr. Demirtas presented the slideshow which highlighted different events happening on all of our campuses.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
We went from 750 to 733. Admissions had been working hard to fill those spots. As of 12/16/2021, we are back up to 743. The target is 750.
B.
Financials
W. Middleton arrived.
D. Ozcan presented the financial reports.
C.
Annual 2020-990 Review
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the 990 form for 2020 to be submitted.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
One-time Staff Incentive
K. Crawford made a motion to approve the recommendation for the holiday stipend to be increased from $200 to $500 for this year only.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
K. Crawford made a motion to approve staffing changes.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Pluses Deltas
-effective and direct - members need to try to arrive on time
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:17 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Stevens