Silver Spruce Academy Inc

“The full board reviews the 990 at a board meeting, and has the opportunity to make edits and suggestions. The final revised copy of the form 990 is provided electronically to board members for final approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy requires directors, officers and key staff to annually disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts. The policy and disclosure form is distributed to and collected from all new staff at the time of hire. Potential conflicts are reviewed by the board of directors.”

“The board of directors, during the executive director's annual performance evaluation and during budget review and approval times, examines compensation information from similar organizations locally and within the state of colorado in conjunction with the available funds expected to be received for each student.”

“Governing and financial documents are available upon written request.”

“The academy celebrated a major milestone with the opening of its new sda campus for the 20242025 school year. The expanded classrooms and a 3+ acre playground have been enthusiastically received by students, families, and staff, further supporting our mission to provide collaborative, community- rooted enrichment programs that inspire growth and lifelong learning. A total of 326 students were served, including 53 funded enrolled, 15 fee- based enrolled, and 258 unenrolled student participants. Among these, 46 were k8 grade students and 7 were 9-12 grade students receiving funded educational services. Students benefited from 110 enrichment classes and 50 educational event classes, engaged by 102 volunteers who donated more than 172 hours. Popular offerings included internships, orchestra, archeology, future city, natural dyes and paint, american mythology, stop motion animation, lego robotics, microbiology, sign language, cartography, foods that built america, durango rocky mountain chocolate factory, tech in the wild, museum of navajo art, cpr & first aid, silverton mining and milling, pueblo community college calculus i & ii, durango and silverton narrow gauge railroad train yard and museum, tech take apart, makerlab, ice skating, radio station trades, ski/snowboard club, fort lewis college literacy scavenger hunt, durango womens leadership conference, leif leather, yoga, united states forest service fire tanker base, san juan college planetarium & school of energy. These diverse classes reflect our commitment to hands- on, experiential classes incorporating interdisciplinary and multi-age leveled learning.”