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 215,030. Management and general expenses 28,556. Fundraising expenses 15,665. Total expenses 259,251. Professional and technical services:counseling services: program service expenses 119,381. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 119,381. Professional and rechnical services: professional services - ins : program service expenses 87,261. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 87,261. Professional and technical services: prof svcs - other - support : program service expenses 65,715. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 65,715. Other services: student transport - bus company : program service expenses 116,090. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 116,090. Other services: food services : program service expenses 87,243. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 87,243.”