Lead Charter Schools

“As of october 2011, ron and delmer are members of the organization's board of directors by virtue of being directors of arizona charter solutions, inc. (an arizona 503(c)nonprofit corporation), the organization's sole corporate member, which is also the school's management company as of october 2011. Ron and delmer are business managers of the school by virtue of their employment with the management company. Delmer geesey and ron body do not receive wages or compensation from the school except through the school's contract with the management company.ron and delmer are members of leading edge qc west, llc, which provided rental facilities to the organization through march 28, 2014. Ron and delmer are also members of a separate llc which owns rental property.”

“Arizona Charter Solutions (an Arizona NonProfit 503(C) CORPORATION performs the Management duties FOR THE ORGANIZATION. ACS is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the school, subject to the ongoing oversight of the members of the School's Governing Board of Directors (an advisory board), all of whom serve at the pleasure of the corporate board of directors. Arizona Charter Solutions, Inc., the School's management company, is the School's sole corporate member whose directors are the School's corporate directors.”

“The form 990 is distributed to all board members prior to filing the return. The management of the school and members of the board of directors review the 990 and authorize the filing of the 990.”

“Any conflicts are disclosed prior to voting on an agenda item with conflicted members abstaining from voting. Board members and other key employees are instructed annually on the conflict of interest policy, AND REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SIGNED CONFLICT DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. Any disclosures are reviewed by the Board on an annual basis.”

“Salaries are set by the Corporate Board during a duly called Board meeting, as described in Section 6.10 of the Bylaws. Prior obtained comparability data is reviewed and used by the board members. THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. Only disinterested board members review and approve the compensation. The person is available to answer questions but leaves the room for the discussion and vote. COMPENSATION IS SET AND REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN WRITING. The discussion and decision are recorded in the minutes.”

“All employees of lead charter schools receive salaries based on comparability data and a schedule approved by the directors of the school. For officers and key employees other than the ceo, the same procedure as above is followed for compensation.”

“Governing documents, policies, and financial statements may be reviewed by the public at the lead charter schools district office during business hours.”