Fairville Friends School Inc

“Form 990 will be available for board review prior to filing”

“Each trustee shall annually complete and file with the secretary of the board a board disclosure statement. The information submitted on the board disclosure statement shall be held in confidence,and no information as to the contents shall be disclosed except to the board of trustees and as the board may determine for good sause shown. New board members shall be advised of this policy when they begin their term. Determining whether a conflict of interest exists: after disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the board while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and consensus is reached. The remaining trustees shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. Procedures for addressing the conflict of interest: (a) an interest person may make a presentation at the board meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the reaching of consensus on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. (b) the clerk of the board shall, if appropoiate, appoint a disinterested person or commitee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. (c) after exercising due diligence, the board shall determine whether the school can obtain, with reasonable efforts, a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. (d) if a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the board shall determine by reaching concensus among the disinterested trustees whether the transaction or arrangement is in the school's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall makes its decision as whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. Violations of the conflits of interest policy: (a) if the board has reasonable cause to believe a trustee has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the trustee of the basis for such belief and afford the trustee an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. (b) if, after hearing the trustee's response and after making further investigation as warrented by the circumstances, the board determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary action. Records of proceedings: the minutes of the board shall contain the names of the interested person(s), the nature of the financial interest, and any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the board's decision as to whether a conflict of interest existed.”

“Documents are made available to the public upon request”

“Fairville friends school nurtures and creatively educates young children in the friends tradition. We are committed to being a peaceful community of learners who seek spiritual and intellectual growth by fostering an appreciation of nature, celebrating diversity, and encouraging self- expression through the arts. The school embraces the quaker vision of education through simplicity, kindness, respect for all living things, and a deep concern for the whole child.”