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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Board Chairman, Joshua Bradshaw and Board Member Rachel McNabb are cousins.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Current parents, staff, grandparent and great-grandparents as well as alumni, alumni parents, former staff and former board members are eligiblefor corporation membership. The Corporation as a body elects the Board of Directors and votes on major school decisions.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Corporation as a body elects the Board of Directors and votes on major school decisions.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Corporation as a body elects the Board of Directors and votes on major school decisions.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>A copy of the 990 is provided to the Board for review</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Any conflicts of interest are presented at board meetings and is covered under board policy 4.5.3.B which states: When the Board is to decide upon an issue about which member has a conflict of interest, that member shall disclose the conflict to the Board and absent herself or himself without comment from not only the vote but also from the deliberation.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Head of the School's contract is reviewed every three years. The"Head's Review Committee" is solely responsible for compensation issues. Compensation Management is covered in policy 2.6 and states: The Head of School will not cause or allow jeopardy to the organization's fiscal integrity or public image when dealing with employment, compensation and benefits for employees, consultants or contractors. The Head of School will not: 1, Change his own compensation. 2. Change his own benefits, except as consistent with a package for all other employees. 3. Promise or imply anything other than "at-will" employment. 4. Establish current compensation and benefits that deviate materially from the geographic and/or professional market value for the skills employed. 5. Pertaining to consultants and contract vendors, create obligations over a longer term than revenues can be safely projected, in no event longer than one year. 6. Establish or change retirement benefits so as to cause situations that are unpredictable for the organization, or inequitable for employees.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>All governing documents are available upon request</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part IX, line 24e</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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      <ExplanationTxt>NC FEMA - EM-3617The taxpayer or tax preparer is located in a federally declared disaster area due to Hurricane Helene and has been granted an addition extension of time to file until September 25, 2025, pursuant to NC-2025-01 dated April 17th, 2025.</ExplanationTxt>
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