Kadima Hebrew Academy

“Sharlene blau and karen tenenblatt have a family relationship. Sharlene blau was part of the board until 7/1/2024. Yaakov tzvi and adva tzvi have a family relationship. Yaakov tzvi was part of the board until 7/1/2024.”

“The 990 is provided to the board prior to filing.”

“It is the policy of kadima day school that all officers, trustees and employees, while acting in such capacities, should act in the best interests of kadima day school. Underlying this policy are three principles: first, no such officer, trustee, or employee should have, acquire or engage in any interest or association which might influence or interfere with the independent exercise of his or her judgement in the best interest of kadima day school; second, no such officer, trustee, or employee should personally profit from, or otherwise take advantage of, opportunities which are obtained by reason of such officer, trustee, or employee's position with the school unless such officer, trustee, or employee's involvement is disclosed and properly approved; and third, such officer, trustee, or employee should refrain from those transactions or activities conducted in their capacity as an officer, trustee or employee of kadima day school which, while not involving personal profit or gain of the officer, trustee or employee involved, are nonetheless detrimental to the best interests of the school. Any trustee, officer, employee (including faculty and staff) or committee member who has an interest in, or is directly or indirectly a party to, a contract or transaction presented to the board of trustees or one of its committees for authorization, approval, or ratification, or in the case of an employee, presented to the director of finance and operations for authorization, approval, or ramification shall make a prompt, full and frank disclosure of his or her interest to the chair or, in the chair's absence, the vice chair of the board of trustees or relevant committee prior to its acting on such contract or transaction. Such disclosure shall include all relevant and material facts known to such person about the contract or transaction and the person's interest or relationship to the contract or transaction. The executive committee of the board of trustees or another committee, or the director of finance and operations in the case of an employee, to which such disclosure is made shall thereupon determine considering the advice of legal counsel, by majority vote whether the disclosure shows that a conflict of interest exists or can reasonably be construed to exist. If a conflict is deemed to exist, such person shall not vote on, nor use his or her personal influence on, nor participate (other than to present factual information or to respond to questions) in the discussions or deliberations with respect to such contract or transaction. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect the disclosure made, the vote thereon, and, where applicable, the abstention from voting and participation, and whether a quorum was present. Conflict is deemed to exist, such person shall not vote on, nor use his or her personal influence on, nor participate (other than to present factual information or to respond to questions) in the discussions or deliberations with respect to such contract or transaction. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect the disclosure made, the vote thereon, and, where applicable, the abstention from voting and participation, and whether a quorum was present.”

“The board of trustees relies upon comparability data to determine and approve the compensation of the head of school. The board of trustees utilizes resources such as comparative rates for similar positions. Once a decision has been made by the board of trustees, it is then presented to the executive board for approval. The head of school determines the compensation for key employees. The same type of comparability data is used for key employees in determining the reasonableness of the compensation. The last time comparabiblity data was used to determine compensation was in 2021.”

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

“Our commitment to educational excellence and jewish tradition teaches our students to maximize their academic, social, physical and spiritual potentials. A kadima education instills a strong sense of identity, preparedness for higher education and a commitment to responsible living guided by jewish ethics and values.”