Board Minutes - August 2009

Minutes Of the Responsive Education Solutions Board Meeting Date: August 21, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. Location: RES Corporate Office 1800 Lakeway Drive, Suite 100 Lewisville, Texas 75057 The Board of Directors of Responsive Education Solutions met on August 21, 2009. The Board president, Lupe Gonzalez, called the meeting to order at 11:14 am. He announced that a quorum was present, the meeting had been duly called, and notice of the meeting was posted as required by law. Board members present: President: Lupe Gonzalez, Vice-President: Marvin Reynolds, Secretary: Dan Maddalena, Ben Klingenstein, Earl Little, and Judge Willard French Note: Ben Klingenstein had to leave after the closed session and was absent during the open session. Others present: Chuck Cook, J.B. Morgan, Robert Davison, Dan Clower, Alan Wimberley and Nathan Morris Lupe Gonzalez conducted a session on Board Training. The board went into closed session at 11:17 am. The board took a recess for lunch at 12:30 pm. The board continued in closed session at 2:00 pm. The board reconvened into open session at 2:42 pm. Judge French moved to approve all consent items. The motion was seconded by Marvin Reynolds. The vote was 5-0 in favor. 1. Approved payment of the bills for the period of 5/1/2009 – 7/31/2009 2. Approved the Minutes of the Board Meeting on May 22, 2009 3. Approved the Monthly Expenditures and Revenue Report for as presented. 4. Approved the 2009-2010 School Calendars 5. Approved leases for Beaumont, Del Rio, Corpus Christi, Lubbock and New Braunfels (Temporary location)

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6. Ratified Contracts as follows: Curriculum: Seth Morris Bruce Goodwyn Ginger Johnson Ann Hamblin Janitorial: Sara Guerrero SSI / DTK

Principal: Dahlia Sanchez Special Ed: James Gordon Stacie Morgan Speech-LanguageHearing Center of Lubbock

Other: United Security Services EDC Homes True Colors Painting Perkins Carpet Co. East Texas Contractors Golden Triangle Mall TDA Permanent Agreement Chad White Carey Sattler

7. Approved change of address amendment for Lubbock 8. Approved line of credit with NorthStar Bank 9. Approved loan refinancing for Abilene and Waco properties 10. Approved amendment to Fiscal Policies 11. Approved independent Auditor for 2008-2009 school year 12. Approved Dual Enrollment Agreements with Laredo Community College, The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College and The University of Texas-Pan American 13. Approved Staff Development Waivers 14. Ratified enrollment increase of Electronic Course Pilot (ECP) enrollment cap to 1,000 students 15. Approved updates to Student Code of Conduct

Marvin Reynolds moved to approve Budget Amendment #3 for the 2008-2009 Budget as presented. The motion was seconded by Judge French. The vote was 5-0 in favor. Dan Maddalena moved to approve the Budget for the 2009-2010 school year as presented by function. The motion was seconded by Earl Little. The vote was 5-0 in favor. Judge French moved to approve the update to the Board Policies in regards to adopting options for withdrawn students to stay in school as presented by the CEO. The motion was seconded by Marvin Reynolds. The vote was 5-0 in favor.

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Judge French moved to approve the Expansion Amendment for 2010-2011 in the areas of: 1. Additional sites in El Paso, Garland, Arlington, Mansfield, Houston #1, Houston #2, Wichita Falls, Rio Grande City and Flower Mound 2. Increasing the Geographic Boundaries to include the above sites if necessary 3. Increasing the Maximum Enrollment Cap from 8,400 to 10,000. The motion was seconded by Dan Maddalena. The vote was 5-0 in favor. Earl Little moved to extend the contract of the CEO for an additional year and for the increase in salary as presented. The motion was seconded by Dan Maddalena. The vote was 5-0 in favor.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:19 pm. _____________________________ Lupe A. Gonzalez, President

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_____________________________ Dan Maddalena, Secretary

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