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
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Consent Agenda Items
A.
Month At A Glance
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
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.
Many exciting events took place in October with the highlight being 100 remote day home visits, providing lunch.