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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY PROFESSIONAL, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF FORM 990 TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF WHICH INCLUDES THE BOARD CHAIR, BOARD VICE CHAIR, FINANCE CHAIR AND AUDIT CHAIR. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE DRAFT FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO IRS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT THEY HAD, TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY, DETERMINED THAT THE FORM 990 WAS COMPLETE, ACCURATE AND CORRECT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES AND THEY ARE RETAINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, WHO INFORMS THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES WHEN CONFLICTS ARISE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, THE BOARD VICE CHAIR, THE FINANCE CHAIR AND THE AUDIT CHAIR. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS DEEMED INDEPENDENT AS IT IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS UNRELATED TO AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS DECISION, A COMPENSATION COMPARISON IS PREPARED USING DATA FROM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SOURCES (NAIS, SAIS, PAIS, NBOA, AND THE COMMON FUND AMONG OTHERS). DATA IS ANALYZED FOR PEER SCHOOLS AND BENCHMARK SCHOOLS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES THIS INFORMATION TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES WHICH ARE RETAINED AS PART OF THE YEAR'S BOARD MEETING MINUTES. THE HEAD OF SCHOOL SETS THE SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING THE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES). THE HEAD OF SCHOOL STUDIES COMPARABLE DATA FROM MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SOURCES (NAIS, SAIS, PAIS, NBOA, AND THE COMMON FUND) TO SET SALARY LEVELS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE SALARIES OF HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES SET BY THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT ITS OFFICES IN SPARTANBURG, SC BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9AM AND 4PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.</ExplanationTxt>
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