Laradon Hall Society for Exceptional Children and Adults

“The executive committee shall be composed of the officers of the corporation and two additional board members who are elected by the board at the annual meeting of the board of directors. The executive committee, as delegated to it by the board, shall have, and may excercise, the powers of the board as the need arises between meetings of the board. The executive committee shall also be responsible for coordinating and administering personnel matters relating to the ceo, including the administration of the ceo's annual performance review. The executive/personnel committee shall take the lead in hiring or replacment of the ceo; however, in the latter case, the executive committee may make recommendations only and may not act unilaterally without the approval of the full board of directors.”

“The budget and finance committee review and approve the form 990 with the return preparer. The form 990 is then provided to the members of the board of directors for their review and approval.”

“Each board member reviews and signs the conflict of interest policy when they join the board of directors. During fiscal year 6/30/2024, the conflict of interest policy was reviewed with board members to ensure compliance.”

“The ceo is hired through a board of directors committee and if necessary, aided by a recruiting firm. Comparability data is used. Salary is negotiated between the ceo and the committee. Deliberation and conclusion of compensation process is documented in the board minutes. The ceo's compensation is also documented in a written contract.”

“Officers and key employees are hired through a multiple interview process made up of agency wide employees and external individuals, using comparability data. The final interview is done by the ceo and salary is negotiated between the ceo and the employee. Compensation is documented in the employee's personnel file. The compensation for the cfo position is reviewed and approved by the board of directors.”

“Governing documentation availability:governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request. The annual form 990 and the consolidated financial statements are posted on laradon's website.”

“Children's services- laradon's children's services division features two unique programs: 1. The laradon school offers state-of-the art academic and behavior services for school age children from five to 21 years of age, with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The laradon school is accredited by the colorado department of education as an eligible facility school. The colorado department of human services licenses the laradon school as a day treatment program. All teachers and service providers are certified and licensed professionals who strive for a comprehensive understanding of each student through conscious and careful study. Person- centered thinking is first and foremost, whichhighlights our belief that all students are capable of learning and establishing and maintaining social relationships. 2. The calabrese youth center/lincoln house: the calabrese youth center & lincoln house provides 24-hour residential treatment to children, ages 11- 21, who have identified intellectual and developmental disabilities. Laradon's therapeutic program is designed to assist youth with how to resolve social, emotional, and behavioral problems so they can return to their home or community.”

“Adult services - laradon's day program services for adults have a broad array of programs designed to help people with developmental disabilities maximize their full potential. The goal is to assist individuals in developing connections in their communities by providing opportunities, experiences, personal security, and self-respect. These programs offer a variety of services for adults with developmental disabilities, including individual employment. Tailored employment support services help adults with developmental and other disabilities work on skill acquisition, job search and retention, and meet their own goals for work and community inclusion. Laradon's individual employment program provides support and services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to obtain and maintain employment in the denver metro competitive labor force. Work teams are crews of 5-6 hardworking and dependable individuals who work for local businesses sites in the denver metro community. The focus of community participation is volunteer work and involvement in other valued aspects of community life, services, programs for seniors, programs for adults with autism, and serious and chronic medical conditions. Laradon also has behavioral services to adult services programming as an additional therapeutic service. Laradon job coaches over 120 individuals who hold jobs in the community being paid a competitive wage with other employees.”

“Professional fees 230,882 33,843 74,622 host home 4,227,722 0 0 contract services 267,698 23,795 2,451 room and board 42,172 0 0 total 4,768,474 57,638 77,073”

“No changes to processes from the prior year.”