Rochester Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday September 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Location
Conference Room - Central Office
Trustees Present
D. Calder, G. Tillery, J. Santos, S. Al, W. Middleton
Trustees Absent
C. Sampson
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
G. Tillery
Guests Present
Brittany Pritchard, D. Ozcan, Darryl Cranston, Fredrick Dicks, G. Santiago, Jessica Walker, M. Demirtas, Savannah Walker, Z. Ercan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment Session
D.
Approve Minutes
E.
Approve Board Retreat Minutes
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Monthly Topic
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
III. Community Outreach
A.
Report
Ms. Zehra went over the slideshow for the summer and back-to-school events.
B.
Committee Meeting Minutes
IV. Finance and Facilities
A.
Enrollment
Mr. Demirtas and Ms. Zehra shared the current enrollment numbers. We have met our enrollment target.
B.
Investment Management Proposal
Dr. Middleton mentioned that Ms. Sampson recommended looking into this proposal for another month. The Board asked Mr. Demir to put something informative together to be presented to the board about the investment.
C.
Lighting Fixtures - Middle School Building
D.
Financials
Mr. Demir presented the monthly financial summary.
E.
Committee Meeting Minutes
V. Governance
A.
Review Proposed Promotion and Retention Policy for Grades K-8
B.
Review Proposed Committee Work Evaluation Rubric
C.
Committee Meeting Minutes
VI. Other Business
A.
Employee Changes Review
Mr. Demirtas went over the staffing changes for the month of September.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Board Meeting Evaluation
Dr. Middleton stated this was a double plus meeting due to covering all the agenda items on time.
The assistant principals in each building reviewed the discipline and restorative data for the 23-24 school year for their buildings, as well as the trends and effective interventions. They shared their plans to improve student behavior for this school year. The goal is to change behavior and improve student learning rather than suspend and apply consequences.