Conservative Leaders for Education

“Per the bylaws, it is the responsibility of each member of the board of directors to review the corporation's tax return prior to its filing with the internal revenue service”

“Per the conflict of interest policy, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest. After the disclosure, the board or committee must vote if there is a conflict of interest or not. The board may determine if there is an alternate transaction that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If it is found that a member did not diclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, the board will take appopriate disciplinary or corrective action.”

“Per the bylaws, the compensation must be reasonable”

“Per the bylaws, the compensation must be reasonable”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Under the every student succeeds act, states are required to develop and implement state-specific plans addressing teacher evaluations and assessments, and plans to enhance the performance of the state's lowest performing schools. Recognizing the complexity of this task, cl4e convenes state leaders and members of the general public, including school administrators, for the purporse of discussing ideas regarding the state specific plans and to encourage collaboration among the state leaders and the general public regarding implementation. This practice encourages the development of innovative plans as well as innovative means of implementing the plans and facilitates support from all interested parties. By facilitating discussions in all fifty states and the distrtict of columbia, cl4e develops resources regarding best practices in k-12 education policy, which it shares with state leaders and the general public. Pursuant to its articles of incorporation, cl4e is specifically organized for the following purposes: 1. Serve as an information resource regarding innovation and best practices in k-12 education policy; 2. Facilitate discussions and collaboration among the public and state and local policy makers regarding innovation and best practices in k-12 education policy; and 3. Perform any activities which are permitted to be performed by corporations that are: (i) formed under the virginia nonstock corporation act; and (ii) exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provisions of any future united states internal revenue law (the "code"), and contributions to which are deductible under sections 170(c)(2), 2055(a)(2) and 2522 (a)(2) of the code (such organizations are referred to herein as "section 501(c)(3) organizations"), including the making of distributions to other section 501(c)(3) organizations and states, territories, or possessions of the united states, any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or to the united states or the district of columbia, but only for charitable, scientific or educational purposes, as those terms are defined in section 501(c)(3) of the code.”

“Communications 125,000 0 0 policy consultant- chris 87,500 0 0 middleton public affairs 25,000 0 0 william bennett- consulting 120,000 0 0 total 357,500 0 0”