Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


K12 INC.
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On behalf of our Board of Directors, I cordially invite you to attend the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of K12 Inc. ("Annual Meeting") to be held at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20004-1304, on December 13, 2019, at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Time. The matters to be considered by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the accompanying proxy materials.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU BE REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN OR WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON.

We urge you to vote promptly, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. Please vote electronically via the Internet or by telephone, if permitted by the broker or other nominee that holds your shares, or if you receive a paper copy of the proxy materials, please complete, sign, date and return the accompanying proxy card. Voting electronically, by telephone or by returning your proxy card in advance of the Annual Meeting does not deprive you of your right to attend the Annual Meeting. Thank you for your continued support of K12.

The annual meeting of stockholders of K12 Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Company"), will be held at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20004-1304, on Friday, December 13, 2019, at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Time ("Annual Meeting").

Stockholders of record at the close of business on October 18, 2019, the record date, will receive notice of and be allowed to vote at the Annual Meeting. The foregoing matters are described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. In addition, financial and other information about the Company is contained in the Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 ("Annual Report"), which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 ("fiscal 2019"), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 7, 2019.

We have elected to distribute our proxy materials primarily over the Internet rather than mailing paper copies of those materials to each stockholder, which will decrease our printing and distribution costs and allow for convenient access to and delivery of materials in an easily searchable format. If you would prefer to receive paper copies of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that was mailed to our stockholders on or about October 25, 2019.

For admission to the Annual Meeting, stockholders should come to the stockholder check-in table. Those who own shares in their own names should provide identification and have their ownership verified against the list of registered stockholders as of the record date. Those who have beneficial ownership of stock through a bank or broker must bring account statements or letters from their banks or brokers indicating that they owned the Company's Common Stock as of the close of business on October 18, 2019. To vote at the meeting, those who have beneficial ownership of stock through a bank or broker must bring a legal proxy, which can be obtained only from the broker or bank.

Your vote is important to us. We encourage you to read the Proxy Statement and then vote by Internet, by phone or sign, date and return your proxy card (if you request a paper copy) at your earliest convenience. Sending in your proxy card will not prevent you from voting your shares at the Annual Meeting, if you desire to do so.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 13, 2019

The 2019 Proxy Statement and the 2019 Annual Report are available at: www.edocumentview.com/LRN.

We are providing access to our proxy materials primarily over the Internet rather than mailing paper copies of those materials to each stockholder. On or about October 25, 2019 we mailed a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials ("Notice") to all stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Notice tells you how to:

This Proxy Statement is provided in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of K12 Inc., a Delaware corporation, for use at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20004-1304, on Friday, December 13, 2019, at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Time, and any adjournments or postponements thereof ("Annual Meeting"). "K12," "we," "our," "us" and the "Company" each refer to K12 Inc. The mailing address of our principal executive offices is 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171. This Proxy Statement will be made available on or about October 25, 2019, to holders of record as of the close of business on October 18, 2019 of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock").

Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on October 18, 2019 as the record date ("Record Date") for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, we had 40,955,110 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

Holders of record of Common Stock on the Record Date will be entitled to one vote per share on any matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.

The presence, in person or by duly executed proxy, of stockholders representing a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum. If a quorum is not present at the Annual Meeting, we expect that the Annual Meeting will be adjourned or postponed to solicit additional proxies.

If a quorum is present, a plurality of votes present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors is required to elect the members of the Board of Directors; and an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required for (i) the non-binding advisory resolution approving the executive compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, (ii) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 2020 ("fiscal 2020"), and (iii) such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.

Shares of our Common Stock represented at the Annual Meeting by properly executed proxies received prior to or at the Annual Meeting, and not revoked prior to or at the Annual Meeting, will be voted at the Annual Meeting, and at any adjournments, continuations or postponements of the Annual Meeting, in accordance with the instructions on the proxies.

If a proxy is duly executed and submitted without instructions, the shares of Common Stock represented by that proxy will be voted:

A record holder who executes a proxy may revoke it before or at the Annual Meeting by: (i) delivering to our corporate secretary a written notice of revocation of a previously delivered proxy, with such notice dated after the previously delivered proxy; (ii) duly executing, dating and delivering to our corporate secretary a subsequent proxy; or (iii) attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, in and of itself, constitute revocation of a proxy. Any written notice revoking a proxy should be delivered to K12 Inc., Attn: General Counsel and Secretary, 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171. If your shares of Common Stock are held in a brokerage account, you must follow your broker's instructions to revoke a proxy.

Broker non-votes occur when a nominee holding shares of voting securities for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power on that item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. Abstentions, withheld votes, and broker non-votes are included in determining whether a quorum is present but are not deemed a vote cast "For" or "Against" a given proposal, and therefore, are not included in the tabulation of the voting results. As such, abstentions, withheld votes and broker non-votes do not affect the voting results with respect to the election of directors. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote against the approval of any items requiring the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority or greater of the outstanding Common Stock entitled to vote.

We are soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting from our stockholders and we will bear the entire cost of soliciting proxies from our stockholders. Copies of solicitation materials will be furnished to brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians holding Common Stock for the benefit of others so that such brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians may forward the solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. We may reimburse persons representing beneficial owners of Common Stock for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to those beneficial owners. Original solicitation of proxies by mail may

be supplemented by telephone or personal solicitation by our directors, officers or other regular employees of the Company. No additional compensation will be paid to our directors, officers or other regular employees for these services.

The Company has retained D. F. King & Co. ("DF King") to assist in obtaining proxies from stockholders for the Annual Meeting. The estimated cost of such services is $17,500, plus out-of-pocket expenses. DF King may be contacted at (800) 431-9633 (banks and brokers may call (212) 269-5550) or via email at K12@dfking.com.

We do not expect that any matter other than the proposals presented in this Proxy Statement will be brought before the Annual Meeting. However, if other matters are properly presented at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting, then the proxy holders will vote in their discretion with respect to those matters.

If a quorum is not present at the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned from time to time upon the approval of the holders of shares representing a majority of the votes present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, until a quorum is present. Any business may be transacted at the adjourned meeting which might have been transacted at the meeting originally noticed. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. We do not currently intend to seek an adjournment of the Annual Meeting.

The following addresses some questions you may have regarding the matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as a stockholder of the Company. Please refer to the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and the documents referred to or incorporated by reference in this Proxy Statement for additional information.

The Company is soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting. You are receiving a Proxy Statement because you owned shares of Common Stock at the close of business on October 18, 2019, the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, which entitles you to vote at the Annual Meeting. By use of a proxy, you can vote whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement describes the matters on which we would like you to cast a vote and provides information on those matters so that you can make an informed decision.

We are calling the Annual Meeting and submitting proposals to stockholders of the Company to consider and vote upon Annual Meeting matters, including (i) the election of directors, (ii) a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm.

Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of each of the Board of Director nominees named in Proposal 1 and FOR each of Proposals 2 and 3.

After carefully reading and considering the information in this Proxy Statement, please vote electronically via the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided by your bank or broker or complete, date, sign and promptly mail the proxy card (if you request a paper copy) in the envelope provided, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States.

Yes. If you were a stockholder of record as of the close of business on October 18, 2019, you may attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares in person instead of voting by Internet or telephone or returning your signed proxy card (if you request a paper copy). However, we urge you to vote in advance even if you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting.

How do I vote if my shares are held in "street name" by my bank, broker or agent?

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank, or other agent, you should have received voting instructions with these proxy materials from that organization rather than from us. Simply complete and mail your voting instructions as directed by your broker or bank to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from

your broker, bank, or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker or bank to request a proxy form.

If my shares are held in "street name" by a broker, will my broker vote my shares for me even if I do not give my broker voting instructions?

Under the rules that govern brokers who have record ownership of shares that are held in "street name" for their clients, brokers may vote such shares on behalf of their clients with respect to "routine" matters (such as the ratification of auditors in Proposal 3), but not with respect to non-routine matters (such as Proposals 1 and 2). If the proposals to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting include both routine and non-routine matters, the broker may turn in a proxy card for uninstructed shares that votes on the routine matters, but expressly states that the broker is not voting on non-routine matters. This is called a "broker non-vote" as to non-routine matters. Broker non-votes on non-routine matters will be counted for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum, but will not be counted for the purpose of determining the number of votes cast. We encourage you to provide specific instructions to your broker by returning your proxy card or by voting electronically via the Internet or by telephone, if permitted by the broker or other nominee that holds your shares. This ensures that your shares will be properly voted at the Annual Meeting.

Yes. You have the right to revoke your proxy at any time prior to the time your shares are voted at the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, your proxy can be revoked in several ways: by timely delivery of a written revocation to our corporate secretary, by submitting another valid proxy bearing a later date or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting your shares in person, even if you have previously voted using one of the available methods.

The Annual Meeting will be held on December 13, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Time, at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1304.

Who can help answer my questions regarding the Annual Meeting or the proposals?

