Alpha Public Schools Inc.

“The board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, may create one or more committees of the board, each consisting of two or more directors and no one who is not a director, to serve at the pleasure of the board. Appointments to committees of the board of directors shall be by majority vote of the authorized number of directors. The board of directors may appoint one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting. Any such committee shall have all the authority of the board, to the extent provided in the board of directors' resolution, except that no committee may: a. Take any final action on any matter that, under the california nonprofit public benefit corporation law, also requires approval of the members or approval of a majority of all members; b. Fill vacancies on the board of directors or any committee of the board; c. Fix compensation of the directors for serving on the board of directors or on any committee; d. Amend or repeal bylaws or adopt new bylaws; e. Amend or repeal any resolution of the board of directors that by its express terms is not so amendable or subject to repeal; f. Create any other committees of the board of directors or appoint the members of committees of the board; g. Expend corporate funds to support a nominee for director if more people have been nominated for director than can be elected; or h. Approve any contract or transaction to which the corporation is a party and in which one or more of its directors has a material financial interest. The board may also create one or more advisory committees composed of directors and non-directors. It is the intent of the board to encourage the participation and involvement of faculty, staff, parents, students and administrators through attending and participating in open committee meetings. The board may establish, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, advisory committees to serve at the pleasure of the board.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's outside public accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once a draft of the return is available, it is reviewed by management with any changes or revisions incorporated into the filing. The revised return is then submitted to the board of directors for their review and approval prior to submitting to the irs.”

“All required officers complete form 700, annual board training is provided on conflict of interest policies. Governing board members shall disclose a disqualifying interest at the meeting during which consideration of the decision takes place. This disclosure shall be made part of the board's official record. The board member shall refrain from participating in the decision in any way (i.e., the board member with the disqualifying interest shall refrain from voting on the matter and shall leave the room during board discussion and when the final vote is taken) and comply with any applicable provisions of the charter school bylaws. When a non-governing board member designated employee determines that he/she should not make a decision because of a disqualifying interest, he/she should submit a written disclosure of the disqualifying interest to his/her immediate supervisor. The supervisor shall immediately reassign the matter to another employee and shall forward the disclosure notice to alpha public schools chief executive officer, who shall record the employee's disqualification. In the case of a designated employee who is head of an agency, this determination and disclosure shall be made in writing to his/her appointing authority.”

“Each year, the board of directors meets to discuss the compensation for all company employees. The board review data regarding the compensation paid to similarly qualified individual in functionally comparable positions by similar organizations within the geographic region. The board also review the performance of the employees during the prior year and the recommendations of the executive director [change as needed] regarding any adjustments to the employees' compensation. The executive director leaves the board meeting while the board deliberates and decides on any adjustments to compensation of the executive director and other employees for the upcoming year. Decisions are recorded in the minutes of the board meeting and in separate instructions to the executive director to implement the decisions.”

“The governing board agendas are posted on the school website. All documents are available to the public upon request.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”