Carl C Icahn Charter School

“The charter school's board of trustees looks to include a parent of an active school student as a parent representative on the board of trustees. This parent representative must be an officer of the school's parents' association and must be designated by the association to be its representative. This parent representative to the board has voting rights.”

“The charter school's form 990 is prepared by a nationally recognized independent accounting firm in conjunction with the school's financial department. The form 990 is provided to the full board of trustees for their review and comment in advance of its filing with the internal revenue service.”

“On an annual basis, the secretary of the organization sends the officers, directors, and key employees a conflict of interest disclosure questionnaire. After being filled out, the questionnaires are returned to the secretary, reviewed, and maintained in the organization's records for the relevant year. If the board or a committee of the board has reasonable cause to believe that an interested person has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it will inform the interested person of the basis for such belief and afford him or her an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the response and making such further investigation as may be warranted in the circumstances, the board determines that the interested person has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it will take appropriate action which may include recommendation to the board for removal from the board or termination of employment, as well as reconsideration of whether the transaction or arrangement was in the best interests of and fair and reasonable to the school at the time it was undertaken. If it is determined that the transaction was not fair and reasonable to the school, the school in its discretion, may void the contract and/or require the interested person to restore the school to the financial position it would have been in if such person had been dealing under the highest fiduciary standing.”

“The compensation paid to top management official, officers and key employees is reasonable based on the duties and responsibilities of the positions, the time spent performing their duties, and their performance level. This is determined by conducting research of compensation for similar positions at similar types of schools. The compensation for top management official, officers and key employees is reviewed and approved by the board of directors annually and documented in the minutes.”

“The charter school's form 990 is made available to the public on the internet at www.guidestar.org and upon request at its primary place of business. The school does not ordinarily make its governing documents or conflict of interest policy available to the public. The school's audited financial statements can be found on the authorizor's website.”