You may contact K12 to assist you with questions about the Annual Meeting. You may reach K12 at:

K12 Inc.
Attention: Investor Relations
2300 Corporate Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 483-7000

You may also contact DF King to assist you with questions about proxies or voting. You may reach DF King at:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.,
48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
(800) 431-9633
Banks and brokers may call (212) 269-5550

Our Board of Directors oversees the management of the Company and its business for the benefit of our stockholders in order to enhance stockholder value over the long-term and to achieve its educational mission. The Board of Directors also has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines to assist it in the exercise of its responsibilities. The Guidelines are reviewed annually and periodically amended as the Board of Directors enhances the Company's corporate governance practices. The Board of Directors has also adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all directors, officers and employees. The purpose of this code is to promote honest and ethical conduct for conducting the business of the Company, consistent with the highest standards of business ethics. The Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are available on our website at www.K12.com under the K12 Corporate-Investor Relations-Governance section.

We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ("Exchange Act") regarding any amendment to, or waiver from a material provision of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics involving our principal executive, financial or accounting officer or controller by posting such information on our website.

Term of Office. All directors of the Company serve terms of one year and until the election and qualification of their respective successors.

Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings and the 2018 Annual Meeting. Our Board of Directors met nine times in person or telephonically during fiscal 2019. Each director attended at least 75% of the total Board and committee meetings to which they were assigned. Our policy with respect to director attendance at the annual meeting of stockholders is to encourage, but not require, director attendance. Mr. Davis was the only member of our Board of Directors to attend our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. Our director attendance policy is included in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which is available on our website at www.K12.com.

Communication with Directors. Stockholders and other interested parties may communicate directly with our Board of Directors, individually or as a group, by sending an email to our General Counsel at OGC@K12.com, or by mailing a letter to K12 Inc., 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, Attention: General Counsel and Secretary. Our General Counsel will monitor these communications and provide summaries of all received communications to our Board of Directors at its regularly scheduled meetings. Where the nature of a communication warrants, our General Counsel may decide to seek the more immediate attention of the appropriate committee of the Board of Directors or an individual director, or our management or independent advisors and will determine whether any response is necessary.

Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of our non-employee directors is "independent" as defined in the currently applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Mr. Davis is not independent under either NYSE or SEC rules because he is an executive officer of the Company. If the nominees for the Board of Directors are duly elected at the Annual Meeting, then each of our directors, other than Mr. Davis, will serve as an independent director.

Our Board of Directors is comprised of independent, accomplished and experienced directors who provide advice and oversight of management to further the interests of the Company and its stockholders. Our governance framework provides the Board of Directors with the flexibility to determine an optimal organizational structure for leadership and engagement while ensuring appropriate insight into the operations and strategic issues of the Company. The Board of Directors has evaluated its leadership structure and determined that Mr. Davis should serve as Chairman of the Board and that Dr. Craig Barrett should serve as Lead Independent Director.

Chairman. Our Board of Directors elects a chairman from among the directors and determines whether to separate or combine the roles of chairman and chief executive officer based on what it believes best serves the needs of the Company and its stockholders at any particular time. Both approaches have been taken depending on the circumstances. The determination to appoint Mr. Davis as Chairman was based on a number of factors that made him particularly well-suited for the role. These factors included his prior position as Chairman and CEO, his prior service on the Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee, and his understanding of the Company's business and day-to-day operations, growth opportunities, challenges and risk management practices. This combination of Company experience and expertise enables Mr. Davis to provide strong and effective leadership to the Board of Directors and to ensure that the Board of Directors is informed of important issues. In consultation with our Lead Independent Director, the Chairman sets the agenda for the regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors, presides at the annual meeting of stockholders and performs such other functions and responsibilities as set forth in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, or as requested by the Board of Directors.

Lead Independent Director. The role of the Lead Independent Director is to facilitate communications between the Chairman and CEO and the independent directors and the committees of the Board of Directors. In doing so, the Lead Independent Director, Dr. Barrett, serves as the liaison between the Board of Directors and the Chairman and CEO, thereby giving guidance to management in meeting the objectives set by the Board of Directors and monitoring compliance with corporate governance policies. Additionally, the Lead Independent Director serves as a liaison between the Board of Directors and stockholders. The Lead Independent Director has the authority to call meetings of the independent directors and chairs executive sessions of the Board of Directors during which no members of management are present. These meetings are intended to provide the Lead Independent Director with

information that he can use to assist the Chairman and CEO to function in the most effective manner. The Board of Directors believes the Lead Independent Director provides additional independent oversight of executive management and Board matters.

Executive Sessions of the Board. Our Board of Directors holds executive sessions without management directors or management present at each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors. The independent directors also may meet without management present at other times as requested by any independent director. As Lead Independent Director, Dr. Barrett chairs the executive sessions of the Board of Directors.

The standing committees of our Board of Directors are the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Academic Committee. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors is as follows:

The Audit Committee, which was established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, consists of Mr. Fink, who serves as the Chairman, Ms. Alvarez and Mr. Cohen. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Cohen and Fink and Ms. Alvarez qualify as independent directors under the applicable NYSE listing requirements and SEC regulations.

The Audit Committee met six times during fiscal 2019. The meetings to review the Company's quarterly and annual periodic filings with the SEC each include at least two separate sessions (which together count as only one meeting). Mr. Fink engaged in routine separate communications with the Company's external auditors and Chief Financial Officer, held the required executive sessions at each meeting, and requested participation by outside counsel, as needed. The Audit Committee has a charter, available on our website at www.K12.com, setting forth its structure, powers and responsibilities. Pursuant to the charter, the Audit Committee is comprised of at least three members appointed by our Board of Directors, each of whom satisfies the requirements of independence and financial literacy. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Cohen and Fink and Ms. Alvarez are each an audit committee

financial expert, as that term is defined under the Exchange Act. Under its charter, the responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:

In addition, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that members of the Audit Committee may not serve on the audit committees of more than two other companies at the same time as they serve on our Audit Committee.

The Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Knowling, who serves as the Chairman, and Messrs. Engler and Fink. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Engler, Fink and Knowling qualify as independent directors within the meaning of the applicable NYSE listing requirements and SEC regulations.

The Compensation Committee met six times during fiscal 2019. The Compensation Committee has a charter, available on our website at www.K12.com, setting forth its structure, powers and responsibilities. These include:

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Ms. McFadden, who serves as the Chairman, and Messrs. Bron and Engler. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of

Ms. McFadden and Messrs. Bron and Engler qualify as independent directors within the meaning of the applicable NYSE listing requirements and SEC regulations. Our Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines which are available on our website at www.K12.com.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met five times during fiscal 2019. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has a charter, available on our website at www.K12.com, setting forth its structure, powers and responsibilities. Under its charter, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the authority to nominate persons to stand for election and to fill vacancies on our Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may consider the following criteria, as well as any other factors it deems appropriate, in recommending candidates for election to our Board of Directors:

The Board of Directors strives to nominate directors with a variety of complementary skills so that, as a group, the Board of Directors will possess a mix of the appropriate backgrounds, talent, gender, race, perspectives, skills and expertise to oversee the Company's business. Currently, our nine member Board has two Hispanic directors, two African American directors, and two female directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders, provided such recommendations are submitted in writing not later than the close of business on the 90^th day, or earlier than the close of business on the 120^th day, prior to the anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting of the stockholders. Such recommendations should include the name and address and other pertinent information about the candidate as is required to be included in the Company's proxy statement. Recommendations should be submitted to the corporate secretary of the Company at K12 Inc., 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, Attention: General Counsel and Secretary. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider the criteria set forth above and other relevant information when evaluating director candidates recommended by stockholders.

On the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Mr. Cohen was appointed to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Academic Committee. Accordingly, he is standing for election as a director for the first time. Our directors as a group, recommended Mr. Cohen to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which evaluated him prior to his appointment to the Board of Directors.

The Academic Committee consists of Dr. Barrett, who serves as the Chairman, and Messrs. Cohen and Engler. The primary role of the Academic Committee is to make recommendations and assist

management in discharging its responsibility to ensure continuous improvement in academic outcomes for the students and schools we serve.

The Academic Committee has a charter, available on our website at www.K12.com, setting forth the structure, powers and responsibilities of the Academic Committee. Members of the Academic Committee participated in four meetings of the Company's Educational Advisory Committee ("EAC") during fiscal 2019. Under its charter, the responsibilities of the Academic Committee include:

Our Board of Directors believes full and open communication with management is essential for effective enterprise risk management and oversight. Members discuss strategy and risks facing the Company with our Chairman and CEO and our senior management at meetings of our Board of Directors or when members of our Board of Directors seek to focus on a particular area of risk, such as meeting state academic accountability standards at the schools we manage, ensuring the privacy of student information, compliance with state regulatory and reporting requirements, or information technology cybersecurity protections and preparedness. Because our Chairman and CEO sets the agenda for the Board of Directors' meetings, each functional division of the Company can identify risk-related topics that may require added attention, which have included evolving state curriculum standards, student engagement and retention, education technology, legal and policy matters, information security, and succession planning. Each quarter, our Chairman and CEO also presents an assessment of the strategic, financial and operational issues facing the Company, which frequently includes a review of associated risks and opportunities.

