Cplc Community Schools

“Alicia nunez, andres contreras, magdalena verdugo and otilia n arvizu business relationships with each other.”

“The board is appointed by the southeast arizona advisory board of chicanos por la causa.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the cpa firm and reviewed by the chicanos por la causa's ("cplc") vp of finance for accuracy and consistency with the financial statements. It is then given to the cplc's chief financial officer for the review of income statement, balance sheet, the various schedules, and the narratives in the form 990 tax return. Once approved by cplc's officers the form 990 is presented to cplc community school's board of directors.”

“The conflict of interest requires an annual declaration by all board members and key staff. We adhere to the code of conduct guidelines in the omb a110 circular. All potential conflicts are reviewed by the board of directors. Any board member of cplc's board who has a potential conflict of interest in a specific action of the board under consideration at a meeting is expected to excuse themselves from any influence on such action, request the minutes of the meeting note their abstention and, where appropriate, leave the room during discussion of the action. Since every situation and circumstance cannot be anticipated or disclosed in advance, cplc relies upon the honesty and integrity of each individual to comply with this protocol.”

“Most of the organization's officers are compensated by chicanos por la causa, inc. (cplc). Some are compensated by the organization. In both cases, compensation is reviewed by independent persons based on compensation study. A recommendation is provided to the executive committee of the cplc board, and the cplc board, then, approves the compensation. The process is documented in the meeting minutes and is done on an annual basis.”

“The school's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”