Colorado High School Activities

“Any public senior high school may become a member of the association through its school district board of education. Any rights or interests resulting from membership within the chsaa is the property of the school district in which the member school is located. Any private school may by application to the chsaa, and upon written request of the headmaster or principal, with approval of the school's governing board, become an associate member. Any vested rights or interests, personal property or cash assets, past or present, of the chsaa, and/or its public school members will not be a part of or pertain to associate member schools. A high school may join the chsaa as an affiated school member for the sole puppose of entering into a cooperative program agreement with other chsaa member schools. We have 365 member schools.”

“The member schools are in leagues, and those leagues make up each district that serves on the board of directors. The leagues elect their district representative to the board of directors.”

“The legislative council is the legislative authority of the chsaa. It has the ability to establish and modify bylaws and rules of the organzation, establish annual membership dues paid by members, and approve the annual budget.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the outside public accounting firm based on information provided by management. A draft is presented to management with any appropriate changes incorporated into the filing. The draft is then presented for the review of the board of directors prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is directed not only to directors and officers, but to all employees who can influence the actions of the chsaa. For example, this would include all who make purchasing decisions, all persons who might be described as "management" personnel, and anyone who has proprietary information concerning chsaa. If a conflict is identified, disclosure should be made to the chief executive officer (or if she or he is the one with the conflict, to the board chair), who shall bring the matter to the attention of the board. Disclosure involving board members should be made to the board chair (or if he or she is the one with the conflict, the board vice chair), who shall then bring these matters to the board. The board shall determine whether a conflict exists, and in the case of an existing conflict, whether the contemplated transaction may be authorized as just, fair, and reasonable to chsaa. The decision of the board on these matters will rest in their sole discretion, and their concern must be the welfare of chsaa and the advancement of its purpose. Any discussion and decisions regarding a potential conflict of interest are documented in the board minutes.”

“The board of directors reviews and approves the salary of the commissioner annually. Salaries are determined using a variety of data, including a salary survey that is produced by the national federation of state high school associations and through reviewing comp data for similar roles. Approval is documented in the board minutes.”

“For other officers and key employees, the commissioner takes compensation suggestions based on data to the board president for review. Suggestions are approved by the board of directors. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“Bylaws and financial statements are posted on the organization's website. The other governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”