Linwood Center Inc

“Management reviews the draft received from an independent accounting firm and makes any changes necessary. The independent accounting firm prepares a revised draft which is then sent back to management. Management then forwards the 990 to the executive board for review and approval.”

“A conflict of interest policy is distributed to all board members to review and sign off. It is monitored with any action items. The full board then reviews and approves any action items stemming from this process.”

“The process for determining compensation for the executive director and other key employees is as follows: linwood's hr department acquires salary surveys from state nonprofit organizations with similar organizational structures and missions. High, medium and low average salaries are translated into a salary range for each position. The salary ranges are reviewed and approved by linwood's board of directors. The employee is then given a salary within the range for his/her position that is commensurate with the employee's education and experience.”

“The process for determining compensation for the executive director and other key employees is as follows: linwood's hr department acquires salary surveys from state nonprofit organizations with similar organizational structures and missions. High, medium and low average salaries are translated into a salary range for each position. The salary ranges are reviewed and approved by linwood's board of directors. The employee is then given a salary within the range for his/her position that is commensurate with the employee's education and experience.”

“Form 990 is available on guidestar.com. Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Linwood creates the possibility of extraordinary lives for children and adults living with autism and related developmental disabilities by providing education, vocational training, residential support, and employment opportunities.”

“School education-linwood school is approved by the maryland state department of education (msde) to provide a special education and related services program for students with autism and other related disabilities in an education program (ages 5 through 21) with additional residential components. Programs are aligned with the best practices models identified by the national professional development center for autism spectrum disorders, including (a) the maryland college and career readiness standards in our classrooms, (b) verbal behavior milestones assessment and placement program (vb-mapp) to help with communication skills and prerequisite learning, (c) the use of teacch program methodology, prompt, and augmentative and alternative communication systems (aac), and (d) the science of applied behavior analysis to decrease maladaptive behaviors and increase appropriate replacement behaviors.”

“Children's residential-as a component of linwood's comprehensive programs and services for children and adults living with autism, linwood provides residential services for those who need it. Students are referred to these services based on need through local school systems, the local departments of social services, and the developmental disabilities administration. Students in linwood's residential programs reside in nearby group homes with an average of four children in each home. All residences have round- the-clock staffing including awake-overnight supervision. Under the direction of linwood's state certified residential child care program administrators, a full complement of staff provide supervision and engage the residents in a wide array of home living and recreational activities after school and on weekends. The maryland department of human services licenses and monitors linwood's residential services.”

“Supported employment day habilitation provides vocational training, and employment for our program participants. These services are provided throughout their lifespan with the support of staff. The adults in our programs work at various establishments in the community, including our school and our red branch location.”

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