The Alcott School

“The Director of Finance and Human Resource and her staff prepare the documentation for the preparation of form 990 and forwards the documentation to the accountant who prepares the 990. The completed 990 is forwarded to the Executive Director for review. A copy of the 990 is also provided to each Board member for review prior to filing. The Executive Director is charged with the responsiblity of signing and filing the 990 in a timely manner.”

“Each Board Member is required to complete an annual confilict of interest affirmation to disclose any possible conflict of interest with the organization. The Executive Director is reponsible for collecting all conflict of interest disclosure and affirmation forms and does so annually. She maintains a log of all forms received and performs a review and follow up of the forms as necessary.”

“The salary of the Executive Director is included in the annual budget, which is submitted to the Board yearly for review and approval.”

“The salaries of other key employees are included in the annual budget, which is submitted to the Board yearly for review and approval.”

“The Organization's financial statements are made available to the public on Guidestar's website and upon request. The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: SCIS, EARLY INTERVENTION AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS:-SCIS 9165 Program: The SCIS classes provide special education children the opportunity to attend class in a mainstream classroom, either in the Tarrytown public school system, or at Alcott School and receive special education services in that classroom. The classes are co-taught and Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Counseling support services are provided.-Early Intervention Program: Early Intervention provides special education services to children from birth to 3 years of age, who are not able to learn in a general education toddler classroom environment. A variety of different support services are provided, including, self-contained toddler classrooms, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy , Counseling Support services, and Service Coordination for families receiving Early Intervention services.-Evaluation program:The Evaluation program provides evaluation services for children from birth to 4 years of age, whose parents have concerns about their development. Supplemental evaluations are provided for children already receiving services but who now are demonstrating in different areas.”

“Alcott School does not have a separate committee that oversees the audit of its financial statements.Instead, the Board of Directors fulfills this role.”