Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Retreat
Date and Time
Saturday August 20, 2022 at 8:30 AM
Location
310 Hinchey Road
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, D. Calder, S. Al, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
J. Santos, M. Guler
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, M. Demirtas, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Strategic Planning
A.
Review the Strategic Plan Proposal
B.
Review the progress on the current strategic plan
Board members reviewed the current strategic plan for the 2018-2023 school year.
III. Board Assessments
A.
Review and Discuss Board Assessments
The Board Assessments were safely completed by the board members. Governance Committee will have further discussion on the document.
B.
Board Assessment Link
IV. Review Open Meetings Law
A.
Open Meetings Law
Dr. Middleton went over briefly the Open Meeting Law.
Board believes that we follow the Open Meeting Law very closely.
B.
OML Link
V. General Overview of By-Laws
A.
Review Bylaws
Review of the Overview of By-Laws will be added to the Governance meeting agenda for:
*Version history
*Complete letter for Urban League.
All members will review the By-Laws and report any questions to Mrs.Sampson before the end of September 2022.
VI. Future Board Meeting Dates
A.
Schedule RACS Board Meeting Dates and Committee Meeting Dates
It was decided to keep the board meetings on the 3rd Friday of the month.
The meetings will be at the district office.
The Governance Committee will meet 1st Thursday of the month at 10 am.
The Finance Committee will meet 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5 pm.
The Academic Excellence Committee will meet 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10 am.
The Community Outreach will meet 3rd Tuesday of the month.
VII. Lunch
A.
Enjoy having lunch with dear friends
Great lunch. Quality time with friends.
VIII. Professional Development
A.
Brainstorm Professional Development and Conference Ideas
The board will continue to discuss this item to determine professional development opportunities
Kate from Causewave presented a plan for Strategic Planning for the 2024-2026 school year.
The board believes that we have done a great job with the Strategic Plan.