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ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE BUSINESS MANAGER PRIOR TO FILING. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE HEAD OF SCHOOL HAS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. THE INITIAL CONTRACT COMPENSATION AMOUNT IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON MANY FACTORS INCLUDING: BENCHMARKING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, COMPARISON WITH OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND DATA PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FIRM. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B AN ANNUAL JOB PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS DONE BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND/OR THE DIRECT SUPERVISOR TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT. A SALARY SCALE IS USED FOR FACULTY BASED ON YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND DEGREES HELD. 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