Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday June 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Location

310 Hinchey Rd - Central Office Conference Room

Trustees Present

C. Sampson, D. Calder, G. Tillery, J. Santos, W. Middleton

Trustees Absent

M. Guler, S. Al

Guests Present

C. Belfield, D. Ozcan, J. Doyle, M. Demirtas

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

The board accepted a last-minute request from an employee to speak.

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 Jun 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Calder made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 05-23-24.
G. Tillery seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

Monthly Topic

J. Doyle presented the Strategic Plan Scoreboard. Next school year, each building will have its own scoreboard. The board requested to determine the top reasons impeding us from reaching our WIG.

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

III. Community Outreach

A.

Report

Z. Ercan will share the updates at the next meeting covering two months.

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

IV. Finance and Facilities

A.

Enrollment

M. Demirtas presented the enrollment data. The school met the enrollment target for the 23-24 school year.

B.

Financials

D. Ozcan presented the financial summary for last month.

C.

NYSED CAP Revision

G. Tillery made a motion to approve the revised CAP letter.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

HS Lighting Update

D. Calder made a motion to hire NOCO Energy Solutions to upgrade the lighting system at the high school building.
G. Tillery seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Approved 24-25 Budget Review

D. Ozcan presented the summary of the approved 24-25 budget.

F.

High School New Addition Construction Issues Update

M. Demirtas informed the board that the litigation process was started by the school attorney.

G.

Committee Meeting Minutes

V. Governance

A.

CEO Evaluation

B. Middleton reminded the process of completing the CEO evaluation.

B.

Determine Board Retreat Date and Venue

The board retreat will be held at the Central Office on August 10. The agenda will be shared.

C.

Committee Meeting Minutes

VI. Other Business

A.

Employee Changes Review

G. Tillery made a motion to approve staffing changes.
C. Sampson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. 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 7:15 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas