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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>EACH BOARD MEMEBER WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THE RETURN TO REVIEW AND COMMENT.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>THE BOARD DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND OTHER EMPLOYEES USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA. THE COMPENSATIONS ARE APPROVED AND RECORDED IN THE MINUTES.</Explanation>
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