Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday September 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Location
RACS District Office
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, D. Calder, J. Santos, M. Guler, S. Al, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
None
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Santos, M. Guler
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, G. Santiago, H. Eysaman, J. Doyle, M. Demirtas, R. Roberts-Grant, T. Manchester, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Monthly Topic
B.
High School Summer School Policy
T. Machester presented a summary of the high school summer school policy.
C.
High School Standards-Based Grading Policy
T. Manchester presented a summary of the high school standards-based grading policy.
D.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
Z. Ercan presented the events that took place at the school buildings during the last month.
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
M. Demirtas presented the enrollment report from the beginning of the school year
B.
Financials
D. Ozcan shared the financial summary.
C.
Budget Amendment-1 for 22-23 School Year
D. Ozcan shared the reasons for the budget amendment request.
D.
Purchase of Detection Machines for Student and Staff Safety
M. Demirtas shared the request to purchase bag scanning machines.
E.
High School Parking Lot Project
F.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
CEO Evaluation
W. Middleton summarized the CEO evaluation.
B.
Adoption of District-wide School Safety Plan
C.
Committee Meeting Minutes
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
M. Demirtas presented the staff diversity data and staffing changes as of September 2022.
The summary of the building level goals presented by the building leaders to the Board.