National Head Start Association

“The association shall have the following classes of members: class a: class a members shall consist of those members of the association who are full-time directors of a head start grantee or delegate agency. Class b: class b members shall consist of those members of the association other than class a members who are employed in a local head start program. Class c: class c members shall consist of those members of the association other than class a or class b members who are parents or legal guardians of children who are enrolled in a head start program. Class d: class d members shall consist of those members of the association other than class a, class b, or class c members. Class e: class e members shall consist of any head start grantee that is funded through the department of health and human services administration for children, youth, and families. Class f: class f members shall consist of 50 head start associations and one head start association per region. Regions recognized shall be i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x, and xi (american indians), and xii (migrant programs). They shall be called nhsa affiliates, and shall qualify based on criteria established by the nhsa board of directors.”

“Directors shall be elected by members of the association in each of the twelve regional head start associations.”

“There are not committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body--such committees may only make recommendations.”

“The form 990 will be reviewed by the finance committee and presented to the board for approval.”

“Prior to the beginning of the fiscal year on july 1, nhsa revises and develops the annual disclosures for the employees of nhsa and the board of nhsa. Each employee and director is not in good standing until these documents are executed and provided for recordkeeping. If there are any disclosures, nhsa reviews and apprises the chief financial officer and executive director. Should there be any perceived conflicts, nhsa will ask for detailed information to further understand the conflict and recommend action as needed.”

“On an annual basis, in conjunction with the budget review process, the board of directors reviews and approves the salary of the executive director. The criteria for establishing compensation includes reviewing the salaries of similar positions in the washington, dc area and establishing target milestones.”

“Nhsa's form 990 is available on the guidestar website and upon request.”

“The organization's bylaws can be downloaded by the public from its website (www.nhsa.org). Nhsa's other governing documents, tof interest policy, and audited financial statements are available upon request.”

“Contract services: program service expenses 3,174,979. Management and general expenses 154,280. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,329,259.”

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