Rooted School

“990 is prepared by the organization's outside public accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once a draft of the return is available, it is reviewed by management with any changes or revisions incorporated into the filing. The revised return is then submitted to the board of directors for their review and approval prior to submitting to the irs.”

“The officers, directors, and trustees all sign the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. The organization also holds monthly board meetings where the board discuss opportunities and potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict of interest were to arise, the board chair would direct a committee or the governing board to investigate the nature of the conflict of interest. Furthermore, the board chair would then delegate the task to the governing board or committee to research all feasible alternatives to evaluate in lieu of the potential conflict of interest.”

“The board reviews and approves the compensation amounts for rooted's ceo based on the market rate for the position. The ceo determines the compensation of other key employees of the organization in accordance with the market rate for their position (determined based on data provided by external charter management organizations and through comparison studies of other charter schools)”

“The documents are readily available to the public upon request.”

“Other professional services: program service expenses 63,491. Management and general expenses 24,860. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 88,351. Instructional - substitute teachers: program service expenses 13,219. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,219. Counseling services: program service expenses 68,558. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 68,558. Student transport - bus company: program service expenses 172,245. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 172,245. Food service: program service expenses 110,764. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 110,764.”

“The organization has not changed the oversight process or selection process during the tax year.”