Board of Trustees Home > About Us > Board of Trustees As a charter school, GCCS operates independently of the Rochester City School District and reports directly to the New York State Board of Regents through the State Education Department. 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: PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES TAKE NOTICE that an in-person special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Genesee Community Charter School has been called and will be held on November 29, 2021, at 6:00pm at the Rochester Museum & Science Center/Cunningham House, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607. The meeting is being called for the purpose of considering and acting on a proposed Plan of Merger between Genesee Community Charter School and Genesee Community Charter School – Flour City, the said meeting to be held in accordance with and pursuant to Article 7 of the New York Public Officers’ Law. The next routine Genesee Community Charter School Board of Trustees Meeting will be Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Cunningham House Studio located on the campus of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Items on the Agenda: Please note that one member is only able to attend remotely for this meeting and therefore will allow for public viewing in the following place: Annemarie Wess – 249 Ringwood Dr, Winter Springs, FL 32708 Meeting Dates for the 2021 – 2022 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 first or second 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 Michele Hannagan President (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 Nolica Murray-Fields Community Representative (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 Allison Shultes RMSC Representative (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 Kevin Sutherland Treasurer (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 Annemarie Wess Vice President (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 Michele Hannagan, President Annemarie Wess, Vice President Kevin Sutherland, Treasurer Allison Shultes, Secretary Mark Schiesser, Community Representative Joshua Stapf, Community Representative Elizabeth Pietrzykowski, RMSC Representative Ryan O'Malley, Community Representative Nolica Murray-Fields, Community Representative Nathaniel Sheppard, Community Representative Tasha Stevens, Community Representative Traci Terrance, Parent Representative Charlie Johnson, Parent Representative Jessica Wanner, Parent Representative Education Governance Council Representatives The following GCCS staff members attend all Board of Trustees meetings serving as additional representatives of the Education Governance Council (EGC). The EGC includes all members of the Board of Trustees as well as these three staff members to offer advice for any action of the Board of Trustees on any matter not related to an employment relationship. However, the Board of Trustees can override the Education Governance Council if 75% of the BOT members present determine a different decision. Maggie Deutschbein First Grade Teacher (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 mdeutschbein@gccschool.org Shannon Hillman School Leader (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 shillman@gccschool.org Becki Mason Fifth Grade Teacher (585) 271-4552 ext. 460 bmason@gccschool.org To contact Board Members: please call 585-271-4552 x460 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 see 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). September 8, 2021 August 18, 2021 July 28, 2021 Executive Committee Meeting July 14, 2021 June 9, 2021 May 28, 2021 Special Meeting April 14,2021 March 10, 2021 February 10, 2021 January 13, 2021 December 9, 2020 November 11, 2020 October 14, 2020 September 9, 2020 August 12, 2020 June 10, 2020 May 13, 2020 April 15, 2020 March 11, 2020 February 12, 2020 January 11, 2020 December 11, 2019 November 6, 2019 October 2, 2019 September 11, 2019 August 7, 2019 June 12, 2019 May 15, 2019 May 8, 2019 April 10, 2019 March 13, 2019 February 13, 2019 January 9, 2019 December 12, 2018 November 14, 2018 October 10, 2018 October 1, 2018 September 12, 2018 FOIL Policy GCCS created a FOIL policy when the charter was initially approved in 2000. To view the full policy, 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.