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: Principal: Other:

Seth Morris Dahlia Sanchez United Security Services
Bruce Goodwyn EDC Homes
Ginger Johnson Special Ed: True Colors Painting
Ann Hamblin James Gordon Perkins Carpet Co.
Stacie Morgan East Texas Contractors
Janitorial: Speech-Language- Golden Triangle Mall
Sara Guerrero Hearing Center of TDA Permanent Agreement
SSI / DTK Lubbock 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 Date

_____________________________ ________________________
Dan Maddalena, Secretary Date

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