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

Ms.Doyle presented the Spring Diagnostic Results and the End of Year Discipline Data.

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