Seattle Amistad School

“Since the last 990 was filed, the Bylaws have been amended in the following two ways: Article 3, Section 1. Number of Directors was amended to be three to ten. The number of directors was previously seven to ten. Section 18 was added in Article 3: Action Without Meeting: An action by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board are given notice, in record form, of the proposed action and a consent in the form of a record, setting forth the action so taken, is executed by all of the Directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereto. Such consent in record form shall be filed with the Minutes of the proceedings of the Board. A "record" for purposes of this section includes an electronic transmission, such as email. Directors submitting a record of consent by email shall have registered a valid email address to receive notice in conformance with RCW 24.03.009. Governors shall use the email address registered pursuant to RCW 24.03.009 to submit their record of consent. All Board Members will need to sign a form”

“The 990 is presented to the Board of Directors in draft form. Board members review the form and the staff address any questions the Board may have in regards to the document.”

“Seattle Amistad School has a written conflict of interest policy which board members review annually. The policy requires disclosure of interest, relationships and holdings that could potentially result in a conflict of interest. Board members are also requested to disclose, on an ongoing basis, any potential conflicts of interests in an organizational transaction or decision which would affect themselves, their family members, employer, or associates; and may not participate in discussion or voting on such matters. Staff members are also required to adhere to the conflict of interest policy.”

“The compensation for the Head of School position is set by the board of directors, all of whom are independent, using data on compensation rates for comparable positions, the local public school district salary scale for years of experience and education, the advice of professionals in their field, and with consideration for budget constraints and equity among positions within the organization. Head of School compensation must be approved by the Board. There are no other paid officers or key employees.”

“Seattle Amistad School's Form 990, Form 1023, Bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are all available upon request at the school office. In addition the form 990 is available on public websites including guidestar.org.”

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