Management is responsible for identifying, prioritizing, remediating and monitoring the day-to-day management of risks that the Company faces, while our Board of Directors, as a whole and through its committees, is responsible for the oversight of enterprise risk management. In fiscal 2019, the Audit Committee continued to work directly with a major independent accounting firm to support the Company's internal audit function in risk management. This combination provides us with the focus, scope, expertise and continuous attention necessary for effective risk management.

While our Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for risk oversight, three of its committees concentrate on specific risk areas:

In fiscal 2019, pursuant to our Amended Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan ("Directors Compensation Plan"), our non-employee directors were eligible to receive annual cash retainers for service on the Board of Directors and assigned committees and annual restricted stock awards. Mr. Davis, our Chairman and CEO, received no additional compensation for his service on our Board of Directors.

Pursuant to the terms of the Directors Compensation Plan, each non-employee director receives an annual cash retainer of $70,000 and an additional amount for each committee on which the non-employee director serves, as shown below:

The Directors Compensation Plan also provides for annual restricted stock awards for each non-employee director, valued at $120,000 as of the grant date (prorated for a partial year of service), with the shares underlying such awards vesting fully one year from the date of the grant. The annual cash retainer, including the committee fees, and the annual restricted stock award may be deferred under our Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors ("Directors Deferred Compensation Plan").

The following table sets forth the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for their services during fiscal 2019, including amounts that were deferred under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan:

Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)	Stock Awards ($) (1)	Total ($)


Aida M. Alvarez (2)	75,000	120,000	195,000

Craig R. Barrett (3)	70,000	120,000	190,000

Guillermo Bron (4)	80,000	120,000	200,000

Robert L. Cohen (5)	25,795	103,874	129,669

John M. Engler (6)	85,000	120,000	205,000

Steven B. Fink (7)	105,000	120,000	225,000

Robert E. Knowling, Jr. (8)	75,000	120,000	195,000

Liza McFadden (9)	75,000	120,000	195,000

(1): Represents the aggregate grant date fair values of stock awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. On January 2, 2019, each non-employee director who held such position at the beginning of the calendar year, was eligible to receive an award of 5,006 shares of restricted stock. Mr. Bron, Mr. Knowling and Ms. McFadden elected to receive their awards in deferred stock units under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. The restricted stock and deferred stock units vest on January 2, 2020.
(2): As of June 30, 2019, Ms. Alvarez held 5,006 unvested restricted shares.
(3): As of June 30, 2019, Mr. Barrett held 5,006 unvested restricted shares.
(4): As of June 30, 2019, Mr. Bron held 5,006 unvested deferred stock units.
(5): Mr. Cohen joined the Board of Directors in February 2019. The amounts shown represent a pro-rated portion of Mr. Cohen's annual retainer and annual restricted stock award based on his partial year of service. Mr. Cohen elected to receive his restricted stock award in deferred stock units under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. As of June 30, 2019, Mr. Cohen held 3,240 unvested deferred stock units.
(6): As of June 30, 2019, Mr. Engler held 5,006 unvested restricted shares.
(7): As of June 30, 2019, Mr. Fink held 5,006 unvested restricted shares.
(8): As of June 30, 2019, Mr. Knowling held 5,006 unvested deferred stock units.
(9): As of June 30, 2019, Ms. McFadden held 5,006 unvested deferred stock units.

Please see the Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management table starting on page 53 for additional information on the beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock by each of our directors.

The Company encourages each director to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock and to maintain a minimum ownership level during his or her tenure to foster alignment with our investing stockholders. To reinforce this objective, in early fiscal 2017, we adopted minimum director stock

ownership guidelines for all of our non-employee directors. Pursuant to those guidelines, these directors must hold shares of the Company's Common Stock equal to the lesser of: (i) three times the annual cash retainer and (ii) 15,000 shares. Non-employee directors must be in compliance with this policy by September 28, 2021 or five years after they begin Board service, whichever date is later. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, all of our non-employee directors are in compliance with this policy.

Our non-employee directors may elect, pursuant to our Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, to defer payment of all or a portion of their cash and equity compensation for service on the Board of Directors. In the case of a deferral of an equity award, the non-employee director is granted an equal amount of deferred stock units in lieu of restricted stock. Deferred stock units granted in lieu of a restricted stock award are subject to the same vesting requirements or other restrictions that would have applied to such restricted stock award.

In the case of a deferral of cash compensation, the director receives a number of deferred stock units equal to the amount of the cash compensation being deferred, divided by the per-share closing price of a share of our Common Stock on the date that the cash compensation would have been paid but for the deferral. Deferred stock units credited in lieu of cash compensation are fully vested.

Deferred stock units generally become payable, in a lump sum, within 90 days of the date the director no longer serves on the Board of Directors. Deferred stock units are settled in shares of Common Stock or cash, at the Company's discretion.

Our Board of Directors currently has nine members: Aida M. Alvarez, Craig R. Barrett, Guillermo Bron, Robert L. Cohen, Nathaniel A. Davis, John M. Engler, Steven B. Fink, Robert E. Knowling, Jr. and Liza McFadden.

The term of office of each member of our Board of Directors expires at the Annual Meeting, or in any event at such time as their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or their earlier resignation, death, or removal from office. Each year, the stockholders will elect the members of our Board of Directors to a one-year term of office.

Upon the recommendation of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors has approved the nomination of nine directors, Aida M. Alvarez, Craig R. Barrett, Guillermo Bron, Robert L. Cohen, Nathaniel A. Davis, John M. Engler, Steven B. Fink, Robert E. Knowling, Jr. and Liza McFadden, for election at the Annual Meeting to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders (or until such time as their respective successors are elected and qualified or their earlier resignation, death, or removal from office).

Our Board of Directors has no reason to believe that the persons listed below as nominees for directors will be unable or decline to serve if elected. In the event of death or disqualification of any nominee or the refusal or inability of any nominee to serve as a director, proxies cast for that nominee may be voted with discretionary authority for a substitute or substitutes as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. Nominees for election to the Board of Directors shall be elected by a plurality of votes present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" ALL OF THE NOMINEES LISTED BELOW.

Set forth below are the names and other information pertaining to each person nominated to the Board of Directors.

Ms. Alvarez joined us a director in April 2017 and is a member of our Audit Committee. She currently serves as Chair of the Latino Community Foundation. As Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, she was a member of President Clinton's Cabinet from 1997 to 2001. Previously, Ms. Alvarez served as the Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight from 1993 to 1997, where she was charged with financial oversight of the secondary housing market, the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). Prior to that, she worked for the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Bear Stearns & Company, Inc. and the First Boston Corporation. She has served on the boards of directors of Fastly, Inc. since August 2019; Oportun, Inc. (formerly Progress Financial Corporation) since 2011; Zoosk, Inc. since 2014; and HP Inc. since February 2016. From 2006 to June 2016, Ms. Alvarez served on the board of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and from 2004 to 2014, served on the boards of MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation (formerly UnionBanCal Corporation) and MUFG Union Bank N.A. (formerly Union Bank N.A.). Ms. Alvarez holds a B.A. from Harvard College. Ms. Alvarez was selected as a director because of her financial expertise, government experience, and ability to bring diverse perspectives to the Board of Directors.

Dr. Barrett joined us as a director in September 2010, currently serves as Chairman of our Academic Committee and became our Lead Independent Director in September 2017. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation from 1998, until his retirement in 2009, and was also Chairman of the Board of Intel from 2005 to 2009. He previously served in various roles at Intel Corporation, including Chief Operating Officer, since joining Intel in 1974. Prior to Intel Corporation, Dr. Barrett was a member of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering faculty of Stanford University. Dr. Barrett currently serves as Co-Chairman of Achieve, Inc., an independent, bipartisan, non-profit education reform organization; President and Chairman of BASIS Schools, Inc.; Vice Chair of the Science Foundation Arizona; and Co-Chairman of the Business Coalition for Student Achievement. Dr. Barrett holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science from Stanford University. Dr. Barrett was selected as a director because of his deep knowledge and experience in information technology innovation, as well as his global, operational, and leadership experience as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation. He also brings a unique perspective to the Board of Directors from his tenure as a professor and his volunteer work and support of numerous educational organizations.

Mr. Bron joined us as a director in July 2007 and currently serves as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and our Audit Committee. Mr. Bron was Managing Director at Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC, an investment firm, from December 2013 to June 2017, and served as a Managing Director of Acon Funds Management LLC, a private equity firm, from 2005 to 2012. Mr. Bron has also served as Chairman and a director of United Pan Am Financial Corp. (UPFC) since 1994, and he served as a director of Pan American Bank, FSB (Pan American), a former wholly owned subsidiary of UPFC, from 1994 to 2005. Mr. Bron has served as Chairman of idX Corporation from 2008 to 2018, and from 2000 to 2002, Mr. Bron was a director of Telemundo Group, Inc. From 1994 to 2003, Mr. Bron was an officer, director and principal stockholder of a general partner of Bastion Capital Fund, L.P., a private equity investment fund primarily focused on the Hispanic market. Previously, Mr. Bron was a Managing Director of Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Bron holds B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Management Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. Mr. Bron was selected as a director because of his extensive executive leadership and international experience, as well as his expertise in investment banking and capital markets, which enables him to bring valuable insights to the Board of Directors in the areas of finance and strategy. The Board of Directors also benefits from his prior experience as a public company director and audit committee member.

