Southwest Human Development Incorporated

“Executive committee consists of the officers of the board of directors (board chair, board vice chair, secretary, treasurer and chair of the board development and governance committee). The executive committee may appoint a member from the board to serve on the executive committee for a set amount of time. The executive committee shall have the power to transact all regular business of the corporation between meetings of the board. Without limiting such power, the committee shall take no actions contrary to formally stated policies of the board. The executive committee shall evaluate the performance and review and establish the compensation of the chief executive officer. The finance committee consists of at least three members of the board of directors with the treasurer serving as the chair of the finance committee. The finance committee, with the board chair, shall have the authority to act on behalf of the board on all financial matters which can not be delayed until the board's next regularly scheduled meeting. The finance committee, with the consent of the board chair, is authorized to commit expenditures up to a total amount which shall be determined from time to time by the board. Any action taken by such committee pursuant to the foregoing authority shall be reported to the board at its next regular meeting. The head policy counsel includes student's parents. Committees within their charter make recommendations which are then considered by the complete board of directors.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's outside accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once the draft of the return is prepared, it is provided to management for review. After the return has been reviewed by management and all necessary corrections are made, the entire form 990 and all related schedules are provided to the finance committee and reviewed and discussed during a scheduled committee meeting. The entire form 990 and related schedules are provided to the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing.”

“Annual certification of compliance with the conflict of interest policy is required by directors and key employees. One of southwest human development, inc.'s (swhd) major programs is head start. Under the head start act, board members (or their relatives or business associates) are not allowed to receive compensation for services performed for the grant recipient (swhd). Thus conflicts of interest are strictly forbidden and where conflicts arise require board members leave the board. Similar restrictions are imposed on key employees (and their relatives) for any compensation beyond reasonable salary and benefits.”

“Compensation for the ceo is reviewed annually by the executive committee of the governing board. Comparable industry compensation survey data is used and minutes are kept documenting the deliberation and decision. This was last completed during fiscal 2022.”

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

“In october 2019, the professional development institute (pdi) at educare arizona launched the early childhood business management program (ecbmp). In fiscal year 2022, southwest human development was awarded a multi-year renewal from one of the pdi's original investors to operationalize the ecbmp tiered network model with an integrated leadership development focus. The ecbmp tiered network model provides early learning leaders with coaching on pedagogical leadership and business practices to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to operate a high-quality program. Training and technical assistance is linked to the use of child care management software which allows directors to track and monitor the business metrics that support long-term fiscal stability, including ensuring full enrollment, collecting tuition and fees in full and on-time, and ensuring revenue cover per-child cost. Participants also receive professional development and coaching focused on building their leadership skills. Additionally, in fiscal year 2022, the agency was awarded a state contract and launched its family connections and nurturing parenting program.”

“In fiscal year 2022, swhd did not renew certain state and local contracts that ended the following programs: a) family preservation; b) family reunification and stabilization; c) common sense parenting; and d) the new beginnings program.”

“Loss in educare arizona -236,379.”

“The finance committee oversees the audited financial statements. There has been no change in this process during the current year.”