Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

“Any school that willfully withdraws from membership will be required to wait six years before requesting re-admittance to the Association.”

“There are 481 member schools. Membership in the Assocation is open to public schools under the supervision and direction of district boards of education, government Indian service schools, Oklahoma School for the Deaf, Oklahoma School for the Blind, and other schools as approved by the members of the Association.”

“14 of the 15 board members are elected by the membership. There is one at-large board member position that is appointed by the board.”

“Changes to the constitution and rules require a membership vote. Constitution changes require a 2/3 majority; rules changes require a simple majority.”

“There are no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“The 990 will be reviewed by the Executive Director prior to filings and will be presented to the Board at the following meeting.”

“The Association requires board members to annual disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts. The Association also monitors all contracts for potential conflicts of interest. Any potential conflicts are to be reported to the Executive Director and the board of directors. All potential conflicts are reviewed by the Executive Director. Any board member with a potential conflict of interest is required to recuse themselves discussions and votes on the matter.”

“For the Executive Director's salary, the Finance Committee meets prior to the June board meeting and makes recommendations to the board on compensation. The committee looks at other state athletic associations, in neighboring states of similar size. For other employees the Executive Director reviews salaries and makes recommendations to the Board.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Association identified and corrected misstatements within the prior year financial statements related to the omission of accrued expenses related to compensated absences that were not recorded previously.”