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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Once the Form 990 is completed, the full board will review it at the next board meeting and then it will be filed.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Reviews conflict of interest policy annually.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review &amp; Approval Process - CEO, Top Management</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATIONS ARE DETERMINED BY COMPARABLE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ISDS PAY SCALE AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM TEA. THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS THE COMPENSATION CHANGES THROUGH THE OFFER PAPERWORK AND BOARD MEETING MINUTES.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATIONS ARE DETERMINED BY COMPARABLE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ISDS PAY SCALE AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM TEA. THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS THE COMPENSATION CHANGES THROUGH THE OFFER PAPERWORK AND BOARD MEETING MINUTES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Other organization documents are available on the UME Preparatory Academy website.</ExplanationTxt>
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