Mr. Cohen joined us as a director in February 2019. Mr. Cohen currently serves in various roles including strategic advisor, investor, and board observer to high growth education technology companies including 2U Inc. and Zybooks. Mr. Cohen served as President and Chief Operating Officer of 2U through January 2016. He was appointed President in November 2013 and Chief Operating Officer in April 2012. In addition, Mr. Cohen was 2U's founding Chief Financial Officer beginning in June 2008. From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Cohen held several senior roles at The Princeton Review, including executive vice president of strategic development and executive vice president and general manager of K12 Services. From 1983 to 2001, Mr. Cohen founded and operated the largest network of franchises of The Princeton Review before selling them back to that company. Mr. Cohen attended Princeton University. He was selected as a director because of his deep knowledge and experience in the education technology industry, as well as his operational and leadership experience as Chief Operating Officer of 2U.

Mr. Davis joined us as a director in July 2009 and has served as our Chairman since June 2012. In January 2013, he became our Executive Chairman, and in January 2014, Mr. Davis was appointed to be our CEO, serving in that role through February 2016 and again beginning in March 2018. Prior to joining the Company, he served as the managing director of RANND Advisory Group from 2003 until December 2012. Previously, Mr. Davis worked for XM Satellite Radio from June 2006 to November 2008, serving as President and then Chief Executive Officer until the company's merger with Sirius Radio. He also served on the XM Satellite Radio board from 1999 through 2008. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Davis was President and Chief Operating Officer and a board member of XO Communications Inc. Mr. Davis has also held senior executive positions at Nextel Communications (EVP, Network and Technical Service), MCI Telecommunications (Chief Financial Officer) and MCI Metro (President and Chief Operating Officer). Since 2011, Mr. Davis has served as a director of Unisys Corporation and RLJ Lodging Trust. Mr. Davis has also previously served on the board of several public and private firms including Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation, Charter Communications and Telica, Inc. Mr. Davis holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Engineering Computer Science at the Moore School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. Mr. Davis was selected as a director based on his strong record of executive management, finance and systems engineering skills, as well as his insight into the considerations necessary to run a successful, diverse global business. The Board of Directors also benefits from his previous service on other public company boards and his experience in accounting and financial reporting.

Mr. Engler joined us as a director in October 2012 and is Chairman of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and our Academic Committee. He served as President of the Business Roundtable from January 2011 to February 2017. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Engler was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Manufacturers. He was President of State and Local Government and Vice President of Government Solutions for North America for Electronic Data Systems Corporation from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Engler served as Michigan's 46^th governor for three terms from 1991 to 2003. He also served as Interim President of Michigan State University from February 2018 to January 2019. Previously, Mr. Engler was a director of Universal Forest Products from 2003 to 2019, a director of Northwest Airlines from 2003 to 2008, a director of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. from 2005 to 2007, and a director of Delta Airlines from 2008 to 2012, and he was also a director of Munder Capital Management. Mr. Engler holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University and a J.D. from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Mr. Engler was selected as a director because of his executive and legislative expertise as a state governor, including working with state education budgets, and for his business experience. The Board of Directors also benefits from Mr. Engler's perspective as a director of numerous public companies and as a member of their audit committees.

Mr. Fink joined us as a director in October 2003, currently serves as Chairman of our Audit Committee and is a member of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Fink is the Co-Chairman of Heron International. He served as a director of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. from 2003 to 2011 and as Chairman of the Board of Life Storage, LLC from 2013 to 2016. In addition, Mr. Fink is a member of the Boards of the Jackson Laboratory, City of Hope, St. Helena Hospital, Ole Health and the Herb Ritts Foundation, and is a member of The J. Paul Getty Photographs Council. From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Fink served as a director of Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. and was its Chairman from 2004 to 2009. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Fink was the Chief Executive Officer of Lawrence Investments, LLC. Mr. Fink has also previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anthony Manufacturing, Chairman and Managing Director of Knowledge

Universe and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nextera Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Fink holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. and an L.L.M. from New York University. Mr. Fink was selected as a director based on his significant experience in operations and financial oversight gained as serving as director or chairman for various public and private companies in addition to his membership on various company audit committees which enables him to contribute significantly to the financial oversight, risk oversight and governance of the Company.

Mr. Knowling joined us as a director in January 2018 and is a member of our Compensation Committee. Since May 2009, he has served as Chairman of Eagles Landing Partners, which specializes in helping senior management formulate strategy, lead organizational transformations, and re-engineer businesses. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Chief Executive Officer of the NYC Leadership Academy, an independent non-profit corporation created by Chancellor Joel I. Klein and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg that is chartered with developing the next generation of principals in the New York City public school system. Mr. Knowling has also held roles as Chief Executive Officer of Telwares, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SimDesk Technologies, Inc. and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Covad Communications. He was awarded the Wall Street Project's Reginald Lewis Trailblazers Award by President Clinton and the Reverend Jesse Jackson in 1999. Mr. Knowling serves on the board of directors for Roper Technologies, Inc., Rite Aid Corporation and Stream Companies. He also previously served on the board of Heidrick & Struggles, Inc. from 2010 to 2015 and Convergys Corporation from 2017 to 2018. He holds a B.A. in theology from Wabash College and an M.B.A. from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Mr. Knowling was selected as a director based on his experience in public education, public company leadership roles, technology and organizational development.

Ms. McFadden joined us as a director in August 2017 and is a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. McFadden currently leads LIZA and Partners LLC. Previously, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy from 2012 to 2018. She is a former high school teacher, Florida Department of Education administrator, and served in Governor Jeb Bush's administration. Additionally, Ms. McFadden was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the National Institute for Literacy Board. She holds an M.A. from Florida State University and a B.A. from Fitchburg State University. Ms. McFadden was selected as a director because of her dedication to the education community and expertise in literacy.

Set forth below is biographical information for each of our current executive officers who is not also a director.

Mr. Chavous joined us in January 2017 and currently serves as President, Academics, Policy & Schools Group. He was a member of our Board of Directors from January 2017 to October 2017 before resigning to take his current position. Previously, he was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Chavous Group, an educational consulting firm, a position he held from January 2012 until January 2018 and was a founding Board Member of the American Federation for Children ("AFC"). He served as AFC's Executive Counsel from 2012 to 2016. Previously, Mr. Chavous was a partner at the SNR Denton law firm from 2002 to 2012 and served as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1993 to 2005, where he was Chair of the Council's Education Committee. He also has served on the board of various charter

schools across the country including the Friendship Charter Schools in Washington, D.C. Mr. Chavous holds a B.A. from Wabash College and a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law.

Vincent W. Mathis, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Age 55

Mr. Mathis joined us in September 2018 and serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In this role, he has executive responsibility for providing comprehensive legal counsel for our business, including matters relating to securities, litigation, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, contracts and licensing, and corporate governance. Mr. Mathis has more than 20 years of legal experience counseling diverse global businesses. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mathis served as Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, Corporate Secretary and Chief of Staff to the CEO at The AES Corporation where he earlier was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. Prior to his roles at The AES Corporation, Mr. Mathis was an Executive Vice President and General Counsel at ContourGlobal, LLC, a private international energy company. Previously, Mr. Mathis worked for Venable, LLP, Shearman and Sterling, LLP and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Mathis formerly served on the Board of Directors of Indianapolis Power and Light Company Enterprises, Inc., AES Tietê Energia S.A., and AES Elpa S.A. In addition, he previously served on the Board of Directors at IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., DPL Inc. and The Dayton Power and Light Company and was Chairman of Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de São Paulo S.A. Mr. Mathis holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from The University of Richmond.

Dr. McAlmont joined us in August 2018 and serves as President, Career Readiness Education. In this role, he has executive responsibility for managing all aspects of K12's career readiness education programs, including development of the Destinations Career Academies and Programs, and related market expansion. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. McAlmont served as President and CEO of Neumont College of Computer Science, which included Helio Training, LLC, a software development bootcamp. Previously, Dr. McAlmont served as President and CEO of Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ: LINC), a national provider of career training programs, where he earlier was President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his roles at Lincoln, Dr. McAlmont served as President of the Online Learning Division at Alta Colleges following a role as regional vice president over multiple school campuses. Dr. McAlmont holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Management, with distinction, from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Education Administration from the University of San Francisco, and a B.S. from Brigham Young University.

