Westshore Montessori Association

“The organization has an annual meeting for all parents of students attending the school. During this meeting, elections occur for any vacant board member positions. Board members are typically elected to a three year term.”

“Prior to filing, form 990 is presented to the finance staff, administrator and officers. After review, the form 990 is circulated to the entire board for review prior to filing the return with the irs”

“Enforcement - the board members are asked to review the organization's conflict of interest policy. The conflict of interest statement requests board members to identify to the best of their knowledge affiliations with organizations that may be potentially related to the financials or other substantive operations of the organization. Also, the board members are asked to identify circumstances involving either themselves or a member of their extended family that may be construed as a conflict of interest. The policy contains specific language about recusal when decisions are made regarding tuition modifications or scholarship awards to students who are children of a board member. With regards to staff members, the organization also ensures that there are no conflicts of interest when considering the engagement of a new vendor.”

“The budget committee discusses and makes recommendations with regards to salary and wages of employees. The budget is presented to the board of directors and voted upon. The budget committee accesses information from the montessori society for position compensation standards.”

“The orgainzation's governing documents, form 990, conflict of interst policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”