Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc.

“Kristin bechard and john tyler have a business relationship in that they are employed by the ewing marion kauffman foundation, which is a major funder of the school.”

“Kristin bechard ewing marion kauffman foundation treasurer employee/officer john tyler ewing marion kauffman foundation secretary employee/officer”

“The ewing marion kauffman foundation retains authority to appoint one or more members of the board so long as it is not a majority of the board.”

“The ewing marion kauffman foundation ceo must approve certain amendments to the bylaws to the extent they affect the ewing marion kauffman foundation's rights under the bylaws.”

“The organization provides a copy of the form 990 to the board chair, secretary, and treasurer for review and comment prior to finalization. All other board members are provided a copy of the final form.”

“Ewing marion kauffman school consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. The review procedures are as follows: 1. On at least an annual basis each director, officer, and key employee is provided with and asked to review the policy and to certify that they have done so. 2. Annually each director, officer, and key employee completes a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which he or she is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a conflict of interest. Such relationships, positions, or circumstances might include service as director of or a consultant to another nonprofit organization, or ownership of a business that might provide goods or services to ewing marion kauffman school, inc. Any such information regarding the business or interests of a director, officer, or key employee, or a family member thereof, is treated as confidential and generally made available only to the chair, the secretary, and any committee appointed to address conflicts of interest, except to the extent additional disclosure is appropriate to implement the policy. 3. The policy is reviewed annually by each member of the board of directors. Any changes to the policy are communicated to all responsible persons. 4. No one with a conflict of interest is allowed to participate in decisions with which they have a conflict. Those who are making the decisions in such situations are made aware of the conflict. Appropriate documentation is maintained.”

“The board and governance committee review the salary and compensation packages of the ceo and top officials as part of the overall budget review and as part of an annual review of the ceo performance. The school relies on an independent, outside compensation consultant to periodically review ceo and other compensation, most recently in the 2023-2024 school year.”

“The organization reviews all internal salaries each year by completing compensation studies with the humarn resources team.”

“All documents required by section 1604 for public inspection are available upon request.”

“About the ewing marion kauffman school (kauffman school) opened its doors in the fall of 2011. Our first group of one hundred fifth graders was enrolled as our class of 2023, their anticipated year of college graduation. A new fifth grade class of about two hundred students is added each year. The kauffman school currently serves students in grades five through twelve. As a public charter school, the kauffman school is free and open to all students residing within the district boundaries of kansas city, missouri public schools (kcps). The kauffman school cannot and does not selectively admit students based on academic aptitude, race, ethnicity, income level, special education needs, prior school record, or almost any other personal characteristic. The kauffman school admits students until its enrollment threshold is met. If there are more applications than seats, the kauffman school uses a lottery to give every applicant an equal chance of admission. The kauffman school provides a geographical enrollment preference to students living in six very high risk and high need zip codes: 64123, 64124, 64127, 64128, 64130, and 64132. The kauffman school also provides an enrollment preference to siblings of enrolled students and children whose parents/guardians work at the school and also reside within the kcps boundaries. Mission the mission of the kauffman school is to prepare students to excel academically, graduate from college, and apply their unique talents in the world to create economically independent and personally fulfilling lives. Vision statement the kauffman school is recognized as the premiere public school in the state of missouri and as a national model for the entire public school sector.”