Concord Children'S Center Inc

“The regular membership of the organization shall include all parents of children enrolled in the center, who become members automatically when their child is admitted to the center; all staff personnel of the center become members as soon as they begin permanent employment; and community members and alumni parents upon application and approval by the board of directors.”

“The regular membership of this corporation shall include all parents of children enrolled in the center, who become members automatically when their child is admitted to the center; and all staff personnel of the center, who become members as soon as they begin their permanent employment. Each family group of members shall have one vote and shall designate one member (which may change from time to time) to vote. Each staff member shall have one vote. If the staff member has one or more children enrolled in the school, the staff and the staff's family group shall have a total of one vote. Upon individual application to and approval by the board, the community membership of this corporation shall include: alumni parents and/or community residents. Community members will retain their membership for one year, after which they must reapply to the board for membership. Regular and community members shall have the right to vote at all membership meetings and may hold appointive or elective offices in the corporation. The members of the corporation elect the board of directors to the corporation. The membership shall adopt and revise the corporation bylaws.”

“The members of the corporation elect the board of directors to the corporation. The membership shall adopt and revise the corporation bylaws.”

“The organization does not have any committees who have the authority to act on behalf of the board of directors.”

“The treasurer, executive director, business manager and other members of the finance committee review a draft of the form 990, which is prepared by the organization's independent accountants. Any resultant comments and changes are incorporated into the form by the independent accountants. A final version of the form is then provided to each member of the board of directors prior to its filing with the irs.”

“Officers, directors, and key employees are required to review the conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflicts that could arise. This is done on a periodic basis, as any conflicts arise. All potential conflicts are reviewed by the board chair and the executive committee and a determination is made. Annually, each board member signs a document noting that all conflicts, if any, have been disclosed. The governing board will monitor and investigate as warranted by the circumstances, and take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action if undisclosed conflicts of interest are found. The executive director should also sign off on this policy on an annual basis.”

“Annually, the board chair collects feedback on the executive director's performance from all board members and direct reports. The board chair then follows up with all direct reports to elicit any additional feedback. The board chair also reviews the executive director's self assessment along with the information gathered from other board members and direct reports and compares this information to the goals for the related school year. The board chair then discusses the evaluation with the executive committee. The executive director's salary is compared to the salaries of executive directors at similar organizations. The executive committee then votes on an appropriate salary increase. This process is formally documented each year.”

“The organization's audited financial statements are available to the public via the website of a certain state regulatory agency. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.”

“Nondiscrimination policy - the organization customarily draws students from local communities. The organization has a racially nondiscriminatory policy, however, this policy is not included in one of its brochures. However, all prospective families receive a copy of the nondiscriminatory policy prior to their child's addmission to the organization. The policy is also included in the "parents handbook" which is available to the public on the organization's website.”