Computer Science Teachers Association LLC

“The term of a newly elected csta board director shall be for the duration of two years, starting at the first csta board summer meeting following the election and concluding at the csta board summer meeting two years later. Elected directors can serve at most three consecutive terms, and appointed directors can serve at most two consecutive terms, before they must rotate off for at least one term. An exception will be made for a person moving up to the chairperson position.”

“The board of directors shall be led by a chairperson, with the support of either a chairperson-elect or past chairperson. Every two years, or more frequently if vacancies occur in the leadership, the board of directors shall elect a chairperson-elect. The chairperson-elect shall serve for one year and then assume the chairperson position for two years, followed by one year as past chairperson.”

“Csta shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of officers including a chairperson, an alternating chairperson-elect or past chairperson and directors, a majority of whom must be elected by the membership. The csta director positions are defined in the csta policy and procedures manual. All major organizational policy and official board activity (e.g., committee creation and dissolution) decisions and the annual organizational budget must be approved by a majority vote of the board of directors. The affairs and property of the organization shall be managed by the executive director with oversight from the board of directors.”

“The form 990 is prepared using information provided by csta staff and reviewed by independent tax preparation staff. Csta executive director and director of finance and administration review the form 990 carefully to ensure that it contains complete and accurate information throughout. Once the form 990 is determined to be a final draft, it is shared with the csta board finance committee to review, particularly the checklists and narratives. All parties have adequate time to review and provide feedback, and any feedback provided is incorporated into the final submitted version.”

“Csta board members and staff sign a conflict of interest policy each year. Signed conflict of interst policy are saved in company files.”

“The executive director shall be appointed after recommendation and approval by the executive committee of the board of directors and the executive committee of acm. The terms and conditions of his/her employment shall be fixed by the csta executive committee. All budgeted support staff shall be hired and managed by the executive director.”

“The association does not include financial statements on its web-site. Financial statements are reviewed by the governing body on a quarterly basis. This governing body includes board chairs that represent all facets of csta's operations. The internal quarterly reports that are produced to track financial activities for all facets of the association are available to the staff and volunteer leaders associated with any of these activities through a web interface that requires a log-in.”

“Other: program service expenses 570,296. Management and general expenses 75,038. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 645,334.”