Board of Trustees at RMSC Home > About Us > Board of Trustees at RMSC The GCCS Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that the school operates in a fiscally sound manner and maintains fidelity to the philosophy, program, and policies set forth in the school’s charter. Important Information About Our Upcoming Meetings: The next regularly scheduled Genesee Community Charter School Board of Trustees Meeting will be Thursday, November 16th at 5:30 p.m. at 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 in the Family Center (changed due to an event in the Cunningham House). This is a public meeting and anyone is welcome to attend. Please call 585-697-1960 for more information about how to attend this meeting. Topics for discussion: Executive Director Goal Updates, Intent to Merge discussion, Budget Review, Field Study Updates Agenda and Materials can be found here. Meeting Dates for the 2023 – 2024 school year can be found HERE. The GCCS Board of Trustees Includes community representatives, parents, and museum representatives. Meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second or third Wednesday of each month at the Cunningham House Studio on the campus of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Approves minutes from the previous meeting, hears a report from one of our teaching teams, examines financial statements, and receives an update from our school leader. Creates or approves policies, such as the bullying or chaperone policies. Board Members Allison Shultes Secretary, Community Representative (585) 697 - 1960 Kevin Sutherland Treasurer (585) 697 - 1960 Annemarie Wess Vice President (585) 697 - 1960 awess@gccschool.org Colin Orr, President, Parent Representative Kendra Cadogan, Vice President, Community Representative Allison Shultes, Secretary, Community Representative Maria Oliver, Treasurer, Community Representative Kevin Sutherland, Community Representative Adam Koneman, Community Representative Eboni Henderson, Community Representative Annemarie Wess, Community Representative Tasha Stevens, Community Representative Charlie Johnson, Parent Representative TBD, RMSC Representative TBD, RMSC Representative Education Governance Council Representatives One of the founding principles of the Genesee Community Charter School was the belief that the School’s success in fulfilling its educational mission is dependent upon the participation and support of all stakeholders and, in particular, the participation and support of its professional faculty. Statutory prohibitions prevent employees from serving as Trustees. Nonetheless, the professional expertise and insight of the faculty is essential to enable the Board of Trustees to fulfill its governance responsibilities in all matters exclusive of the financial elements of the employment relationship with staff. The following GCCS staff members attend all Board of Trustees meetings serving as members of the Education Governance Council (EGC). The EGC offer advice for any action of the Board of Trustees on any matter not related to an employment relationship or staff disciplinary action and the Board of Trustees will give due consideration to the opinions expressed by this group. Kemouy Bhalai School Director (585) 697 - 1960 kbhalai@gccschool.org Allison Carlson Second-Third Grade Teacher (585) 697 - 1960 acarlson@gccschool.org Andre Dixon Student Culture Coordinator (585) 697 - 1960 adixon@gccschool.org Shannon Hillman Executive Director (585) 417- 7020 shillman@gccschool.org To contact Board Members, please call 585-697-1960 and leave a message. Board Meetings & Minutes Minutes from each month’s meeting are available on the school’s website after they are formally approved and adopted by the Board. Please click here for approved Meeting Minutes or see links below. Board of Trustees meetings held from April 2020 through June 2021 remotely were all recorded and transcribed. Here are the links to each meeting recording: June, 2021; May, 2021; April, 2021; March, 2021; February, 2021 (transcription); January, 2021 (transcription); December, 2020 (transcription); November, 2020 (transcription); October, 2020 (transcription); September, 2020 (transcription); August, 2020 (transcription); June, 2020 (transcription); May, 2020 (transcription); April, 2020 (transcription) They are also available to the public upon request to the School Leader, Shannon Hillman (shillman@gccschool.org). BOT Minutes from July, 2022 - Present BOT Minutes from July, 2021 - June, 2022 BOT Minutes from July, 2020 - June, 2021 BOT Minutes from July 2019 - June, 2020 FOIL Policy GCCS created a FOIL policy when the charter was initially approved in 2000. To view the full policy, click here. To view the school’s FOIL subject matter list, click here. The School’s most recent FOIL requests have been related to: Employee salaries, certifications, and dates of hire Contracted vendors Enrollment and retention data IRS 990 Tax Filing Board Meeting Minutes Lease agreements.