Cary Academy

“Family or business relationships: james goodnight and ann goodnight - family relationship john sall and virginia sall - family relationship james goodnight and ann goodnight - business relationship james goodnight and john sall - business relationship”

“Form 990 review: the form 990 is provided to the officers of the board of directors, the board audit committee chair as well as to the head of school for review and approval prior to filing. The form 990 is also made available to all other board members for review prior to filing.”

“Conflict of interest policy: the policy is provided for review and the acknowledgement form must be signed in september of each year.”

“Process for determining compensation: compensation of the head of school - annually, the chief financial officer provides the board chair with benchmarking salary data from the national association of independent schools for sais (southeast) schools as well as north carolina peer schools. That information is used by the board chair, taking into consideration years of experience and performance, to determine the salary for the upcoming year. Both compensation and benefits are documented in an annual contract signed by both the board chair and the head of the school. Compensation of other officers - the head of school and the human resources director collect salary and benefits data from both independent school and geographical job market sources, as applicable to the particular position. Taking into consideration years of experience and position responsibilities, the salary is established. The salary and benefits are then reviewed and approved by the board of directors executive committee. This review is completed every year. Compensation of key employees - the head of school, the chief financial officer, and the human resources director collect salary and benefits data from both independent school and geopgraphical job market sources, as applicable to the particular position. Taking into consideration years of experience and position responsibilities, the salary is established by the head of school. Any significant increases in compensation are discussed with the board executive committee in advance of being finalized. This review takes place every five years.”

“Making documents available to the public: upon request, cary academy will make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements available to the public. The request would be made through the office of the head of school, who would approve the request and forward it to the chief financial officer for execution.”