Connecticut Network for Children and Youth Inc.

“The organization changed its name to connecticut network for children and youth, inc. In may 2022.”

“The organization has three classes of members: professional, subscriber, and supporter. Only professional members have the right to elect the organization's governing body.”

“Professional members elect the directors of the organization by a majority vote at a meeting of the members.”

“The decisions to amend the organization's articles of incorporation or bylaws is subject to approval by the members of the organization.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm. When the form 990 has been prepared, and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the business manager, executive director, and treasurer for review. The form 990 is then shared with the board's audit and finance committees. Comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Each issue is documented and addressed until the return is finalized, presented to the entire board, and approved for filing.”

“The board of directors review the conflict of interest policy with the executive director annually. The executive committee and executive director review the conflict of interest disclosure forms annually. Every individual on the staff or board of directors is required to complete and sign the conflict of interest form. If an individual has a conflict, he or she shall disqualify themselves and shall not participate in the discussion or approval of any matter where any direct or indirect economic benefit will be derived by that interested person or any other person, corporation, trust or estate who meets the definition set forth in the policy by virtue of their relationship with the interested person. The disqualification must be an oral announcement to the board and be so noted in the minutes of any meeting in which the matter is discussed.”

“The executive director position is the organization's top management official and ceo, as reported in section vii. Each year the executive committee of the board of directors undertakes a performance evaluation of the executive director and determines what, if any, adjustment in compensation to recommend for that position. The committee consists only of directors who have no conflict of interest. If recommending a cost of living increase of three percent of the executive director's salary or less, the committee's recommendation is based upon general economic indicators collected by independent organizations. If recommending a change larger than three percent, the committee's recommendation is based on reasonably-available information regarding executive director compensation paid by at least five comparable organizations involving similar services from the form 990 filings of other connecticut non-profit organizations. The committee documents the reasons why its recommendations are reasonable in the minutes of its proceedings. The full board reviews the committee's recommendation in light of the committee's stated reasons and any other information reasonably available regarding comparable positions and compensation. The board's decisions and reasons for its decisions shall be set forth contemporaneously in the minutes of its proceedings. The description includes: (1) the terms of the compensation and the date they were approved; (2) the members of the board who were present for the discussion and vote; (3) the comparability data the board relied on and where it came from; and (4) how the board dealt with any director who had a conflict of interest. This process was last conducted in the spring of 2022, and the full board approved a 3% cost of living increase for the executive director, documented in its may 2022 meeting minutes.”

“The organization makes its form 990, financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents available upon request at 75 charter oak avenue, suite 2-101, hartford, ct 06106 or by calling the organization directly at 203-483-1846.”

“Connecticut network for children and youth provides professional development for those individuals who work in the after school and summer programs in connecticut, as well as quality improvement supports for programs. With our advocacy task force, we are the voice of the after school movement in our state. We are affiliated with the national statewide afterschool networks and the national afterschool association. Sel4ct - social emotional learning alliance for connecticut ("sel") is proud to be the founder and facilitator of sel4ct, with its goal of empowering connecticut children of all ages to thrive in school and life by supporting effective social and emotional learning programs, policies, and practices in communities throughout the state. Our four primary objectives are to:build statewide awareness for sel and related approaches. Advocate for state and local sel-related policies and funding. Provide opportunities for sel stakeholders, including educators, child care providers, administrators, youth, parents, educator preparation programs, policymakers, community organizations, afterschool programs, businesses, and sel providers to learn about and share sel advocacy, research, theory and best practices. Connect a broad range of sel stakeholders to coordinate and support implementation across the state. Connecticut children's collective is a statewide intermediary supporting, helping and expanding local partnerships that coordinate services for children and families at the local level. Its long term outcomes are building local capacity, strengthening relationships between and among local partnerships, providing timely information and tools, and increasing the voice of local partnerships in state agency decisions with the office for early childhood and state department of education. To date, the collective includes 36 groups, representing 45 towns and cities, which include just over half of the state's population, in towns both large (the state's nine largest cities) and small (three towns under 5,000 people).”

“The audit committee is responsible for selecting an independent accountant and for oversignt of the audit. This process has not changed from the prior year.”