Rochester Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday October 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM

Location

Portland

Trustees Present

D. Calder, G. Aktas, J. Santos, M. Gedemenli, Y. Bilgic

Trustees Absent

M. Guler, W. Middleton

Guests Present

D. Ozcan, M. Demirtas

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

M. Gedemenli called a meeting of the board of trustees of Rochester Academy Charter School to order on Friday Oct 16, 2015 at 6:02 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Y. Bilgic made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 09-18-15 Board Meeting on 09-18-15.
G. Aktas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Finance, Facilities & Audit

A.

Presentation from Auditor

The auditor presented the audit summary to the board members. The report included financial results/trends, benchmarks and recommendations.

B.

Monthly Financial Report

C.

Budget Revisions

Y. Bilgic made a motion to approve the budget revisions.
G. Aktas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Overall, there is $6,000 decrease in the end of year surplus due to the changes in the budget items explained in the attached report.

D.

New Building Lease Agreement

III. Academic Excellence

A.

Academic Excellence Committee Report

B.

Director's Monthly Report

Y. Bilgic made a motion to approve the organizational chart.
G. Aktas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Code of Conduct

Y. Bilgic made a motion to approve the changes made to the code of conduct.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Other Business

A.

Staffing

Y. Bilgic made a motion to approve the new hire list.
J. Santos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

STEP

Mrs. Santos informed the board members about STEP activities at RACS.

C.

School Climate

Mrs. Santos shared her thoughts regarding school climate.

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:28 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Y. Bilgic