Ridgeline Education Corporation
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday July 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Location
In person: 1922 S General McMullen Drive, San Antonio, TX 78226
Virtual via Microsoft Teams: https://llac.io/RECBoard
Meeting ID: 266 073 296 300 1
Passcode: z2YZ9YM7
Directors Present
A. Melo, J. Calvin (remote), L. Davis (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Humphrey, M. Lewis
Guests Present
A. Holmes (remote), A. Magdaleno (remote), A. Miller (remote), D. Petropulos (remote), G. Sharifi (remote), H. Ruiz (remote), Justin Wood (remote), K. Delaney (remote), K. Willmann (remote), M. VanKirk (remote), R. Reyes (remote), Robert Berry (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Acceptance of EIC Board Appointment of Chad Humphrey
C.
Record Board Member Attendance
D.
Introduction of In Person and Virtual Attendees
E.
Pledge of Allegiance
II. Approval of Agenda
A.
Approval of Agenda
III. Review and Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting(s)
A.
Prior Meeting Minutes
Approve the minutes from June 18, 2025.
IV. Reports
A.
School Leader
B.
Finance
The Board was presented with the financial statement as of June 30, 2025, including the balance sheet, income statement, cash projections, and revenues & expenses.
C.
Management Organization
Mr. Berry shared on the marketing plan including Billboard campaign, Digital ads (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, mobile display, Google SEM) in English and Spanish, with year-round presence and increased frequency during enrollment periods. He also added TV/streaming ads (local Spectrum, live programming) in August–September and January–February. Enrollment event (“Slam Dunk Saturday”) planned for April 2026.
Mr. Davis asked how success will be measured.
Mr. Berry answered they will be tracked via HubSpot CRM and will report back on campaign performance at future meetings.
Mr. Holmes shared highlights from the National Charter School Conference, including a panel presentation with Michigan school leaders and students. He also shared on the upcoming 25th anniversary events planned for LLAC.
D.
Legal
Mr. Wood shared on Senate Bill 2 (ESA):**Large-scale Education Savings Account program, operational by 2026–27 school year; public ISDs and charters can access funds for certain services. He also spoke about HB2 (School Finance):$8.5B investment, including significant teacher and support staff pay raises, facilities funding, special education, and CTE funding.
Mr. Wood also brought up new compliance requirements, including:
- New cell phone ban policy required by September 18. (recommended “Safe Storage” rather than fully banned).
- Mandatory display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms (pending
- legal challenges).
- Board meeting posting now requires three business days’ notice (not
72 hours).
- Board meetings must be held outside typical business hours (after 5pm
recommended) starting September 1.
- Parental engagement policy and public comment procedures required.
- All meetings must be recorded and posted.
Mr. Wood also mentioned he will provide model policies and slide deck for board review.
V. New Business
A.
Ratification, Workers Compensation Renewal
B.
Commercial Package and Umbrella Renewal
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Scheduled Board Meeting
Next Scheduled Board Meeting is scheduled for August 20, 2025, at 3:45pm CT.
Ms. Kristen Willmann spoke about her trip to Hawaii with her daughter during summer break.
Ms. Willmann shared on interviewing a math teacher soon. She also shared on enrollment of 227 EOY; currently at 185 enrolled students.
Ms. Willmann shared on Fall graduation set for December 15 at 3:00p CT and Spring graduation tentatively set for May 27, time TBD.