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        <ExplanationTxt>PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE THE SCHOOL TO RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX LIABILITY THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TEST, NO TAX LIABILITY IS RECORDED. THE SCHOOL HAS EXAMINED THIS ISSUE AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL CONTINGENT TAX LIABILITIES OR QUESTIONABLE TAX POSITIONS. TAX YEARS ENDING AFTER 2016 ARE OPEN TO AUDIT FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION PUBLICIZED ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATING POLICY BY RECRUITING ALL STUDENTS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNUTIES. THIS INFORMATION IS COMMUNICATED DURING OPEN HOUSE, THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND VISIBLY THROUGH SIGNAGE IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES STATE FUNDS UNDER THE INDIANA CHARTER SCHOOL ACT (INDIANA CODE 20-24) AS WELL AS FUNDING UNDER THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT AND THE PRINCIPAL SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINTED BY STANDARD RATES IN THE REGION AS APPROPRIATE FOR ONE'S EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION LEVEL.</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.</ExplanationTxt>
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