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“990: the treasurer reviews the 990 by comparing prior return with current return. In addition, all financial data on the 990 is reconciled to the financial statements. After review is made by the treasurer, the treasurer will then review the return with the president before considering finalizing the return. The form 990 is provided to the board members via its internal intranet prior to filing.”

“And enforcement of conflict of interst policy: all members of the governing board and officers are covered with the conflict of interest and compliance requirement. Conflicts, if and when they occur, are to be reviewed by the governing board. Should a conflict arise, the person associated with the conflict of interest is excluded from deliberation and action on the matter.”

“Compensation: the executive director's salary is reviewed on annual basis by the chief operating officer of the parent organization, bcfs.”

“And key employee compensation: each year the board president will review the compensation of officers and key employees prior to the finalization of the agency budget based on the evaluation of similar positions for both nonprofit and for profit organizations of similar size, locally and nationally.”

“The form 990, financial statements, and other documents will be provided upon request to the public by contacting the bcfs corporate office.”

“(continued from page 2)... 38 children, or approximately 7% of those served, had an iep (individualized education plan) indicating at least one disability and confirming eligibility for special education and related services. We served a total of 538 families, 100% of whom received at least one service from our program; the most popular services provided to parents were food assistance, clothing assistance, and life skills training.”

“(continued from page 2)... Boerne community coalition then began providing full home cooked meals to all our parent meeting attendees. These meals include 6 main dishes, 4 salads, 4 dessers, 6 gallons of tea and all the paper goods. Attendance for parent meetings dramatically increased once these meals began to be provided. This partnership also helped us to gain volunteer/donation in kind dollars from both the community food donations as well as volunteer hours from parent participation. For sy 2018-2019 our health fair community partner interest raised by 150% which gave us a total of ten community participants as opposed to four from sy 2017-2018. This percentage raised largely due to diligent communication from family specialist with community partners. A new partnership with alamo resource conservation & development (boerne chapter) brought to light several bonding opportunities for parents as well as many learning activites for the children. Alamo rcd also provided many planting items such as potting soil, seeds, plants and grow lights which amounted up to $1,900 in in kind for our program.”

“(continued from page 2)... Year over year the bglr grant had an increase of 184 participants in the family assessment, increase of 144 in the family assessment and an increase of 183 participants in the child's head start program. The akw grant provided educational services to 275 head start students during the 2018-2019 school year though full-year, center-based programs delivered in partnership with local school districts. Of the 275 children served, 26 were classified as homeless per mckinney-vento criteria, and ten were in the foster care system. At the end of the school year, 98.5% of the children served were covered by health insurance, 100% had a primary medical service provider, and 100% had a dental service provider. Of those served 32 children (11.6%) had an iep (individualized education plan) indicating at least one disability, and were therefore eligible for special education and related services. The 275 children served in the grant area are from 269 individual families. Of those families, 157 received at least one service from our program. The most popular trainings attended by parents were love and logic (parenting curriculum), nutrition education, and transition meetings. The gcc (grant guadalupe & comal communities) was recognized by the texas association of school boards with the stand up for texas schools award, june 2019. New braunfels isd recognized the bcfs education services head start partnership as an example of what establishing strong relationships with the business community and supporting schools can do to help build a stronger and better community.”

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