Widener Partnership Charter School Inc

“The principal shall only vote in the case of a tie. The executive committee is comprised of the officers of wpcs, and has and may exercise the authority of the board in the management of wpcs, except that the executive committee does not have the authority to: 1) fill vacancies in the board of trustees; 2) adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws; 3) amend or repeal any resolution of the board; 4) take any action on matters committed by the bylaws or resolution of the board of trustees to another committee of the board; 5) amend the certificate of incorporation; 6) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation; 7) recommend the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation's property; 8) recommend a dissolution of the corporation; or 9) revoke a dissolution of the corporation. No business was transacted by the executive committee in fy2021.”

“Wpcs has a managerial contract with widener university. Widener university pays all expenses, including payroll, of wpcs. Wpcs reimburses widener university for its expenses.”

“Widener university, inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity, is the sole member of wpcs.”

“Widener university elects the wpcs board of trustees annually. According to the articles of incorporation, widener university has the ability to remove any board of trustees members, with or without cause, at any time. The dean of the widener university school of human service professions shall serve as chair of the board of trustees.”

“The governing documents may be amended by widener university at any time, and may only be amended by widener university.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and then reviewed by the officers of the board and the widener university administration prior to filing.”

“Wpcs board members complete a conflict of interest questionnaire annually and return it to the board secretary. Any conflicts are reviewed with the chairperson and board treasurer. Any issues would be reviewed and resolved on a case by case basis. No such issues have been identified to date.”

“No compensation is paid directly by wpcs. All compensation is paid by widener university, but the chairman of wpcs works with widener university to determine the compensation of the wpcs principal. The compensation is determined based upon a survey of compensation paid to comparable administration officers in the chester upland school district and in the surrounding school districts. The chairman's recommendation is reviewed timely by widener university's president annually at the time salaries are approved for all administrative units of the university. The principal's compensation is included in the wpcs budget, which is approved by the wpcs board in june of each year and timely documented in the board minutes. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: wpcs does not compensate any employee directly. No other compensated employee meets the irs definition of other officer or key employee.”

“Wpcs makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request.”

“The mission of widener partnership charter school, inc. (wpcs) is to develop urban elementary (k-8) students with the behaviors, task commitment and creativity to succeed in the current educational environment. Through holistic cultivation of children's resources, the wpcs will enable students to become self-motivated, competent, and lifelong learners. The wpcs will aim to educate its students to become citizens of character who can contribute to the vitality and well-being of the region. By providing a multicultural, student-centered environment in which all students are held to high academic and behavioral standards and by engaging parents and caregivers as partners in the education of their children, the wpcs will provide the context for students to work in collaborative relationships both within and outside the school to provide service to the greater community.”

“Under a management contract between wpcs and widener university, a related 501(c)(3) public charity, the adminstration and staff of wpcs are paid through widener university and included in the w-3 of widener university. Widener university remits all payroll withholdings and handles all payroll filing and reporting requirements for wpcs.”

“Wpcs' financial statements are prepared under governmental auditing standards, which do not require disclosure of management's evaluation of uncertain tax positions. Management has performed this evaluation and is not aware of any activities that would jeopardize the school's tax-exempt status.”

“Under a management contract between wpcs and widener university, a related 501(c)(3) public charity, all the disbursements are paid through widener university and wpcs reimburses the widener university for these costs. Widener university remits all 1096 and if applicable backup withholding filings and reporting requirements for wpcs.”

“The personnel of wpcs are on the payroll of widener university. Wpcs reimburses widener university for the salaries, benefits, retirement contributions and payroll taxes of the personnel. This reimbursement is presented in form 990, part ix, line 24a - other expenses as contracted salary reimbursement.”