Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday January 20, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
Rochester Academy Charter Middle School
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, D. Calder, J. Santos, M. Guler, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
S. Al
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, G. Santiago, M. Demirtas, 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.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Ms. Zehra presented the slideshow of events that took place since the last board meeting.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
Mr. Demirtas presented the enrollment data.
B.
Financials
Mr. Demir reviewed the summary income statement as well as the balance sheet for our cash flow. Mr. Demir also went over the budget vs actual numbers from 7/1/22 to 12/31/22.
C.
Appraisal for the School Building
Mr. Demirtas presented the appraisal from Bruckner, Tillett, Rossi, Cahill & Association for the middle school building (841 Genessee St).
D.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Reviewing and Revising Committee Job Descriptions
Ms. Sampson presented the task for each committee. The committees are asked to go over and edit the responsibilities document. The final version of these documents is scheduled to be reviewed and approved for the March board meeting.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
Mr. Demirtas went over the employment changes for the month of January 2023.
B.
Executive Meeting
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Mr.Guler stated a plus would be that the meeting was short and fast.
Mr. Middleton reiterated handling everything efficiently as a plus.
M. Demirtas stated that the mission statement has been revised and the new vision statement has been crafted. Both were approved in 2022 by NYSED Charter School Office. The CSO also evaluated the organizational capacity of RACS recently. The board and the administration reviewed the evaluation report and created a plan to continue improving our practices. There will be no changes in the enrollment plan for the future year ahead. The cap will be 816 students for the next year.