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        <ExplanationTxt>ECOT OFFERS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO PREPARE PUPILS WITH THE ACADEMIC FOUNDATION TO BE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY. ECOT WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH A SAFE, SECURE, ELECTRONIC GATEWAY, WHILE INDIVIDUALIZING INSTRUCTION SUPPORTED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED FACULTY AND STAFF.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ECOT IS REQUIRED TO ELECTRONICALLY EFILE ITS FORM 990. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FORM 990 BY A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ECOT PUBLIC DOCUMENTS CAN BE REQUESTED VIA THE ECOT WEBSITE OR AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE LOCATION AT 3700 S. HIGH ST., COLUMBUS, OH.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>DEFERRED OUTFLOW 5,963,194 NET PENSION LIABILITY 94,702,294 CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPAL AND RESTATEMENT OF NET POSITION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE SCHOOL IMPLEMENTED GASB STATEMENT NO 68, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR PENSIONS AND GASB STATEMENT NO. 71, PENSION TRANSITION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE SUBSEQUENT TO THE MEASUREMENT DATE AN AMENDMENT OF GASB STATEMENT NO 68." GASB 68 ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR MEASURING AND RECOGNIZING PENSION LIABILITIES, DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES AND EXPENSE/EXPENDITURE. AS A RESULT OF THIS IMPLEMENTATION, ECOT'S NET POSITION AS OF 6/30/2014 WAS RESTATED. SUMMARY - NET POSITION, JUNE 30, 2014, AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 31,808,560 NET PENSION LIABILITY (94,702,294) DEFERRED OUTFLOW PAYMENT SUBSEQUENT TO MEASUREMENT DATE, JUNE 30, 2014 5,963,194 NET POSITION, JUNE 30, 2014, AS RESTATED (56,930,540)</ExplanationTxt>
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