Deutscher Schulverein Washington DC

“One parent or guardian must be a member of the society in order for his/her child(ren) to be enrolled in the school or preschool. Membership shall be open to any natural person who: a) is at least 18 years old, b) generally has an adequate command of the german language, c) is in agreement with the society's purpose as provided in 2 of the bylaws, and d) pays a membership fee. In order to be a member of the society, a person shall be required to fulfill the obligations for the membership that pertain to him/her and to accept all school regulations in force at the time. Any legal entity or person may be appointed as a sponsoring member of the society with the right to vote, the person shall pay the membership dues in an amount agreed upon with the board of directors. A sponsoring member may not be elected as an officer in the society. A legal entity may send a representative who generally has an adequate command of the german language who is eligible to vote for membership meetings.”

“Each member votes to elect the board of the school.”

“The duties of the membership meeting are: 1) to adopt the minutes of the previous membership meeting; 2) to receive the report of the chair of the board of directors; 3) to receive the report of principal; 4) to receive the report of the chair of the parent's association; 5) to receive the report of auditor; 6) to vote on the financial management and the annual statement of accounts for the preceding fiscal year; 7) to vote on giving the board formal approval for its actions for the preceding fiscal year; 8) to vote on the budget proposal presented by the board for the new fiscal year; 9) to vote on taking out a loan, unless the board of directors is authorized to make this decision pursuant to sec 20 (2) 5 of the bylaws; 10) to vote on the amount of membership dues; 11) to vote any proposals of the board, the text of which was sent to the members with the invitation to the membership meeting at least three weeks prior to the membership meeting. Proposals of the board that are submitted at a later date may be debated or voted upon only with the approval of a majority of the members present; 12) to vote on any proposals submitted by members which were received in writing by the board at least ten days prior to the date of the membership meeting; 13) to vote on any amendments or supplements to the bylaws; 14) to vote on the rules of procedure of the school society; 15) to elect members of the board of directors; 16) to elect the auditor 17) to vote on any appointments of honorary members; 18) to vote on appeals against exclusion in accordance with sec 7 (2) of the bylaws.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the german school controller, business director, and the treasurer of the school society. The form 990 is signed by the treasurer and distributed to the board before it is filed with the irs.”

“The german school takes steps to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest violations by: 1) making sure that no employees or members of the board of directors serve as managers or hold any financial interest in any organizations that do business with the school. 2) the school does not allow any employees or members of the board of directors to use the school facility or vehicles for personal usage, and 3) the school encourages all employees to disclose any conflicts of interest violations directly to the head of school.”

“Officer salary is approved by the personnel committee (a committee of the board and head of school) and was the median based on the aisgw schools over 500 students.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, tax return, and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“Change in valuation of perpetual trust 319,770.”