Vertus High School
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday July 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Directors Present
C. Gantt, D. Johnson, E. Gallina, J. O'Connell, V. VanVoorhis
Directors Absent
M. Mandina, S. Ash
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Locey
Non Voting Members Present
J. Locey
Guests Present
K. Barclay, Stephanie Campanelli, T. Hill
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
V. VanVoorhis called a meeting of the board of directors of Vertus High School to order on Tuesday Jul 18, 2023 at 4:06 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 06-20-23.
J. O'Connell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Action Item Review Prior Month
II. Board Training
A.
Topic for the Month
The Board reviewed Benchmark #2 of the NYSED Performance Framework.
III. Consent Agenda Items
A.
Month At A Glance
Julie Locey presented on MOA. No questions were asked.
B.
Board Statistics
Tim Hill presented the monthly Board Statistics.
IV. Finance
A.
Budget vs Actual & Cash Flow
Jack O'Connell presented on behalf of the Finance Committee.
V. Committee Reporting
A.
Board Committee Structure & Monthly Reporting
V. VanVoorhis made a motion to The Vertus Charter School Board of Trustees, having conducted a thorough background check via a fingerprint scan as required and having discovered no State or federal criminal history, or having provided such history to SED if found, has voted to select Stephanie Campanelli as a final candidate to its Board of Trustees, with a term expiring on August 31, 2026, pending approval by SED. The resolution approving Stephanie Campanelli is formally adopted upon SED’s approval.
J. O'Connell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
By-Laws
J. O'Connell made a motion to Approve the revised By-Laws of Vertus Charter School.
D. Johnson seconded the motion.
Resolved that the Board vote to approve the By-Law revisions and submit as a non-material revision within our Charter Renewal.
J. O'Connell made a motion to amend the Financial Policies and Procedures shall be ameded to include the following language:
Advance / Loans
Consistent with the limitations set forth in Not-for-Profit Corporation Law Section 716, no employee will receive an advance payment of their salary and loans shall not be made from Vertus Charter School to its trustees, officers, key persons, or to any other corporation, firm, association or other entity in which one or more of its trustees, officers or key persons are directors, trustees, officers or key persons or hold a substantial financial interest, except a loan by one charitable corporation to another charitable corporation.
C. Gantt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Trustee Job Description & Expectations
C. Gantt made a motion to Adopt the job description for the Board of Trustees.
D. Johnson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Fundraising-Grants
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 5:44 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. Gallina
All action items were discussed and items were given a timeline to be completed.