Board Minutes - May 2009

Minutes Of the Responsive Education Solutions Board Meeting Date: May 22, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. Location: RES Corporate Office 1800 Lakeway Drive, Suite 100 Lewisville, Texas 75057 The Board of Directors of Responsive Education Solutions met on May 22, 2009. The Board president, Lupe Gonzalez, called the meeting to order at 11:08 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 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 took a recess for lunch at 11:55 am. The board went into closed session at 12:30 pm. The board reconvened into open session at 2:12 pm. Judge French moved to approve all consent items. The motion was seconded by Marvin Reynolds. The vote was 6-0 in favor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Approved the Payment of Bills 1/16/2009 – 4/30/2009 Approved the Minutes from the Board Meeting on January 23, 2009 Approved the 2008-2009 Monthly Expenditures and Revenue Report Approved the Revised 2008-2009 Budget Amendment Approved Leases for the following campuses: Carrollton West, Hickory Creek Expansion, Huntsville, Palmview, Laredo, San Antonio, Jasper, Lewisville 407 and Corporate HQ Warehouse-Storage 6. Approved the RES District Improvement Plan Update 7. Approved the Independent Contractor Agreements with the following vendors: Behavioral Health Services, Anna Michaels, Irma Cantu, Danny Martinez, Denise Laman, Superior Sanitation, Inc., Ben Metcalf, Connie

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Soliz, Ethel Sheehan, Heather Morris, Tarah Damask, Christina Sharp and Fermin Chavarria 8. Approved the Health and Safety Waiver Days and Low Attendance Days for Swine Flu 9. Approved the RES Employee Handbook changes 10. Approved the 2009-2010 Student Handbook 11. Approved the participation in the following Interlocal Purchasing Agreements: Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Buy Board and Region VIII Education Service Center TIPS Judge French moved that the board reelect the current officers for another year by acclimation. The current and newly reelected officers are President, Lupe Gonzales; Vice-President, Marvin Reynolds; Secretary, Dan Maddalena. The motion was seconded by Earl Little. The vote was 6-0 in favor. Ben Klingenstein moved to award the Depository Contract to Northstar Bank. The motion was seconded by Dan Maddalena. The vote was 6-0 in favor. Marvin Reynolds moved to approve the purchase of the property in Tyler, TX. For the price and upon the terms set forth in the contract as presented. The motion was seconded by Earl Little. The vote was 6-0 in favor. Ben Klingenstein moved to approve the Reimbursement Resolution for the Tyler Property. The motion was seconded by Judge French. The vote was 6-0 in favor. Marvin Reynolds moved to approve the Change of Address Amendment for Jasper, Corpus Christi and San Antonio North. The motion was seconded by Ben Klingenstein. The vote was 6-0 in favor. Marvin Reynolds moved to approve the Administration’s recommendation to restructure Heritage Champions Academy to make it a Vista Academy, serving grades K-6 and a Premier High School serving grades 7-12. The motion was seconded by Dan Maddalena. The vote was 6-0 in favor. Earl Little moved to approve the name change amendments to change Vista Academy of Carrollton West to Vista Academy of Coppell and Heritage Champions Academy to Vista Academy of Huntsville and Premier High School of Huntsville. The motion was seconded by Judge French. The vote was 6-0 in favor.

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The meeting was adjourned at 3:27 pm. _____________________________ Lupe Gonzalez, President

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_____________________________ Dan Maddalena, Secretary

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