Friends School of Baltimore Inc

“Decisions or actions finalized by consensus "voting" is not a practice or custom of the religious society of friends. No final decision shall be made or conclusive action taken at any board meeting at which fewer than 12 members (not counting ex-officio members) are present, including either the chair or vice chair and provided that at least four of the trustees present are members of the religious society of friends. Currently, we have 25 board of trustees members including one member of the faculty.”

“Regular members of the board of trustees are appointed by the baltimore monthly meeting of friends, stony run. The parent representative is selected by the school's parent's association. The alumni representative is selected by the alumni association. The faculty representative is selected by the school's faculty, acting through the faculty nominating committee. The student representative is selected by the upper school senate, an organization that represents currently enrolled students. The two appointed members of the board are selected by the current members of the board of trustees.”

“The property and business of the school shall be managed under the direction of the board of trustees without limiting the foregoing. The board of trustees shall be responsible for the selection and appointment of the head of the school, the determination of the overall policies of the institution, the safekeeping and management of its assets, fundraising and development, the approval of its budget and the general oversight of the faculty and administrative staff, and the educational program. The board must seek prior approval from the stony run friends meeting before it can act on any "matters of fundamental importance" such matters include any modification or amendment of the philosophy or mission of the school, or changes to the bylaws relating to the composition and appointment of the board, the powers of the board and the method for conducting board business bylaws, article ix, section a. Similarly, the articles of incorporation provide that stony run friends meeting must approve any amendment to the articles.”

“The board of trustees will review the draft prior to filing. The assistant head for finance & operations directly communicates with the chair of the board and the head of school regarding all matters relating to the form 990 and executive compensation.”

“During each respective school year, the chair of the board of trustees distributes a conflict of interest policy and requires a signed acknowledgement form from each trustee. The assistant head for finance & operations subsequently reviews each acknowledgement and, if he/she has any concerns, presents those concerns to the executive committee for discussion. The acknowledgement forms are filed in the school's office. In the event the board chair and the executive committee have concerns, those items are discussed with the respective trustee. If there is a stated conflict, the individual will recuse themself from discussions and decisions.”

“The executive committee reviews independent compensation information and the form 990s of other similar organizations, documents the deliberations and decisions, and approves multi-year contracts for the head of school and other officerss and key employees.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request. Public inspection copies of the form 990 are available through guidestar.com.”

“As a result of covid-19, the friends school of baltimore saw a significant change in both its programming and program delivery methods. In the spring of 2020, students and teachers began using a virtual learning platform. The school resumed an in-person learning experience during the year ended june 30, 2021. Additionally, summer camps and other student activities were temporarily ceased during the summer of 2020.”

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