Vail Mountain School

“The organization does not have any committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“An unredacted copy of the 990 is reviewed by the audit committee and approved prior to review by the full board. A redacted copy of the 990 is sent electronically to the entire governing body for review. The board receives a copy of the form 990 without schedule b donor names and address, in order to protect the privacy of donors. The audit committee presents the redacted 990 at the board meeting and formal approval is received before the form 990 is filed.”

“Members of the board of trustees and top administrators sign a conflict of interest statement annually. It is reviewed by legal counsel and explained in detail. The business manager and head of school, along with the school treasurer monitor compliance with the policy throughout the year. If conflicts are determined, the person with the conflict is excluded from the meeting/decision and will refrain from voting on the matter.”

“Compensation for the head of school and other top management officials is reviewed annually by the compensation committee of the board of trustees. The compensation committee meets annually to review the salary mean and benefits for faculty of other schools and school organizations. Compensation information from nais's executive compensation online services, acis, eagle & summit county schools, peer schools, and articles covering independent school is used to determine compensation amounts. A review was last completed in june 2015.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. In addition, the organization also places the annual report on its website.”

“In august of 2014 vail mountain school introduced a new international student program. The program offers students the opportunity to become immersed in american culture and receive a top-notch college preparatory education in our pristine mountain paradise. International upper school students live with local host families and are here for the duration of the school year. International guest students enroll for a minimum of one year and may elect to stay until graduation. With a strong academic core enriched by arts, athletics, ethics, outdoor education, travel, and service learning, vms provides an education that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. It is a privilege for our school community to welcome international students to our unique learning environment. The overarching goal of the international guest student program is to enhance the cultural diversity of the school and enrich our global curriculum through direct cross-cultural exchange. The long term vision of the international program includes partnerships with schools in asia, europe and south america, student and faculty exchanges around the globe, a robust array of study abroad trips, dual degree programs with foreign high schools, and upward of 30 international students from a variety of countries and cultures.”