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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 7</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BONUS IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED ON THE SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE. THE BONUS AMOUNT IS CALCULATED AS 15% OF THE ANNUAL SALARY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE CEO. AFTER THE INITIAL REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION WITH THE IRS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE COVERED. FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND RECOMMITTED ANNUALLY BY SIGNING A NEW FORM AT THE FALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. EMPLOYEES CERTIFY THEIR REVEIW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON BEING HIRED AND WHEN CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE PERSONNEL POLICIES MANUAL.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS SET AND ADJUSTED USING COMPARABLE DATA WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION, FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN AUGUST 2019.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE SCHOOL HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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