Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday November 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Location
310 Hinchey Rd - Central Office
Trustees Present
D. Calder, G. Tillery, J. Santos, S. Al, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
C. Sampson, M. Guler
Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned
J. Santos
Guests Present
D. Ozcan, G. Santiago, 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 Nov 17, 2023 at 5:15 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Al made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 10-20-23.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Monthly Topic
J. Santos left at 6:00 PM.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach
A.
Report
Ms. Zehra went over the community outreach slides showing pictures from different events, such as construction fairs at the high school and "trunk or treat" at the elementary school.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance and Facilities
A.
Enrollment
Mr. Demirtas reported that the numbers for enrollment are where they should be and thanked our admissions office.
B.
Financials
Mr. Demir went over the monthly budget summary and reserves as of November 31st.
C.
School Vehicle Financing
D. Calder made a motion to approve paying off the school truck loans.
S. Al seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Other Business
A.
Employee Contract Decisions
D. Calder made a motion to approve staffing changes.
S. Al seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:12 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Santiago
Ms. Doyle went over the strategic plan scoreboard including the data that was collected at the five-week mark as well as the 10-week mark for this academic year.
Ms. Doyle also went over some collective teacher efficacy findings.
Ms. Doyle went over the parent engagement enrollment numbers for each event so far this year. Mr. Demirtas suggested that we review the notes towards the summer to be able to make the recommended changes for the next school year.