James J. Rhyu, Chief Financial Officer and President, Product and Technology, Age 49

Mr. Rhyu joined us in June 2013 and serves as Chief Financial Officer and President, Product and Technology. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rhyu served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Match.com, a subsidiary of publicly traded IAC/InterActiveCorp, since June 2011. In those roles, he was responsible for overseeing a broad range of functions, including finance, human resources, legal, information technology and operations, certain international operations and product development. Prior to his roles at Match.com, Mr. Rhyu was a Senior Vice President of Finance at Dow Jones & Company from January 2009 until May 2011, where he ran the global financial function. Previously, Mr. Rhyu served for three years as the Corporate Controller of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its predecessor company, XM Satellite Radio, as well as serving in the same role for Graftech International. Mr. Rhyu also served six years as an auditor with Ernst & Young LLP in the United States and South America. Mr. Rhyu holds a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the London Business School.

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides information about our fiscal 2019 compensation for the following named executive officers ("NEOs"):

We continued to deliver strong financial and operational performance during fiscal 2019 and the results of our 2018 vote to approve named executive officer compensation evidenced our stockholders' overwhelming approval of our executive compensation programs, which are designed to link compensation to performance, stockholder interests and student success.

From our inception in 1999, we have offered online curriculum, instructional support services, software and products designed to facilitate individualized learning for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Although we have undergone a period of significant transformation in recent years, highlighted by a shift in our strategic focus and changes in our executive leadership structure, we remain committed to fulfilling our educational mission of helping students reach their potential through personalized learning and inspired teaching. During fiscal 2019 we actively pursued the strategies necessary to accelerate our business growth and promote our educational mission by focusing on: (1) strengthening our business foundation in the managed public school programs; (2) preparing our students for the future by building a comprehensive career readiness program; (3) positioning ourselves as a trusted software services provider delivering end to end digital learning solutions; and (4) developing international opportunities by building partnership-focused relationships with in-country organizations.

As in prior years, during fiscal 2019 we continued to respond to the feedback received from stockholders and major proxy advisory firms on our executive compensation programs by further developing our long-term performance-oriented approach to executive compensation through the introduction of a multi-year equity incentive plan intended to encourage the creation of stockholder value over a longer three-year performance period.

95% of the shares voted at our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders voted to approve our named executive officer compensation for fiscal 2018, reflecting significant improvement over prior years and our stockholders' strong support of our executive pay programs and practices. We recognize the significance of stockholder support of our executive compensation programs and continued our stockholder outreach efforts during fiscal 2019. This year we endeavored to remain responsive to stockholder feedback and ensure that the elements of our executive compensation programs effectively reflect our desire to further our strategic business objectives while tightly linking executive pay to measurable performance results.

At the beginning of fiscal 2019, we proactively reached out to our top 35 stockholders, speaking with a total of four stockholders that responded and in the aggregate held over 8% of our shares outstanding.

Our Investor Relations and Human Resources leaders conducted the outreach efforts. 100% of the stockholders that we spoke with supported our fiscal 2018 advisory vote on named executive officer compensation and several noted key improvements in our compensation practices, most notably our consolidation of the distinct roles of a separate CEO and Executive Chairman, our enhanced disclosure of stockholder outreach efforts and our continued responsiveness to stockholder and proxy advisory firm feedback. While no significant concerns were raised by stockholders during these conversations, an area for consideration involved the use of longer-term performance metrics for our equity incentive programs. In response to this and similar feedback received in prior years regarding the use of one-year performance periods for certain equity awards granted to certain of our named executive officers, for fiscal 2019 we introduced a new long-term shareholder performance plan (the "2019 SPP") designed to create stockholder value over a multi-year performance period by encouraging our NEOs to focus on executing our key strategic objectives. Awards under the 2019 SPP are based entirely on a three-year performance period and will be earned only if we realize significant stock price appreciation as of the end of the three-year period.

By actively pursuing our strategic priorities during fiscal 2019, we realized strong financial results and our core business delivered key operational and academic achievements. Highlights include:

While the structural changes made to our executive compensation programs and practices in recent years were continued into fiscal 2019, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") worked to ensure that fiscal 2019 compensation decisions reflect positive pay for performance practices in each of the key elements of our executive compensation programs. Highlights include:

Principles. Our executive compensation programs are guided by basic principles that we seek to incorporate in our executive pay practices:

Policies and Practices. We employ certain executive compensation policies and practices to align our executives' compensation with stockholder interests. Listed below are those compensation policies and practices we employ and certain policies and practices we do not employ because we believe they would not serve the long-term interests of our stockholders.

Pay for Performance. A significant portion of our NEOs' potential compensation is not guaranteed but is linked to our financial and operational performance. For fiscal 2019, only 8% of pay for our Chairman and CEO was fixed in the form of base salary.

Align Compensation to Share Price. A significant portion of our performance-based compensation is tied to growth in our stock price which directly aligns to stockholder interests. Awards under the 2019 SPP will be earned only if we realize significant stock price appreciation as of the end of a three-year performance period.

Establish Performance Goals Aligned to Strategy. Our Executive Bonus Plan and 2019 SPP utilize objective performance-based goals that the Committee believes are rigorous and challenging.

Target Pay Competitively. We seek to target compensation within a competitive range of our compensation peer group and seek to deliver greater compensation only when warranted by market conditions or superior performance.

Use Meaningful Vesting Conditions to Promote Retention. Awards under the 2019 SPP are earned and vest after three years, and only to the extent that we experience significant stock price appreciation over such period. Time-based restricted stock awards ("RSAs") vest over three years.

Carefully Consider Stockholder Input. We regularly seek and engage in dialogues with our stockholders on executive compensation matters. Recent enhancements in our executive compensation programs have been influenced by these discussions.

Maintain a Clawback Policy. We can recover incentive compensation wrongly awarded to an executive officer where fraud or intentional misconduct led to a restatement of our financial statements.

Require Mandatory Share Ownership. All of our executive officers, including our NEOs, and our non-employee directors are required to maintain a minimum ownership level of our Common Stock.

Perform Competitive Market Analysis. The Committee reviews competitive market data provided by its independent compensation consultant for our executive officers prior to making annual executive compensation decisions.

Analyze Executive Compensation Risk. We review the executive compensation programs annually to ensure that they do not encourage excessive or unnecessary risk taking.

Grant Multi-Year or Guaranteed Bonuses or Equity Awards. We do not pay guaranteed bonuses and have no guaranteed equity-based awards. This ensures that we are able to base all compensation awards on measurable performance factors, operational results and competitive market needs.

Provide Generous Executive Perquisites. We do not provide significant perquisites to our executive officers, such as club memberships, personal income tax advisory services and similar items.

Offer Tax Gross-Ups. We do not provide income tax gross-ups for personal or broad-based benefits nor excise tax gross-ups for change in control payments or benefits.

Offer Pension or Supplemental Retirement Plans. We do not provide costly retirement benefits to our executive officers that reward longevity rather than contributions to Company performance.

Reprice Options. Our 2016 Incentive Award Plan ("2016 Plan") specifically prohibits repricing of options without stockholder approval.

Increase Shares without Stockholder Approval. Our 2016 Plan does not contain an "evergreen" provision to increase the number of shares available for grants each year. Any increase to the maximum number of shares available will require stockholder approval.

Provide Non-Performance Based Single Trigger Change in Control Payments. We maintain a "double trigger" vesting policy with respect to our equity awards whereby accelerated vesting in connection with a change in control of the Company generally requires a qualifying termination of employment. Awards under the 2019 SPP will be earned and vest in connection with a change in control only to the extent our stock price has increased as of the transaction. Legacy "single-trigger" vesting stock option awards from prior years have been completely eliminated from our compensation program.

Allow Hedging or Pledging. Our insider trading policy specifically prohibits short sales, hedging and margin transactions and our 2016 Plan prohibits pledging of any award granted under the plan unless otherwise determined by the plan administrator.

Our performance assessment framework and executive compensation programs are designed to link pay and performance in the following ways:

Compensation
Element

Determination and Link to Performance

Purpose

Base Salary

Evaluated annually by the Committee and reviewed in light of market pay practices.

Represents a lower percentage of target total direct compensation than at most peer companies, with average base salaries benchmarking near the 50^th percentile when compared to the peer group in June 2018.

Provide a monthly income necessary to retain executives.

Executive Bonus Plan

Annual performance determines payouts.

Ties a meaningful portion of target annual cash compensation to attaining pre-established objective goals.

Focus executives on attaining financial and strategic performance objectives from year to year.

Long-Term Incentives

Time-based RSAs: Encourages retention of executives and results in less dilution to our stockholders as compared to stock option grants. RSAs are subject to vesting over three years.

2019 SPP PSUs: Incentivizes creation of stockholder value over a three-year performance period. PSUs are earned and vest based on stock price growth over the performance period. No PSUs will be earned if total stock price growth is below threshold levels.

Enhance retention of key executives who drive consistent performance.

Motivate and reward executives for executing strategic changes to our business that deliver concrete increases to stockholder value.

Other Compensation

Executives may participate in benefit programs on the same terms as other employees, such as health and welfare benefit plans, 401(k) plan, life insurance and executive life and disability plans.

