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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE E, LINE 3</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PAUL R BROWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INC PUBLISHES ITS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY THROUGH ITS WEBSITE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PAUL R. BROWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, INC (PRBLA) WAS ORGANIZED TO BE A CHARTER SCHOOL UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. PRBLA ENTED INTO AN AGREEMENT (CHARTER) WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (SBE) TO OPERATE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL EFFECTIVE FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2013 AND RUNNING THROUGH THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE STOCKHOLDERS. IT WAS ORGANIZED WITH EIGHT ORIGINAL TRUSTEES. THE TRUSTEES SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS AND MAY BE ELECTED TO TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 IS PRPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND IS PRESENTED FIRST TO THE SECRETARY TREASURER AND THEN TO THE FULL BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXAMINE 990 PRIOR TO ITS TRANSMISSION TO THE IRS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE SALARY FOR THE HEADMASTER.THE HEADMASTER AND THE SECRETARY TREASURER PREPARE THE BUDGET AND SALARIES AND PAY RATES FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTES ON THE SALARY PLAN. THE SECRETARY TREASURER IS NOT A PAID EMPLOYEE.</ExplanationTxt>
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