Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

June Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday June 10, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Location

Trustees Present

C. Sampson (remote), D. Calder (remote), M. Guler (remote), S. Al (remote), W. Middleton (remote)

Trustees Absent

J. Santos

Guests Present

D. Ozcan (remote), J. Rivera (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 Jun 10, 2022 at 5:35 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

C. Sampson made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 05-20-22.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence and Equity

A.

Monthly Topic

M. Demirtas presented the Parent Engagement Report as well as the end-of-year Diagnostic Test Results.

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

III. Community Outreach & Development

A.

Report

Z. Ercan shared highlights from all three buildings.

 

C. Sampson connected RACS with Mr. Donald who brought the books that were donated by her to RACS.  

 

 

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit

A.

Enrollment

M. Demirtas shared the enrollment report for the entire 2021-2022 school year. He has also shared the new enrollment numbers for the 2022-2023 school year.

 

B.

Financials

D. Ozcan shared the Financial Summary Report covering from July 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022.

 

 

C.

Salary Budget with New Positions for 2022-23 School Year

D. Ozcan has presented the staffing and budget changes for the 2022-2023 school year.

C. Sampson made a motion to approve the new positions and salary budget.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Budget 2022-23 School Year

C. Sampson would like to look for more grants to continue increasing of our budget for the following years to come.

C. Sampson made a motion to approve the 2022-23 school year budget.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

GYM Construction -Change of Orders

The board reviewed the change orders.

F.

Committee Meeting Minutes

V. Governance

A.

CEO Evaluation

W. Middleton will send CEO Evaluation for review in July's Meeting.  

B.

Charter Renewal Plan of Action

W. Middleton presented the plan of action.

C.

Strategic Plan 2024-2029

 The proposal for a new strategic plan will be shared in July.

D.

Planning 2023 Board Retreat

The board members would like the retreat to be held In August around the same time as the August Board Meeting. Both will be held at the District Office on August 20, 2022. The retreat will start at 8:30 am and the board meeting at 1:30 pm.

E.

Renewing Cheryl Sampson's Term

M. Guler made a motion to approve renewing C. Sampson's term as RACS board member for another three years.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

F.

PTO Policy Revision

D. Calder made a motion to approve the recommended PTO policy revision.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

G.

Committee Meeting Minutes

VI. Other Business

A.

Employee Contract Decisions

M. Guler made a motion to approve the staffing changes.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. Closing Items

A.

Board Meeting Evaluation

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Rivera