Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School
"We care about your future"
Trustees
1. Dennis P. Francione, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School, is a retired school Principal of the Rochester City School District. He is also a lifetime resident of the city. Mr. Francione is very knowledgeable about school reform and understands completely that a small, personalized school environment will better equip urban students to graduate and advance either to college or the world of work. All three of his children attended city schools. Mr. Francione will oversee the mission, school design, and educational plan for the Board. Mr. Francione will serve ex-officio on the Board.
2. Dr. Jeannine Dingus-Eason, President of the Board of Trustees, is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at St. John Fisher College and is a city resident. Dr. Dingus’ background is in promoting school reform in an urban environment.
3. Kevin McCormick, Vice-President of the Board of Trustees, is Senior Vice-President of Informational Technology at Rochester Midland Company. He has served on a design team for the City School District which helped create several small high schools in the city. He also has been instrumental in helping us with our school organization and finances.
4. Dianne Spang, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, is Director of K-12 Programs at Rochester. Institute of Technology (RIT) has worked with Rochester public schools on college readiness programming including GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), STEP (Science, Technology and Entry Programs), and Liberty Partnerships Program. She also was a member of a Design Team to create a model small high school for the City School District.
5. Eugenio Cotto, Jr. a Board of Trustees member, is a city resident and is the Executive Director of Community Group 14621. He completely understands that the community group he represents has the lowest graduation rate throughout the city and his challenge with this charter school is to improve that rate.
6. Christine Hill, is a city resident and retired Rochester City School District’s Director of Special Education, secondary assistant principal and former charter school administrator provides knowledge of the critical components of special education, ELL, and charter school operations.
7 Roderick Green, a Board of Trustees member, is Executive Director of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, is a Board of Trustees member. Mr. Green has been instrumental in setting the stage for our tutorial and mentoring program. He brings a wealth of knowledge about how our students can achieve in an appropriate internship.
8 Ellen Tomasso, an attorney, is a Board of Trustees member and a city resident. Her children attend city schools and she is familiar with the special education arrangements implemented in the city. Ms. Tomasso has guided us with any question members may have had with charter laws.
9. Parent Representative, vacancy, will be a voting Board of Trustees member elected by all parents/guardians who have a child enrolled in the charter school.
