Board of Trustees – Uncommon Schools Rochester

Geoffrey Rosenberger, Board Chair, Managing Member, Lily Pond Ventures, LLC
Rebecca Sumner, PhD, Vice Chair, Assistant Dean for Research, College of Engineering Technology, RIT
Ron Zarrella, Treasurer, Chairman Emeritus, Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
Carlos Carballada, Manager, Rochester Charitable Community Relations, M&T Bank
Jim Costanza, President and Managing Partner, Costanza Enterprises Inc.
Langston McFadden, Member Attorney, Law Offices of Pullano & Farrow PLLC
Ebony Miller-Wesley, Director, Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, RIT
Josh Phillips, Senior Advisor, Uncommon Schools and CEO, Change Summer
Jim Ryan, President, Ryco Management LLC

The Board of Trustees meeting schedule for the 2021-22 school year is listed below. Please call (585) 436-8629 to confirm the dates, times, and locations as they may change.

Board of Trustees Meetings:

September 22, 2021, 12:30pm – 1:30 p.m. at Rochester Prep High School, 14 Mark Street
December 1, 2021, 12:00pm – 1:30 p.m. at Rochester Prep West Elementary School, 85 St. Jacob Street
January 26, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:30 p.m. at Rochester Prep Elementary School, 899 Jay Street
March 16, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:30 p.m. at Rochester Prep West Middle School, 432 Chili Avenue
June 21, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:30 p.m. at Rochester Prep Middle School, 630 Brooks Avenue

Academic Committee Meetings:

November 1, 2021 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
June 1, 2022 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Facilities Committee Meetings:

September 15, 2021 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
November 22, 2021 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
January 19, 2022 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
March 9, 2022 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
June 14, 2022 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Finance Committee Meetings:

September 15, 2021 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
November 22, 2021 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
January 19, 2022 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
March 9, 2022 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
June 14, 2022 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Meetings are open to the public. Meeting dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Please check online schedule for latest updates.

All meetings are open to the public and a portion of each agenda is set aside for speakers. To address the Board, please email the school at info@rochesterprep.org by noon on the day before the meeting at which you wish to speak.

Resolution to Approve the Building Lease Agreements for Two Rochester Prep Buildings

Resolution to Revise Admissions Policy to Grant At-Risk Preference to Student Whose Primary Language is Not English, and Limit the Number of Extra Weights Granted to At-Risk Students in the Lottery to One

Resolution to Revise Admissions Policy to Lottery New Students in Kindergarten Only

Resolution to Revise Admissions Policy to Give Preference to Children of Employees of Rochester Prep and Uncommon Schools

Resolution to Revise Admissions Policy: Two Separate Policies through June 30, 2016, and Change in At-Risk Preference

August 2018 Resolution to Authorize Lease Amendments Pursuant to SSF Grant Funds