Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, D. Calder, J. Santos, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
M. Guler, S. Al
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, G. Santiago, J. Doyle, 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 Wednesday Dec 21, 2022 at 5:12 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
C. Sampson made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-18-22.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence and Equity
A.
Monthly Topic
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Ms. Zehra presented a slideshow of events that have been held at all three locations.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
Mr. Demirtas presented the enrollment report comparing enrollment numbers from September to December.
B.
Financials
Mr. Demir went over the monthly summary income statement. Mr. Demir also went over the balance sheet and cash flow.
C.
Form 990
J. Santos made a motion to approve form 990.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Committee Meeting Minutes
E.
Gym Construction Update
Mr. Demir went over three change orders for the gymnasium construction.
V. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
D. Calder made a motion to approve staffing changes.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Executive Meeting
VI. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Ms. Sampson stated we had a good discussion of agenda items.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Santiago
Ms. Doyle went over the annual Regents data. The exemptions do not allow us to make a reliable comparison with previous school years' data.