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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>POLICY REVIWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>List of other expenses Part IX line 24e</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>HAWTHORN MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS A MEMBER OF THE WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS NETWORK. WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS OFFER AN EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN AND A COMMUNITY FOR FAMILIES THAT CAN BE HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS. THEY FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES THAT MARIA MONTESSORI DEVELOPED 100 YEARS AGO, UPDATED FOR TODAYS TIMES. OUR SCHOOLS ARE DESIGNED IN DETAIL FOR CHILDREN, AS IF SCHOOL WERE THEIR HOME. PEACEFUL CLASSROOMS FEATURE A BRIGHTNESS THAT INSPIRES. NATURAL MATERIALS FOSTER CHILDRENS INNATE DESIRE TO LEARN. WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS ARE INTENTIONALLY SMALL - JUST 20-30 CHILDREN-AND DIVERSE. THEYRE LED BY NURTURING TEACHERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED YEARS TO THEIR CRAFT AND TO MARIA MONTESSORIS BELIEFS AND TIME TESTED METHODS. CHILDREN GET TO FOLLOW THEIR INTERESTS ALONG PATHS THAT THE TEACHERS DESIGN.</ExplanationTxt>
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