Catholic Schools Center of Excellence

“The organization does not have any committee with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the entire governing body once it is completed. The governing body is asked to review the form 990 and vote on its acceptance and authorization to file at the next meeting.”

“Any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest is covered by the policy. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. The names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a financial interest in connection with an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the governing board's or committee's decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed are recorded in the minutes of the governing board.”

“Compensation of the organization's president was established by the board of directors after review of comparability data and was contemporaneously substantiated in the minutes of the applicable board meeting. Compensation of other key employees is determined by the president. Subsequent changes to the president's compensation are determined by the executive chair of the board in consultation with the board.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements and this form 990 are available to the public upon request.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”

“Catholic schools center of excellence (cscoe) changed accounting periods to better align with the fiscal year and activities of the schools it supports.”