Afsa High School

“The members of the organization are: 1. Any parent or guardian of any student enrolled at afsa; 2. Andy learning facilitator or salaried administrator employed by afsa; and 3. Any elected or appointment member of the board of directors of afsa. All members will have equal voting rights.”

“Each director is appointed by majority vote of the members. The board, by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then holding office, may establish one or more committees of one or more natural persons having the authority of the board in the management of the business of the corporation to the extent provided in such resolution. Such committees, however, shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the board. Committee members need not be directors and shall be appointed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present. A majority of the members of any committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of any such committee. In other matters of procedure, the provisions of the bylaws shall apply to committees and the members thereof to the same extent they apply to the board and directors, including, without limitations, the provisions with respect to meetings and notice thereof, absent members, written actions and valid acts. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the board.”

“Amendments to the organization's governing documents must be approved by a majority of members present at the regular or special meeting of the membership.”

“The form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm and reviewed by the school's management and board treasurer. The reviewed draft of the form 990 was then sent to the board for final review and approval prior to filing.”

“At the start of each board meeting (and included on the agenda), the board chair determines if there are any potential conflicts of interest. The board chair determines if a conflict of interest exists based on information provided by the interested board member. The school has a conflict-of-interest policy - all board members must comply with this policy. If a conflict is determined to exist, the board member must refrain from voting and/or excuse him/herself. Proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The board determines the compensation of the school director via a board evaluation committee and all teachers, based on recommendations from the human resources (hr) committee as part of the annual budgeting process. The hr committee used the macs annual survey results and other public-school wages to determine the recommendations. The deliberation and decision are documented in the meeting minutes. The process was most recently undertaken in 2019 for the school director, b. Meyer and all other staff”

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

“Related board members: per mn statute 124e.07, charter schools are required to have a licensed teacher as a member of the board of directors. Brady jones, kate bald, and katie crowley are board members, but received compensation for their services as teachers.”

“Pension liabilities, deferred outflows & inflows pension: as a charter school in the state of minnesota, participation in two multiple-employer, cost-sharing defined benefit pension plans is statutorily required. The school's contributions to the plans are also regulated by statute and are based on a percentage of salaries and wages earned by current employees. Therefore, while the net pension liability, deferred outflows and inflows, are reported on the school's statement of net position, the school is not in a position to directly control the liabilities or the subsequent liquidation of the liabilities.”

“Gasb 68 - pension adjustment 229,505.”

“The organization follows a modified accrual method of accounting as prescribed by the minnesota department of education. The school-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Grants and similar items are recognized when all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been met.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”