Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday May 26, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
Rochester Academy Charter High 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
Mr. Demirtas went over the instructional programs staffing needs for 2023-2024 school year.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach & Development
A.
Report
Ms. Zehra presented the recent updates from RACS Community.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
Mr. Demirtas went over the current enrollment numbers and briefly presented the enrollment numbers for the 2023-2024 school year.
B.
Financials
Mr. Demir went over the budget and income statements.
C.
Budget 2023-24
D.
Discuss the Purchase of a Middle School Building
Ms. Sampson briefly went over the results of the meeting for the purchase of a middle school building. Ms. Sampson recommended meeting once again with the current owner to look at each item on the list of things that need to be repaired in the building before the next financial meeting.
E.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Board and Committee Resources
Dr. Middleton showed how to enter and review the board and committee goals using the BoardOnTrack site. Dr. Middleton is recommending that everyone attend a webinar provided by the BoardOnTrack site.
Ms. Santos suggested that the governance committee start working on the summer board retreat.
B.
Ombudsperson
Dr. Middleton stated that he has made it a goal to put together the structure and responsibilities of our future ombudsperson.
C.
Board and Committee Calendars
Dr. Middleton stated that we need to work on the calendar template for the committees to complete during the summer retreat. Mr. Demirtas advised the board that he would create the template.
D.
Upcoming Webinar: Dreaming Big – The Role of Your Development Committee
Dr, Middleton suggested that everyone register the upcoming webinar.
E.
Committee Meeting Minutes
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
Mr. Demirtas went over the staffing changes.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Dr. Middleton stated that the meeting went very well talking about a lot of important things and finished on time.
The thank you cards and appreciation pictures were presented to the current and former board members to express the school community's gratitude for their numerous hours of voluntary services to make RACS a better place for students and staff.