Valor Christian Schools

“Kylee lourie and kevin mcvaney have a family relationship (brother/sister).”

“All board members receive a copy of the form 990, with the exception of the schedule of contributors, to review in advance and before the form 990 is filed. The tax return preparer presents the form 990 to the audit committee for a detailed review. The organization maintains a highly confidential posture in regards to its schedule of contributors. As a school, the dynamics between donors, parents, faculty and staff can be concerning when knowledge of donor giving is present. We have determined it is in the best interest of the organization to maintain a confidential posture towards disclosure of contributors. The schedule of contributors is prepared by the organization's finance manager and is reviewed by the cfo, ceo, board chair and tax return preparer only.”

“On an annual basis, each board member signs a copy of the conflict of interest policy affirming that he has received the conflict of interest policy and has disclosed whether any conflicts of interest exist. It is the duty of each board member to disclose whether any conflicts of interest exist when the board is considering a proposed transaction or arrangement. If any conflicts of interest exist, the board member recuses himself from the meeting. The remaining board members discuss the proposed transaction or arrangement and vote whether it is in the best interest of the organization to continue with the proposed transaction or arrangement that gave rise to the conflict of interest or whether it should pursue a similar transaction or arrangement that would not give rise to a conflict of interest.”

“Compensation is determined for the ceo by the governance committee of the board of education. The governance committee is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the compensation for the ceo using comparative data from similarly situated private independent schools based on size and complexity on a national basis. Appropriate documentation of the compensation process is maintained for the ceo.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the public.”

“Valor christian high school is a faith-based, independent, college-preparatory school located in highlands ranch, colorado. Standing firmly behind its vision to prepare tomorrow's leaders to transform the world for christ, a valor education provides a rigorous academic program in a christ-centered environment where we maintain a 11:1 student to teaching faculty ratio. Valor opened its doors in the fall of 2007 and has since grown from 155 to 1,100 students serving grades 9th - 12th. The 2017-18 school year marked a special time in valor's history as the organization celebrated its 11th year of schooling. As it enters its second decade, the school remains committed to its core values to honor christ in everything it does, to conduct planning and make decisions based on what is in the best interest of students and to partner with parents as the primary influencers of their children's lives. Valor is fully accredited with both advanced and the association of christian schools international (acsi) in which it maintains exemplary status. In addition, valor is also a charter member of the council on educational standards and accountability (cesa) and received the prestigious 2015 national blue ribbon schools award by the united states department of education, representing one of only three private high schools in the country to receive the award that year. Valor's courses meet the very best educational standards and are taught in a manner to prepare students for future academic challenge without jeopardizing or diluting the importance of a christian world view. Over 62% of valor's teachers have advanced degrees in their area of expertise academics: valor is committed to academically preparing tomorrow's leaders to transform the world for christ. Curriculum is reviewed regularly to ensure it meets the highest standards of academic rigor. For example, valor offers 21 concurrent college credit courses and 20 advanced placement (ap) courses. Of the 371 students enrolled in ap courses, valor had 5 national ap scholars as well as 90 students recognized as either ap scholars, ap scholars with honor, or ap scholars with distinction. Valor's ap course pass rate was 84.3%. In 2017-18, valor had 14 students eligible for national merit distinction. The average act score for the class of 2018 was 25.5 with students in the top half scoring an average of 29.1 to date valor has graduated nine classes with over 99% of graduates in 2018 accepted to over 255 different four-year colleges or universities and earning over $3.2m in academic, artistic and athletic scholarships and awards for their freshman year. Approximately 66% of valor graduates attend out of state colleges or universities. In the class of 2018, 144 students had gpas of 3.32 or higher, with the top quintile of students achieving gpas between 4.14 and 4.43. As a college preparatory school, valor desires academic success for every student and recognizes that each student learns differently. Formal academic accommodations are offered to those students who have a diagnosed learning difficulty. In addition, many other support services are offered such as individual tutoring, academic coaching, group study sessions, peer tutoring, act test prep, online courses and summer school. Both math and writing labs are available where students can seek additional help in those subject matter areas. Arts+media: valor's arts+media department is passionate about reclaiming the arts for christ and equipping students with the knowledge and inspiration required to express the christian heart in a relevant, artistic and authentic manner. The faculty is actively doing, as well as teaching, their respective disciplines, and is able, therefore, to combine theory with professional viability, knowledge with inspiration. In 2017-18 the arts+media department hosted 4 major productions and 2 minor productions throughout the year integrating original student work in the disciplines of dance, music, theatre and studio”

“The oversight process or selection process has not changed from the previous year during the current tax year.”