Vertus High School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Location

MCC Downtown Campus

Trustees Present

A. Bell, C. Gantt, D. Johnson, E. Gallina, J. O'Connell, J. Wynn, V. Van Voorhis

Trustees Absent

D. Paul, M. Mandina, S. David-West

Guests Present

A. Brisson, J. Locey, L. Bennett

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. O'Connell called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vertus High School to order on Tuesday Nov 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. O'Connell made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 10-21-25.
D. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Consent Agenda Items

A.

Month At A Glance

Many exciting events took place in October with the highlight being 100 remote day home visits, providing lunch.

B.

Recruitment Update

Enrollment is holding steady. Noted that another area charter is now accepting high school students that previously had not.

C.

Board Statistics

Improvement in attendance noted. 

III. Finance

A.

Budget vs Actual & Cash Flow

Successful Gala. Initial numbers show an increase from last year. Cash flow strong as of October 2025. Investments will be reported on quarterly.

B.

Audit Review

We received a clean audit for July 2024- June 2025.

IV. Discussion Items

A.

21 Humboldt Lease-Vote

J. O'Connell made a motion to Exercise our option, as stated in our current addendum, on the lease for 21 Humboldt Street and engage with counsel to amend the lease, and its associated addendums to include the proposed build-out and new terms once the middle school revision has been approved, to be voted on by the Board.
C. Gantt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Facility Electrical Update

The faulty switch has been replaced and the corresponding electrical report reviewed. 

V. Committee Reporting

A.

Governance

Board Meeting attendance memo. Discussed need to formalize procedures based on information submitted to the Board by counsel. 

VI. Closing Items

A.

New Action Item Review & Report Out

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Gantt