Centronia

“Form 990 is prepared by an external cpa firm. A draft copy of the form 990 is provided to the board and any comments are fully addressed before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“All trustees, officers, agents and employees must disclose all real or apparent conflicts of interest that they discover or that have been brought to their attention in connection with the organization's activities. The individual is required to disclose such conflict at a board meeting or in writing to the chairman of the board or president. An annual disclosure statement is circulated to trustees, officers and certain employees and outside vendors to assist them in identifying situations that are a real or apparant conflict of interest with the organization. Written disclosure statements are filed with the chief executive officer or such person designated by the chief executive officer to receive such notifications. At the discretion of the board or a committee thereof, a person with a real or apparant conflict of interest may be excused from all or any portion of discussions or deliberations with respect to the subject of the conflict. A member of the board or a commitee thereof, who having disclosed a conflict of interest is counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting in which the subject of the conflict is discussed. The minutes of the meeting reflect the individual's disclosure, the vote thereon and the individual's abstention from participation and voting. The chief executive officer ensures that all trustees, officers, agents, employees and independent contractors of the organization are made aware of the organization's policy with respect to conflicts of interest.”

“The personnel committee of the board does a performance review of the ceo and makes recommendations on compensation for full board approval. This process includes the use of comparability data and is documented in the board minutes.”

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

“Early childhood education - centronia serves low-income, working families and their children by providing a continuum of early childhood education and care for children aged 0-5 that lays the foundation for school readiness. Our model includes home visiting programs as well as full-day, center-based education and care in a dual-language, multicultural environment. Our high quality programs take a whole-child approach, offering developmentally-appropriate physical, socio-emotional and cognitive experiences complemented by dramatic play; activities related to music, gardening and science; health and physical education; and diverse experiential learning. Teachers conduct ongoing formative assessments and individualize lesson planning to maximize each child's learning and development and promote their future academic success and wellbeing.”

“Centronia's food and wellness department supports the cognitive and physical development of early learners through the preparation of nutritionally balanced meals and promotes lifelong healthy habits that can decrease young children's chances of developing health problems later in life. In addition to meal preparation, food and wellness staff support educators in aligning classroom activities with health and wellness topics, promote familial wellbeing through nutritional workshops and cooking demonstrations for families, and increase families perceived and actual access to fresh produce through partnerships with local farmers markets.”

“Centronia's professional development arm, centronia institute, filters the latest research on pedagogy and cognitive development into classroom-level practice through coaching and technical assistance cycles designed to strengthen their ability to sustain quality teacher-child interaction and to create a stimulating and content-rich educational experience for children through intentional planning, documentation, assessment and reflective practices. Additional areas of focus include second language acquisition, effective interventions, and developmentally appropriate environments. The institute also offers a training program for prospective educators to obtain a child development associate (cda) credential in infant/toddler or preschool endorsements with a bilingual specialization.”