Mountain Middle School

“A draft pdf of the form 990 is provided to the board of directors for review and approval. Upon approval of the form 990 the return is released to the irs.”

“Per the organization's board policy manual: board members shall report any actual or potential conflicts of interest in writing to the board prior to the time set for voting on such transaction and shall recuse themselves from discussion and voting on the matter(s). The written disclosures will be attached to the minutes of the meeting in”

“The compensation for the head of school is reviewed and approved by the board of directors. The board treasurer and president use composite data to inform the compensation decision that includes compensation schedules of other schools within districts surrounding mountain middle school as well as across the state of colorado, particularly in state and institute charter schools, considering variables such as budgets and school size and head of school duties similar to those at mountian middle school. The president and treasurer will discuss conpensation negotiations with the head of school and take those negotiations to the entire board for approval. Compensation in years after the first year of employment will also be determined by performance of the school as a whole as well as the head of school, in particular, the achievement of goals that were mutually set by the head of school and board of directors.”

“The compensation for key employees is reviewed and approved by the heado of school. The head of school uses compensation schedules of other schools within districts surrounding mountain middle school as well as across the state of colorado, particularly in state and institute charter schools, considering variables such as budgets and school size and the key employee's responsibilites similar to those at mountian middle school. The head of school handles the conpensation negotiations.”

“The organization's form 990 is available upon request and at www.guidestar.org.”

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

“Mountain middle school (mms or the school), a colorado non-profit corporation, was created in 2009 pursuant to the colorado charter schools act to form and operate a charter school located in durango, colorado. In 2011 the school entered into a contract with the colorado charter school institute (the institute) to authorize the school for an initial term of three years, to june 30, 2014. The school began operations in august, 2011. In 2016, the school received csi approval for a five year charter contract that goes through july 1, 2021.”

“And bold mms is subject to additional performance standards established by the colorado charter school institute. Since 2014, mms has held csi's highest cars accreditation rating of "performance with distinction" which is the highest accreditation rating possible for a public school in colorado. 2017/18 goals: the main goal of 2017/18 is to complete the school's expansion efforts by on-boarding new staff with systems and structures best practices utilized throughout the school. The expansion efforts include nine additional staff that will undergo numerous professional development opportunities. The staff is also learning to utilize the newly expanded facility. During this expansion year, new curriculum and materials will be acquired and developed. The enrollment numbers have increased each year the school has been open leading to larger wait lists. The goal of the faculty is to reach an accreditation rating of distinction in the first two years of our newly expanded grades. This is a lofty goal. The school is excited about the new expansion staff and the direction of the new curriculum in terms of engagement and growth. The school is completing a five year strategic plan that will guide much of our efforts moving forward. The four strategic goals include: future financial strength, student performance, community relations, and resources.”