Executives may elect to participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan providing tax-efficient savings, but receive no additional Company contributions.

Premiums for supplemental disability and life insurance benefits for executives are paid by the Company but no costly supplemental retirement programs are offered.

Provides benefits having high perceived values and offers tax advantages.

The Committee uses a performance-based framework in making compensation decisions for our executives, including our NEOs. In fiscal 2019, the Committee continued to engage Compensia, a national compensation consultant, to evaluate the market competitiveness of compensation for our executive officers. Compensia's work for the Committee also included an assessment of peer group companies and a subsequent executive compensation market analysis. The Committee has assessed Compensia's independence and concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent Compensia from providing services to the Committee.

In evaluating the composition of our compensation peer group, the Committee considered a number of factors, including revenue, market capitalization, industry and status as an existing peer. Compensia also considered companies that list us as a peer as well as our peers as identified by the major proxy advisory firms. The Committee seeks to maintain as much consistency as possible in the peer group year over year and carefully considers changes. The companies in the fiscal 2019 compensation peer group were:

• ACI Worldwide, Inc.

• Adtalem Global Education, Inc.
(formerly DeVry Education Group)

• American Public Education, Inc.

• Blackbaud, Inc.

• Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

• Capella Education Co.

• Career Education Corp.

• Chegg Inc.

• Graham Holdings Co.

• Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

• Huron Consulting Group

• Scholastic Corporation

• Strayer Education, Inc.

• Weight Watchers International, Inc.

• Zynga, Inc.

• 2U, Inc.

This peer group reflects an adjustment made in late fiscal 2018 to remove The Advisory Board Company because it was acquired. In seeking a replacement, the Committee considered the previously mentioned factors and added Huron Consulting Group.

At the beginning of fiscal 2019, Compensia used this peer group to prepare an analysis for the Committee that compared the compensation levels of our executive officers to comparable executive positions.

In general, the Committee seeks to establish the range of target total direct compensation for our executive officers near the median for similar positions in our peer group, with a greater emphasis on variable cash compensation versus fixed cash compensation.

Compensia assisted the Committee in designing competitive pay packages that focus heavily on variable pay components, with the intent that the target total direct compensation for our Chairman and CEO

should be overwhelmingly performance-based. A graphic illustration of the basic annual target total pay mix of our Chairman and CEO, which is set forth in his employment agreement, is depicted below:

Base salaries for our NEOs are generally set at levels deemed necessary to attract and retain individuals with superior talent, while taking into account the total compensation package provided to each NEO. Base salaries are reviewed annually by the Committee and are adjusted from time to time as deemed necessary by the Committee, and for executive officers other than the CEO, in conjunction with recommendations made by the CEO, to ensure that our executive compensation structure remains aligned with our compensation objectives.

Other than modest base salary increases for Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous of 3% and 1.5% respectively, none of our NEOs received a base salary increase for fiscal 2019. The fiscal 2019 base salaries for our NEOs are set forth in the table below:

Our Executive Bonus Plan is designed to ensure that a meaningful portion of our NEOs' target total cash compensation is "at risk" based upon Company and, for certain NEOs, individual performance. As part of our continued effort to align our pay for performance practices with our redefined business strategy, the Committee has focused in recent years on restructuring the Executive Bonus Plan. This has included updating and reducing the corporate PMOs, removing performance metrics that overlap with our performance-based equity incentive awards, eliminating individual performance criteria for our most senior NEOs and decreasing the weighting of individual PMOs for our other NEOs. The Committee continued this process for fiscal 2019 by further reducing the number of corporate PMOs for all of our NEOs from five in fiscal 2018 to three for fiscal 2019 so that the Executive Bonus Plan is more closely tied to driving stockholder value through the achievement of key financial metrics and operational goals.

Target bonus levels for our NEOs are reviewed by the Committee annually and set at levels that, when combined with base salary levels, are intended to provide target total cash compensation opportunities that approximate the market median. For Mr. Davis, the target bonus level is set pursuant to his employment agreement. None of our NEOs received an increase in target bonus levels under our Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal 2019. Target bonus levels for our NEOs for fiscal 2019 were as follows:

The Committee spends considerable time evaluating the appropriate metrics to be included in our Executive Bonus Plan each fiscal year. For fiscal 2019, in order to tie annual bonuses more closely to top line financial results, the Committee increased the weighting attributable to the revenue metric and eliminated the performance metrics tied to CTE and MPS enrollments. Executive Bonus Plan metrics for fiscal 2019 generally fell into the three categories set forth in the table below.

In setting performance levels for each metric, the Committee remained committed to establishing rigorous performance goals to ensure alignment of realized pay amounts with corporate performance. Specifically, the Committee set threshold performance for the Adjusted Operating Income and Revenue metrics above the actual results for fiscal 2018 and target performance for all metrics at levels at or above fiscal 2019 budgeted performance. The threshold and target levels for the Retention metric required further improvement in student retention as compared to fiscal 2018, which saw robust student retention improvement. The threshold and target levels were set below the level of retention improvement we

experienced in fiscal 2018 in light of the strong recovery in student retention during fiscal 2018 from the retention drop we experienced in the prior year.

Metrics under the Executive Bonus Plan for Mr. Davis, Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous were based solely on the achievement of these corporate PMOs, which the Committee determined was appropriate to focus their efforts on improving Company performance and increasing stockholder value. However, for Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis, the Executive Bonus Plan also included individual PMOs intended to motivate these executives to produce measurable legal, compliance and business results, mindful of their functional roles within our organization and, particularly with respect to Dr. McAlmont, to ensure that a portion of his target total direct compensation is tied directly to growth of our Career Readiness business. For these NEOs, awards under the Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal 2019 were based 70% on the achievement of the corporate PMOs and 30% on the achievement of individual PMOs.

The corporate PMOs under our Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal 2019 are set forth in the table below. The PMOs provide our NEOs with the opportunity to earn above target awards in the event they exceed the pre-established performance levels, but also provide for no awards below minimum thresholds of performance. Achievement at the threshold level results in payout at 33% of the target level and achievement at the outperform level results in payout at 200% of the target level. Performance between two levels is extrapolated on a straight-line basis. In August 2019, the Committee reviewed our achievement against these corporate PMOs and the results are included in the following table.

For Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis, individual PMOs accounted for 30% of the NEO's target annual bonus opportunity under the Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal 2019, although the Committee retains discretion to

allow for individual adjustments based on factors and considerations it deems relevant. A general description of the individual PMOs for fiscal 2019 and the NEOs' achievements are provided below.

NEO

Individual Goals

Performance Results

Shaun E. McAlmont

Develop and grow the Career Readiness business, including through the introduction of new models, acquisition targets and opening of new DCAs

Dr. McAlmont launched ten new standalone DCAs and added three new career readiness programs to existing managed schools resulting in significant growth of our Career Readiness presence for school year 2019 - 2020 and beyond; introduced the National Job Shadow Week to highlight career pathways and partnerships; and entered strategic partnership with TALLO (formerly known as Stem Premier).

124%

Vincent W. Mathis

Achieve favorable outcomes in pending litigation;
Oversee Board training programs;
Ensure all public company filing requirements are satisfied;
Support corporate development activities

Mr. Mathis achieved his established goals with respect to obtaining favorable outcomes in litigation; effectively oversaw the Board training programs; ensured all public company filing requirements were satisfied; and facilitated all corporate development activities.

120.1%

The following table sets forth, for each NEO, the Committee's approved annual bonus award under our Executive Bonus Plan for fiscal 2019 based upon performance against the corporate PMOs and, for Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis, performance against the executive's individual PMOs.

	Corporate PMOs

NEO	Adjusted Operating Income	Revenue	Retention	Individual PMOs	% of Target Bonus Earned	Amount of Bonus

Nathaniel A. Davis	73%	52.6%	0%	—	125.6%	$1,385,277

James P. Rhyu	73%	52.6%	0%	—	125.6%	$517,673

Kevin P. Chavous	73%	52.6%	0%	—	125.6%	$499,931

Shaun E. McAlmont	51.1%	36.8%	0%	36%	124.0%	$334,366

Vincent W. Mathis	51.1%	36.8%	0%	32.1%	120.1%	$316,042

We believe that providing long-term incentive compensation opportunities in the form of equity awards promotes our philosophy of aligning executive pay with the long-term interests of our stockholders while building the value of our Company. During fiscal 2019, we granted time-based RSAs and PSUs to all of our NEOs.

Mr. Davis. Pursuant to Mr. Davis' employment agreement, as amended in connection with his appointment as our CEO in March 2018, beginning with fiscal 2019 Mr. Davis is entitled to a target award level under our annual equity incentive award plans in the range of $2,700,000 to $3,300,000, which awards may be subject to such vesting criteria determined by the Board of Directors and Mr. Davis, including performance-based vesting criteria. While the Board of Directors has historically granted 100% of Mr. Davis' long-term incentives in the form of performance-based equity awards, in light of recent tax law changes (which no longer provide tax benefits for granting performance-based awards) and to more closely match customary practices among companies in our compensation peer group and among public companies in general, for fiscal 2019, the Board of Directors determined to grant a portion of Mr. Davis' annual long-term incentive award in the form of a time-based RSA with a value of $2 million. The number of shares granted was determined based upon the fair market value of our Common Stock on the date of grant, which resulted in an award of 115,674 restricted shares.

