Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday July 15, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Location

District Office - 310 Hinchey Road

Trustees Present

C. Sampson, M. Guler, S. Al, W. Middleton

Trustees Absent

D. Calder, J. Santos

Guests Present

D. Ozcan, J. Rivera, M. Demirtas, Z. Ercan

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 Jul 15, 2022 at 5:35 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

C. Sampson made a motion to approve the minutes from June Board Meeting on 06-10-22.
M. Guler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence and Equity

A.

Monthly Topic

The discipline and restorative practices data will be presented at the August Board meeting. 

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

III. Community Outreach & Development

A.

Report

Ms. Zehra shared a 3-minute clip of the graduation ceremony.

 

The board recommended to keep the photographer for future projects including a video about RACS to be posted on our website.

 

The board members will join the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate our first year of being a fully K-12 school.

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit

A.

Enrollment

Based on the data presented, RACS will have full student enrollment at the beginning of the school year.

 

 

 

B.

Financials

The financial report for the entire 2021-22 school year will be presented after the independent auditor report is finalized.

C.

GYM Construction

M. Guler made a motion to go into executive session.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C. Sampson made a motion to end the executive session.
S. Al seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Committee Meeting Minutes

V. Governance

A.

CEO Evaluation

W. Middleton will present the evaluation report at the August Board Meeting.

B.

Strategic Plan Proposal

The board will go over the plan with the Causewave representative at the August Board Retreat meeting. 

C.

Committee Meeting Minutes

VI. Other Business

A.

Employee Contract Decisions

M. Guler made a motion to approve staffing changes.
S. Al 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 7:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
W. Middleton