Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday June 16, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
Rochester Academy Charter Elementary School
Trustees Present
C. Sampson, D. Calder, J. Santos, M. Guler, S. Al, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, G. Santiago, J. Doyle, M. Demirtas, Mr.Tillery, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
B.
Financials
C.
Budget 2023-24
D.
Discuss the Purchase of a Middle School Building
E.
Educational Service Purchases-1
Mr. Guler recommended that we have one person in-house that specializes solely in becoming an expert on the amplify software. The finance committee recommends voting for approval for software totaling $42,397.00
F.
Educational Service Purchase-2
Ms. Doyle introduced frontline education with cost information.
G.
Educational Service Purchase-3
Ms. Doyle went over the details of the American Reading curriculum. Dr. Middleton suggested waiting until next month so there would be communication with the teachers before voting to purchase this software.
H.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Governance
A.
Discuss Plan for Having an Ombudsperson
Dr. Middleton stated that the board has decided to drop the idea to have an ombudsperson.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
C.
Determine a Board Retreat Date
Mr. Demirtas proposed 4 dates for the Board retreat date, the board decided on the date of August 5th for the board retreat date.
IV. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
Mr. Demirtas went over the staffing changes reflecting 5/16/23 - 6/16/23.
Mr. Demir presented the 23-24 budget slideshow including details of a comparison of revenue and expenses for current and next school years.