The remainder of Mr. Davis' long-term incentive award was granted in the form of PSUs under the 2019 SPP as described in more detail below under "Determination of Long-Term Incentive Compensation—2019 Long-Term Shareholder Performance Plan."

Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous. For fiscal 2019, Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous were granted time-based RSAs having a value of $1,000,000 for Mr. Rhyu and $700,000 for Mr. Chavous. The number of shares granted was determined based upon the fair market value of our Common Stock on the date of grant, which resulted in an award of 60,386 restricted shares to Mr. Rhyu and 42,271 restricted shares to Mr. Chavous.

Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis. In connection with commencing employment in early fiscal 2019, Dr. McAlmont was granted a time-based RSA for 45,000 shares and Mr. Mathis was granted a time-based RSA for 35,000 shares.

All of the time-based RSAs granted to our NEOs during fiscal 2019 vest based on our standard vesting schedule which is semi-annually over a three year period, with 20% of the shares subject to the award vesting in the first year and 40% vesting in each of the next two years following the grant date.

In early fiscal 2019, the Committee adopted and the Board of Directors approved the 2019 SPP—our new long-term shareholder performance plan under which a meaningful portion of the total long-term incentive award opportunities are provided to our NEOs in the form of PSUs designed to provide these executives with a percentage of stockholder value growth.

The 2019 SPP was adopted following the conclusion of our prior long-term incentive plan as a means of continuing our practice of providing multi-year performance-based equity incentive awards. Since awards under the 2019 SPP will not be granted on an annual basis, award amounts granted during fiscal 2019 take into account that no similar PSUs with overlapping performance periods and measured based on stock price growth are expected to be provided to our NEOs.

Awards under the 2019 SPP were originally granted to Mr. Davis, Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous in September 2018 and in January 2019 the Committee determined to expand participation in the 2019 SPP to Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis to ensure that the long-term incentive compensation opportunities for our NEOs were aligned to driving long-term stockholder value. PSUs granted under the 2019 SPP will be earned and vest only based on our market capitalization growth over a completed three-year performance period ending in 2021. The PSUs will be earned and vest based on the Company's average closing stock price over the 30 calendar day period that begins on the eighth day after the date the Company releases its earnings results for fiscal 2021.

The total number of shares that would be earned at each applicable stock price hurdle was determined in order to correspond to a specified percentage of market capitalization growth delivered by the stock price increases, thereby directly aligning long-term incentive awards for the NEOs with long-term stock value growth for our stockholders. This percentage amount, along with the number of shares that would be earned by each of the NEOs under the 2019 SPP at different stock price hurdles and growth outcomes is illustrated in the following chart:

3-Year CAGR	Absolute Stock Price Growth	Stock Price Hurdle	Share of Market Cap Growth	# of Shares Earned


				Davis	Rhyu			Chavous			McAlmont	Mathis

7.6%	25%	$21.18	1.0%	54,649		12,882			10,539		—	—
10%	33%	$22.63	6.0%	413,331		93,885			83,257		—	—
15%	52%	$25.86	6.5%	528,571		179,714			172,666		—	—
20%	73%	$29.38	6.5%	596,022		243,827			243,827		—	—
25%	95%	$33.21	7.5%	724,185		362,093			362,093		118,265	88,699
30%	120%	$37.35	7.5%	727,673		382,433			382,433		138,606	103,954
40%	174%	$46.65	7.5%	848,857		425,372			425,372		181,545	136,158
50%	238%	$57.38	7.5%	939,858		425,372	(1)		425,372	(1)	181,545	136,158

No amounts will be earned if total stock price growth over the three-year period is below certain threshold levels, which levels are below 25% (7.6% annualized) for Mr. Davis, Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous and below 95% (25% annualized) for Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis. A maximum of 7.5% of total value growth will be earned if total stock price growth equals or exceeds 95%. The number of PSUs earned will be interpolated on a straight line basis if the stock price falls between two of the levels set forth in the table above. In the event of a change in control during the performance period, the PSUs will be earned based on the stock price paid or implied in the transaction and the earned PSUs will vest immediately.

We maintain a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, or the Deferred Compensation Plan, under which our NEOs are eligible to elect to defer the receipt of up to 50% of their annual base salary and up to 100% of any annual incentive bonus until retirement. Earnings are credited on deferred amounts based upon a variety of investment options that may be elected by each participant. We do not make any contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan. Certain information with respect to amounts deferred by our NEOs under this plan is set forth below in the "Fiscal 2019 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation" table.

We maintain a Section 401(k) Savings/Retirement Plan, or the 401(k) Plan, in which certain of our employees, including our NEOs, are eligible to participate. All employees, including our NEOs, are automatically enrolled in the 401(k) Plan at a 3% deferral rate with the ability to opt-out. The 401(k) Plan allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. We currently provide matching contributions equal to $0.25 for each dollar of a participant's contributions on the first 4% of eligible salary that they contribute each pay period, subject to certain statutory limits.

We provide our NEOs with certain perquisites and other personal benefits, which we do not consider to be a significant component of our executive compensation programs but recognize to be an important factor in attracting and retaining talented executives. Our NEOs participate in the same medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans as our employees generally. We also pay for supplemental long-term disability and life insurance premiums for our executive officers and provide them with the opportunity to receive annual Company-paid executive physical examinations and reimburse certain executives for their relocation expenses from time to time and for temporary housing expenses they may incur in connection with their provision of services. We provide these supplemental benefits to our executive officers due to the relatively low cost of such benefits and the value they provide in assisting us in attracting and retaining talented executives. None of our executive officers receive tax gross-ups or other tax payments in connection with our provision of any perquisites or personal benefits.

In order to incentivize Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis to join the company in early fiscal 2019, each of these executives received a one-time sign-on bonus in the amount of $85,000 for Dr. McAlmont and $50,000 for Mr. Mathis. In addition, Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis were provided reimbursement of relocation expenses in the amounts set forth in the "Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2019" below.

The value of perquisites and other personal benefits we provided to each of our NEOs in fiscal 2019 is set forth below in our "Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2019."

The Committee is responsible for overseeing our executive compensation programs, as specified in its charter. The Committee's role includes:

In performing its responsibilities with respect to the compensation of our executive officers, the Committee uses information from a number of sources. The information utilized by the Committee includes advice from its compensation consultant, market data regarding the compensation practices of competitors, advice from outside legal counsel specializing in executive compensation, tally sheets

showing prior compensation awards, the recommendations of our Chairman and CEO and an assessment of the outstanding equity holdings of our executive officers.

Our management, under the leadership of our Chairman and CEO, plays an important role in establishing and maintaining our executive compensation programs. Management's role includes recommending plans and programs to the Committee, implementing the Committee's decisions and assisting and administering plans in support of the Committee. Our Chairman and CEO provides information on the individual performance of our other executive officers and makes annual recommendations to the Committee on compensation levels for our executive officers, including the other NEOs (other than his own compensation). Our Chairman and CEO is not present when the Committee discusses and determines matters regarding his own compensation.

The Committee's charter gives it the authority to retain and approve fees and other terms of engagement for compensation consultants and other advisors to assist it in performing its duties. In fiscal 2019, the Committee continued to retain Compensia as its compensation consultant. Compensia reports directly to the Committee, which will annually review its performance, independence and fees.

The Committee receives a report from Compensia on an annual basis reviewing its independence in light of SEC regulations and NYSE listing standards.

We maintain a stock ownership policy that is designed to ensure that our executive officers hold a significant equity stake in our Company to align their interests with those of our stockholders. The policy has expanded over the years such that it now applies to all of our executive officers. The policy requires our Chairman and CEO to maintain ownership of our Common Stock having a value equal to three times his base salary, our CFO to maintain ownership of our Common Stock equal to two times his base salary and each of our other executive officers to maintain Common Stock ownership equal to one time their respective base salaries. Our executive officers have five years from the date the policy became applicable to them to accumulate the specified level of ownership. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, all of our NEOs are in compliance with this policy.

Our Board of Directors has adopted a clawback policy pursuant to which the Company may recover from current or former executive officers the amount of previously paid incentive compensation (including both cash bonuses and equity awards) that it determines to be appropriate if a material error or inaccuracy resulted in whole or in part from the fraud or intentional misconduct of an executive that leads to a financial restatement. This policy is intended to provide enhanced safeguards against certain types of employee misconduct, and allows for recovery of significant compensation paid to an executive.

We maintain a Policy Statement for the Prevention of Insider Trading that applies to all securities issued by the Company, including Common Stock, options to purchase shares of Common Stock, preferred stock, and any other type of security that the Company may issue or that relates to the Company's securities. Company employees, directors and consultants are prohibited from purchasing Common

Stock on margin or engaging in transactions, in puts, calls or other derivative securities designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of the Company's equity securities. In addition, our 2016 Plan prohibits the pledging of any award granted under the 2016 Plan unless otherwise determined by the plan administrator.

