Michigan Association of School Boards

“Members include michigan boards of education.”

“Members of the governing body are elected by member boards. Some board of director positions are regional and are elected by members in that region, and others are elected by the membership groups as defined in the bylaws.”

“Decisions made by the governing body are subject to approval by members if these decisions affect the bylaws.”

“The 990 is provided electronically to all members of the board. Questions and comments are solicited prior to filing. After any concerns presented by the board are addressed, the executive director signs and files the return. A copy of the 990 is provided on both the public website and the boards administrative document storage site.”

“Officers, directors and employees are required to update the conflict of interest form annually, and are required to inform management of any changes that may occur between written updates. The forms are reviewed by the executive staff and a process is in place to follow up on any potential conflict.”

“The governing board conducts an annual performance review of the executive director. The executive director's compensation is reviewed annually by the board with the assistance of an outside compensation consultant. The board reviews the compensations consultant's report, along with total compensation reports from three outside sources including one national, one state, and one local compensation study. Compensation of the executive director is then considered, approved and documented in the minutes of the executive session of the board of directors. Compensation for all other staff is benchmarked to market national and regional market studies on at least a biannual basis. Any changes to total compensation for staff are then considered by and approved as part of the annual budget process and documented in the minutes of the board of directors.”

“All information is available upon request. Form 990 is also posted annually on guidestar's website. The 990 is public information through the michigan attorney general's office. Financial reports are included in the annual report which is distributed to members and available on the website. Readers are invited to contact the business office to request additional information.”

“Contracted services: program service expenses 716,063. Management and general expenses 46,765. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 762,828.”