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.
Jim Costanza, President and Managing Partner, Costanza Enterprises Inc.
William Clark, Former President & CEO of the Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
G. Jean Howard-Cherubim, President, G. J. Howard Consulting
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 2020-21 school year is listed below. All meetings are scheduled to begin at noon unless otherwise noted. Please call (585) 436-8629 to confirm the dates, times, and locations as they may change.

Board of Trustees Meetings:

September 23, 2020, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
December 2, 2020, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
January 20, 2021, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
March 24, 2021, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
June 17, 2021, 12:00pm – 1:30pm

Academic Committee Meetings:

November 12, 2020 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
June 3, 2020 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Facilities Committee Meetings:

November 19, 2020 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
January 13, 2021 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
February 24, 2021 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
June 14, 2021 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Finance Committee Meetings:

October 14, 2020 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
November 19, 2020 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
February 24, 2021 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
June 14, 2021 at 11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

In accordance with the provisions of the Governor’s Executive Order 202.1 and consistent with CDC guidelines, Rochester Prep Board of Trustees meetings will be held remotely via Zoom. Meetings are open to the public. Members of the public can join at 12:00 p.m. via video at this link or call in by dialing: (646) 558-8656 and then 8650043053# when prompted.

Meeting dates and times 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 comments@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