Fiddlehead School

“A copy of the completed draft form 990 is distributed to the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing. The board of directors has the chance to question or request changes to the form. After a final version of the form 990 is distributed to the board, the executive director will cause the form 990 to be filed as required.”

“Each director, officer, employee, and volunteer shall be provided with and asked to review a copy of the conflict of interest policy (the policy) and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so. The policy shall be reviewed annually by the board of directors. Any changes to the policy shall be communicated to all staff and volunteers”

“At least annually, the board of directors (or a compensation committee) evaluates the executive director on her performance. The executive director's salary is set by board approval and based on comparability studies of similarly situated organizations. The board documents how it reached its decision, including the data on which it relied, in minutes of the meeting during which the compensation was approved.”

“No other officers or key employees.”

“The organization makes its governing documents available to the public upon request.”

“To facilitate learning through an interdisciplinary approach to the arts and sciences in a safe, creative, fund and loving environment. What we strive for at fiddlehead school of arts and sciences is committed to the growth and development of the whole child - socially, emotionally, physically, academically, intellectually, and artistically. The goal of a fiddlehead education is for students to build a toolbox of habits, skills, and wonderings to drive a lifelong love of learning.”

“Fiddlehead schools is a public charter school that opened in fall 2013. It provides education to approximately 189 children from 15 school districts from pre-k through grade 8. The principles of the inspiration of the reggio emilia approach guide teaching and learning at fiddlehead school: the image of the child,children's relationships and interactions within a system, the role of families, the role of space, teachers and children as partners in learning. At fiddlehead, children demonstrate competency in literacy, mathematics, science, visual and performing arts, and a foreign language. Mission of instructional services program: fiddlehead schools is a public charter that provides education from pre-k through grade 8. The principles of the reggio emilia approach guide teaching and learning at fiddlehead school at the early childhood ages from grades pre-k to 2nd grade: in grades 3rd through 5th our approach is more inquiry based; and in the upper grades our approach is project & placed based. Through these instructional approaches, our goal is to develop the whole child/whole student.”

“Other programs: other program services - transportation and other student services”