Ms. Locey updated the Board on recent school activities including that the fall semester is in full swing.  The school kicked off the year with Warrior Week, which is a weeklong based around team building activities, school spirit and overall comradery amongst the students and staff.  Fall sports have also commenced and currently there are 68 students participating in some capacity.

The School currently has 331 students enrolled, which is a record for the school!  

The Board is going to review the School Safety Plan individually and vote digitally via the Board Portal.

Ms. Brisson presented on behalf of the Finance Committee and brought the Board up to date on the current finances of the school.  With the school budget based off an enrollment of 290 students, and current enrollment being 331 students, the actual revenue should be much higher than the budgeted revenue.  The school is entering into a Sweep Option with our bank, which will allow the school to earn interest on the money in the bank account.

Ms. VanVoorhis presented on behalf of the Governance and Nominating Committee and stated that she has a strong candidate for the board.

As part of the Fundraising Committee, Margit Brazda Poirier presented to the Board on behalf of Grants 4 Good.  Grants 4 Good has been a partner of Vertus since December of 2020 and has helped Vertus receive funds of nearly $300,000.  There were continued discussions of areas of need for the school and how to identify potential funding sources.

Mr. Bennett updated the Board on the ongoing recruitment efforts, which have been extremely successful as we now have a record number of students enrolled.  As the school year kicks off, applications continue to come in and enrollment is ongoing.