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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Executive Leadership review and sign IRS Form 990 prior to submission.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>During our Annual Financial Audit, all board members are required to disclose conflicts of interest, if they exist.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Annually we conduct or obtain a salary study of all positions, including executive leadership, and make recommendations for pay grades and compensation plan. The Board of Trustees does an an annual review and assigns the salary for the Executive Director.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>All Annual Financial Reports (AFR) are on file and reviewed by the Texas Education Agency.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Change in Fund Balance is the net of $4,035,729 due to to maintain fund balance of 3-6 months of expenses and $397,165 Transfers In/Out (Audit Exhibit D-3) deducting $433,055 net reconciliation of Governmental Funds Balance Sheet to Statement of Net Position (Audit Exhibit C-2).</ExplanationTxt>
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