Journey School

“Capistrano unified school district shall have the ability to appoint one council member of the governing body.”

“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.”

“Form 700 is completed annually and reviewed by journey school's management. The form is then maintained on file and made available online to the public through the orange county clerk of the board website as public documents. Monitoring is performed regularly by the officers to identify potential conflicts of interest. Any question of a conflict is addressed with the interested person, who is required to disclose the existence of any financial interest and be afforded the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the board and executive director. An actual or potential conflict of interest occurs when an employee is in a position to influence a decision that may result in a personal gain for that employee or for a relative as a result of the school's business dealings. If a conflict of interest is identified, the appropriate action is taken, including limitations to the individual's influence on related business matters.”

“The council reviews information on comparable salaries for both district principals as well as charter school administrators/directors prior to offering a contract to the school administrator, who functions as the executive director. The affirmation of this review is included in the minutes from the council meeting at which the administrator candidate is being considered and/or hired. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“All public governing and corporate documents, including the annual form 700 filings are available for review by the public upon request. The public may also request copies of any public documents and these will be provided within the required timelines either electronically or with paper copies.”

“Educational services: program service expenses 447,598. Management and general expenses 166,188. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 613,786. Nursing & medical (non-iep): program service expenses 86,519. Management and general expenses 32,124. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 118,643. All other consultants & services: program service expenses 198,312. Management and general expenses 73,630. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 271,942.”

“The process for oversight and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”