Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Trustees Present
C. Sampson (remote), M. Guler (remote), W. Middleton (remote)
Trustees Absent
D. Calder, J. Santos
Guests Present
C. Belfield (remote), D. Ozcan (remote), J. Doyle (remote), Jane Kobos (remote), M. Demirtas (remote), M. Stevens (remote), Z. Ercan (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Amendment: Going into the executive session will be reflected in the minutes going forward.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Monthly Topic
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Ms. Zehra shared her presentation of what great things our students have been involved in at each building.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
Current enrollment is 741. That is above our target number that we use to create our budget. Ms. Zehra and Ms. Moore continue to enroll new students.
B.
Financials
Demir shared the financial summary.
C.
Committee Meeting Minutes
D.
TYLIN Change Order
We have not heard back from the Architect yet. So there is nothing to vote on.
V. Governance
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
Mr. Middleton voiced his concern that we need to look at the culture to retain teachers. We have highly effective teachers who aren't certified and the pay scale needs to reflect them. It's not only a financial piece. Teachers are fatigued. We need to find a way to support them and find a way to build back.
We need to continue to work on this issue.
The Board went into Executive Session
The Board Returned from Executive Session
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Plus
- We got a lot done.
Deltas
- More condensed data.
- Stay in the allotted time as reflected in the agenda.
1. Implementation of Restorative Justice
Ms. Doyle spoke on our mid-year check to see where we are with discipline and Restorative Justice. There is a social-emotional impact from the pandemic and a teacher shortage side. She also presented with Ms. Kobos to share preventative measures we have in place for all 3 buildings. Ms. Doyle shared Restorative practices for each building. We will continue working with teachers and provide training for them so they can be effective when working with students.
Ms. Dolye as CAO will work with APs at each school along with stakeholders to create culture change that supports more positive behavior for students and make goals and share goals.
2. Review of ELA and Math Progress Data
Ms. Doyle shared iReady data summary reports for Reading. This is just one tool used to measure students' progress and proficiency. She shared data that compared data from winter to fall. The pandemic has created many challenges. Despite the challenges, there has been growth. We have interventions in place.