Episcopal Children'S Services Inc

“Form 990 is prepared by our external accountant based on information that we have provided them for our annual audit. After it is reviewed by the ceo and key management personnel, it is provided to the board for their review and comments. The board is afforded an opportunity to ask questions about the return at one of its formal meetings. The return is approved by the board prior to filing.”

“Annually the board of trustees and key employees are required to sign a conflict of interest statement.”

“The president of the board of trustees requests (about three times a year) from human resources information regarding current and previous year's comparable salary and benefits for the ceo. Additionally, periodic and independent assessment of peer compensation is obtained by the president. The president will evaluate performance, comparable compensation of relative peers and the current compensation of the ceo. He will determine an appropriate level of compensation for the ceo, in line with the limitations set by head start and the available funding from awards and grants. The ceo will review comparable information for the staff and determine appropriate adjustments in compensation, given the limitations set by head start and the available funding from awards and grants.”

“Ecs has filed its governing documents (articles of incorporation) with the florida secretary of state, which is then made available online by the state of florida. Form 990 is made avaiable online via the federal financial clearing house website as well as guidestar's website. Audited financial statements are submitted to a variety of public funding authorities. Those funding authorities monitor and ensure that ecs is meeting its obligations, such as compliance with corporate governance policies (e.g., conflicts of interest statements, etc.). Our annual report which includes financial and operating information is available online at our website. All such information is available upon written request.”

“Through our partnership with jacksonville children's commission (jcc), we send teams of trained coaches, technical staff and volunteers to non-ecs run child care facilities in duval county. Our staff works with directors and teachers to improve the quality of their environment, teaching methods, curriculum and promote guiding stars of duval. Our partnership with jcc served about 3,700 children and 44 centers. The partnership also helps improve the quality of child care centers in health zone 1. We deploy teams of coaches into non-ecs run child care facilities to work with each director, teacher, child and parent to create action plans to promote growth and development for all involved. Additionally, ecs has a subsidized early learning day care center supporting about 150 children and a regional training institute, which provides additional support to the community and to other activities of ecs.”