Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday July 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Location

310 Hinchey Rd - Central Office Conference Room

Trustees Present

C. Sampson, D. Calder, J. Santos, S. Al, W. Middleton

Trustees Absent

G. Tillery, 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 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. Santos made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 06-21-24.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Presentation of investment proposal and recommendations for policy edits and/or additions

Cathy Pereira, Mark Bushallow, and Nick Cintineo from Manning & Napier presented their services as investment management consultants.

II. Academic Excellence

A.

Monthly Topic

J. Doyle presented the WIG Scoreboard and summarized the school year using average data. She went over the persistent issues and the action steps to address them in the next school year.

 

M. Demirtas presented the parent survey results. The majority of parents are satisfied with the education provided by RACS.

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

III. Community Outreach

A.

Report

Z. Ercan presented the recent events and showed the graduation video.

B.

Committee Meeting Minutes

C.

Review School Social Media

IV. Finance and Facilities

A.

Enrollment

B.

Financials

D. Ozcan presented the summary of the budget vs. actual data.

C.

Committee Meeting Minutes

D.

Summer School Tutoring Services

S. Al made a motion to approve the purchase of the tutoring services from Sylvan Learning.
D. Calder seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Governance

A.

CEO Evaluation

The CEO evaluation report will be presented at the board retreat.

B.

Determine Board Retreat Agenda

W. Middleton and M. Demirtas will work on finalizing the agenda.

C.

Committee Meeting Minutes

VI. Other Business

A.

Employee Changes Review

J. Santos 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 7:25 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Demirtas