The Arbor School

“Nathan stedham kristen stedham board chair board member husband & wife”

“The draft 990 is reviewed by the board and executive director. Once all questions have been addressed, the 990 is e-filed. The final copy of the 990 is distributed to the board after filing and acceptance.”

“If the board has reasonable cause to believe that an insider of the arbor has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, including those arising from a transaction with a related interested person, it shall inform such insider of the basis of this belief and afford the insider an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the insider's response and making further investigation as was warranted by the circumstances, the board determines that the insider has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, the board shall take the appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. For this policy, an "insider" is a member of the board, the school director, chief financial officer, executive director, or any person with the responsibilities of these positions, or a key employee.”

“The arbor school regularly reviews salaries for its main employees against national and local averages. Merit increases are also given, these take into consideration both performance and accountability measures.”

“Governing documents are made available upon request.”

“Part 1, line 22, prior year when the 2014 990 was filed, the current year net assets (line 22 on page 1) were reported as 1,701,914. The correct amount was 1,714,367, as reported in part x, line 33, column b of the 2014 990. For the 2015 990, line 22 on page 1 was corrected to agree to part x, line 33, column a, of this 990.”

“Volunteers assist the school in the classrooms with our students, on our campus making improvements to the facility, and at our events. The eight members of our board are all volunteers.”

“The arbor works to assist these students in developing their motor, social, communication and problem-solving skills. We aim to enable each child to reach their highest level of personal success. The arbor uses carolina and ablls curriculum to assess and set goals for each of our students, tailoring them specifically to each student's abilities. These goals are very detailed and concrete so that progress can be measured on a daily basis, providing teachers and parents with a clear understanding of the child's progress. Parents are provided with copies of these goals on a regular basis; as quickly as a new goal is mastered, another is added. Each student's definition of success will look drastically different from that of his or her peers. For one student it may be crawling, where another will be self-feeding so successfully that they no longer remain dependent on a feeding tube. No matter the milestone achieved, each mastered goal is worthy of celebration and creates a huge difference in the lives of the student and their family.”

“Changes were made to the prior year income and expenses that affected the current 990.”

“A review was completed this fiscal year, so management decided that the 990 accounting method should be changed to match the reporting method used for the review.”