Developmental Disabilities Institute Inc.

“Members of developmental disabilities institute, inc. Are defined as follows: class i - parents or legal guardians of individuals with developmental disabilities currently receiving either residential, educational, early intervention, or adult day services from the institute shall be eligible for regular membership. If an individual served has both parents and legal guardians, then only the legal guardian(s) is considered the class i member. Meetings of the members a) an annual meeting of the members shall be held every year prior to the third thursday of november. B) special meetings of the members may be called at any time by the chairperson of the board of directors and it shall be the duty of the chairperson to call a special meeting whenever requested to do so in writing by 20% of the total class i regular membership. C) all actions and questions at any meeting of the members, except as otherwise provided by law or by these by laws, shall be decided by majority vote of those votes cast either in person or by proxy. D) only class i members shall have the right to vote in any elections or special meetings as provided for in the by-laws. E) quorum consists of the following, subject to any provision in these by laws requiring a higher quorum for the transaction of any specific type of business, the presence in person or by proxy of the lesser of either the class i regular members entitled to cast 100 votes or one-tenth of the total number of votes entitled to be cast shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members, provided that a lesser number may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice of the adjournment date or dates until a quorum is present.”

“The executive director and senior finance executives review form 990 with the finance committee. The finance committee subsequently reviews the contents of form 990 with the board of directors members which are provided a copy of the report before being filed with irs.”

“The policy statement shall be made available to each director, executive director, chief financial officer and other senior staff. Annually and prior to hire or appointment to the board of ddi, all individuals are required to sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. Questionnaires are reviewed with the board of directors and any possible conflicts are discussed. Any necessary actions that may need to be made to avoid conflicts of interest are addressed to assure that transactions are made in the best interest of ddi.”

“Upon initial employment and contract renewal with the executive director, the reporting organization is required (under a board approved written policy) to engage a consultant to provide the board with a report of competitive total compensation and benefits. This report is reviewed with the board of directors who approve the salary and related benefits under the terms of the contract. Compensation paid by the reporting organization to its executive director during 2015 was pursuant to a written contract that commenced in 2009.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Daniel rowland, development director, is exclusively compensated by developmental disabilities institute, inc., the reporting organization, where he dedicates 44% of his time. The remainder 56% of his time is charged to ddi foundation, inc., a related organization.”

“The crp center of excellence project began operations during 2015. Form 990, part iii, line 4d: 1) early childhood education - starting early is ddi's special program for infants and young children, from birth to five years old, who demonstrate a delay or disability in cognition, motor, social, language or emotion development. It also offers a specialized program for young children with autism/pdd, children who are culturally and linguistically diverse, and children with down syndrome. Conducted by a transdisciplinary team of professions, parental participation is encouraged and family support is provided. By offering intensive service early, the program strives to maximize each child's potential and reduce the need for more intensive service as he or she matures. Operating twelve months a year, families are enrolled in either early intervention or preschool services. Home-based and community-based services are also available. The organization served 343 students (preschool and early intervention) during the reporting year. Expenses: $11,535,402. Revenue: $10,847,206. 2) children's residential care programs - the children's residential program (crp) provides intensive education, in a home-like setting, to autistic and autistic-like children whose needs exceed what can be addressed by typical special education services. A team of professional staff and parents together carefully monitor each child's growth with the objective of returning that student to his or her natural home and school, or another less restrictive alternative at the optimal time. The organization served 65 individuals during the reporting year. Expenses: $10,550,947. Revenue: $12,097,053. 3) ambulatory and primary health care - opti-healthcare appropriately addresses the medical needs of individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities, (article 28 and 16) which has long been a challenging problem faced by parents, family members and professional staff. Opti facilities and treatment areas are designed to accommodate people with physical difficulties enabling medical and dental care for the medical frail; as well as for people with severe physical impairments. Language translation services are available, and sign language interpreter services are provided for persons with hearing difficulties. Services are provided in aesthetic surroundings where the emphasis is always on treatment with dignity and respect. Expenses: $5,413,192. Revenue: $5,146,125. 4) young autism program - developmental disabilities institute establish the young autism program (yap) a comprehensive effort that has the goal of returning autistic children to regular kindergarten by age six. This program is among the most intensive and largest of its kind in the united states. The young autism program is already producing outcomes that far exceed what is typically found in the field of autism. The organization served 129 students in preschool and school age during the reporting year. Expenses: $5,969,281. Revenue: $6,128,231. 5) health care programs - medicaid services coordination (msc) is a medical state plan service, provided by omrdd, which assists persons with developmental disabilities and mental retardation in gaining access to necessary services and supports appropriate to the needs of the individual. Msc is provided by qualified service coordinators and uses a person centered planning process in developing, implementing an individualized service plan (isp) with and for a person with developmental disabilities or mental retardation. Msc promotes the concepts of choice, individualized services and supports, and consumer satisfaction. Expenses: $782,544. Revenue: $1,004,476. 6) crp center of excellence project - balancing incentives program (bip) grant in which ddi and two other agencies are engaged in applied research and data development to better understand the clinical profiles of those needing the services of a children's residential program, develop best practices”