Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday July 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
RACS Elementary School
Trustees Present
D. Calder, J. Santos, S. Al, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
C. Sampson, M. Guler
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, 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 Friday Jul 21, 2023 at 5:02 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Calder made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 06-16-23.
S. Al 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 shared the 2023 graduation video with board members.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance, Facilities & Audit
A.
Enrollment
Mr. Demirtas and Ms. Zehra shared the newly enrolled student numbers for the 2023-2024 school year.
B.
Financials
C.
Budget 2023-24
J. Santos made a motion to approve the Budget 2023-2024.
S. Al seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Curriculum Program Purchase
S. Al made a motion to approve the purchase of Curriculum Associates products.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Middle School Building
Mr. Demir will gather more information on the building for our middle school.
F.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Committee Meeting Minutes
The board recommended Mr. Demirtas to work on the next steps by gathering the necessary information and conducting stakeholder surveys which will help the board to make an informed decision.
B.
Discuss Board Retreat Agenda
Dr. Middleton and Mr. Demirtas shared the agenda for Board Retreat.
C.
Renew Board Member Terms
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
D. Calder made a motion to approve employee contract decisions.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Great meeting
Great time management
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Ercan
Ms.Doyle presented the Spring Diagnostic Results and the End of Year Discipline Data.