Prior to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the "Tax Act"), Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limited tax deductions for certain annual compensation in excess of $1 million paid to certain executive officers of a publicly traded corporation. Compensation that qualified as "performance-based" under Section 162(m) was exempt from this $1 million limitation. As part of the Tax Act, the ability to rely on this "qualified performance-based compensation" exception was eliminated and the limitation on deductibility was generally expanded to include all named executive officers. Although we maintained compensation arrangements that were intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), following passage of the Tax Act we may no longer take a deduction for any compensation paid to our covered employees in excess of $1 million, subject to certain transition relief rules. The Committee believes that tax deductibility is only one of several relevant considerations when structuring compensation programs and strives to balance the effectiveness and overall goals of our executive compensation programs with the materiality of reduced tax deductions. Accordingly, the Committee has approved compensation amounts for our executive officers that were not fully deductible because of Section 162(m) and, in light of the repeal of the performance-based compensation exception to Section 162(m), expects in the future to approve compensation that is not deductible for federal income tax purposes in order to achieve the desired flexibility in the design and delivery of compensation.

ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, requires us to recognize an expense for the fair value of equity-based compensation awards. Grants of equity-based awards under our equity incentive award plans are accounted for under ASC Topic 718. The Committee considers the accounting implications of significant compensation decisions, especially in connection with decisions that relate to our equity incentive award plans and programs. As accounting standards change, the Committee may revise certain programs to appropriately align accounting expenses of our equity awards with our overall executive compensation philosophy and objectives.

We do not have any program, plan or practice to time the grant of equity awards to our employees in coordination with the release of material non-public information. We generally grant awards at the time employment commences and annually in connection with our annual compensation review process. Neither the Board of Directors nor the Committee seek to time the grant of equity awards based on our stock price.

We consider severance to be an integral part of the overall compensation package for our executives. We provide severance to attract and retain individuals with superior ability and managerial talent, provide our executives with appropriate protections due to their vulnerability to terminations of employment due to a change in control, merger or acquisition and encourage our executives to focus their attention on their work duties and responsibilities in all situations.

We believe that providing the NEOs with severance payments and benefits upon certain terminations of employment are key retention tools that help us remain competitive with the companies in our compensation peer group, provide our executive officers with incentives to focus on the best interests of

our stockholders in the context of a potential change in control, and appropriately protect our executive officers in the event of an involuntary termination of employment without creating a windfall due solely to a change in control.

Severance. We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Davis and a letter agreement with Mr. Rhyu that provide for severance payments and benefits upon certain terminations of employment as further described below under the section "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control—Employment Agreements." Our other NEOs are generally entitled to receive severance pay upon a qualifying termination of employment under the Company's severance guidelines in an amount determined based on their position and tenure with the Company, which for Mr. Chavous, Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis is currently equal to six months of base salary. In addition, upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason, the NEOs may be eligible to receive, subject entirely to the Committee's discretion and contingent upon signing a release of claims in favor of the Company: (i) accelerated vesting of outstanding and unvested stock options that otherwise would have vested in the one year period following the date of termination (all other options to be forfeited), and (ii) accelerated vesting of outstanding and unvested restricted stock awards.

Pursuant to the terms of their outstanding award agreements, in the event the employment of Mr. Rhyu, Mr. Chavous, Dr. McAlmont or Mr. Mathis is terminated due to his death or by the Company due to disability, the executive (or his estate) would be entitled to full accelerated vesting of outstanding and unvested restricted stock awards.

Change in Control. Except as described below with respect to PSUs granted under the 2019 SPP, the NEOs are generally not entitled to receive cash payments or accelerated vesting of equity awards solely as a result of a change in control of the Company.

We have entered into change in control agreements with our NEOs, other than Mr. Davis, whose entitlements to payments or benefits upon a change in control is set forth in his employment agreement, pursuant to which, in the event the NEO is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason within 24 months following a change in control, the executive would be entitled to receive 1.5 times the cash severance amount available under the Company's standard severance guidelines as described above and reimbursement for COBRA premiums for up to 12 months following termination. In addition, all unvested equity awards would become fully vested, provided that any awards subject to performance-based vesting would generally only vest subject to the attainment of the applicable performance conditions.

Under the 2019 SPP, in the event of a change in control during the three-year performance period, the PSUs will be earned based on the stock price paid or implied in the transaction and the earned PSUs will vest immediately.

Consistent with SEC disclosure requirements, we periodically evaluate the risk profile associated with the Company's executive and other compensation programs. In fiscal 2019, the Committee engaged Compensia to review the existing programs and assess whether our compensation policies and practices create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Among other factors, this assessment considered the program structure, design characteristics and performance-based measures associated with our executive compensation programs and concluded that our executive compensation programs contain a number of safeguards that are expected to minimize excessive risk taking, including a reasonable mix of cash and equity compensation opportunities, a compensation recovery ("clawback") policy, a balanced annual incentive plan design that emphasizes top and bottom line performance, formal policies for the administration of our equity program, a

succession plan for key executives and a stock ownership policy for our non-employee directors and executive officers.

Based on the foregoing, we believe that our compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company as a whole. We also believe that our incentive compensation arrangements provide incentives that do not encourage risk-taking beyond the Company's ability to effectively identify and manage significant risks, are compatible with effective internal controls and the risk management practices of our Company, and are supported by the oversight and administration of the Committee with regard to our executive compensation programs.

The following table shows the compensation we paid to our NEOs for services rendered during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017.


Name	Fiscal Year	Base Salary	Bonus (1)	Stock Awards (2)	Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation (3)	All Other Compensation (4)	Total

Nathaniel A. Davis	2019	$706,731	$—	$7,676,558	$1,385,277	$17,131	$9,785,697
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman	2018	509,129	—	4,205,001	1,704,087	17,672	6,435,889
	2017	400,000	—	1,999,989	716,520	15,210	3,131,719
James J. Rhyu	2019	$495,192	$—	$3,654,349	$517,673	$9,211	$4,676,425
Chief Financial Officer	2018	500,000	—	755,967	618,263	9,549	1,883,779
President, Product and Technology	2017	500,000	—	815,840	458,300	9,048	1,783,188
Kevin P. Chavous	2019	$487,644	$—	$3,329,353	$499,931	$14,943	$4,331,871
President of Academics, Policy and	2018	317,557	85,000	1,000,017	388,439	94,303	1,885,317
Schools
Shaun E. McAlmont (5)	2019	$332,000	$85,000	$4,334,902	$334,366	$100,014	$5,186,282
President, Career Readiness Education
Vincent W. Mathis (5)	2019	$317,769	$50,000	$3,265,637	$316,042	$45,286	$3,994,734
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary

(1): Amounts shown for fiscal 2019 represent signing bonuses Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis received in connection with their commencement of employment with the Company.
(2): This column represents the aggregate grant date fair value of stock awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For PSUs, amounts shown reflect the grant date fair values calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation model as these awards were market-based awards. The fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model and the following assumptions: the Company's Common Stock price at the date of grant of $17.29 (for Messrs. Davis, Rhyu and Chavous) and $31.51 (for Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis); a three-year continuously compounded equivalent risk-free rate; an expected stock price volatility of 30% and 40%, respectively; and an expected term of approximately 3.00 and 2.75 years, respectively, for shares granted on September 18, 2018 and January 31, 2019, respectively.
(3): All amounts are reported in the year earned, regardless of when they are paid.
(4): The amounts in this column consist of 401(k) plan matching contributions, Company-paid life insurance, and long-term disability premiums. The amounts paid to Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis also include $92,698 and $43,300, respectively, in moving expenses.
(5): The base salary earned by Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis for fiscal 2019 was prorated for their partial years of service.

The following table provides information regarding grants of plan-based awards to our NEOs during fiscal 2019. The equity awards described in the following table were granted under our 2016 Plan.


			Estimated Possible Payouts under Nonequity Incentive Plan Awards (1)		Estimated Possible Payouts under Equity Incentive Plan Awards			All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of	Grant Date Fair Value of Stock

			Target	Maximum	Threshold	Target	Maximum	Stock	Awards
Name	Grant Date		($)	($)	(#)	(#)	(#)	(#)	($)

Nathaniel A. Davis	—		1,102,500	2,205,000	—	—	—	—	—
Chief Executive Officer and	9/18/2018 (2	)	—	—	54,649	413,331	939,858	—	5,676,554
Chairman	9/18/2018 (3	)	—	—	—	—	—	115,674	2,000,003
James J. Rhyu			412,000	824,000	—	—	—		—
Chief Financial Officer	9/18/2018 (2	)	—	—	12,882	93,885	413,537	—	2,448,346
President, Product and Technology	1/31/2019 (4	)	—	—	—	11,835	11,835	—	206,011
	8/31/2018 (3	)	—	—	—	—	—	60,386	999,992
Kevin P. Chavous	—		397,880	795,760	—	—	—	—	—
President of Academics, Policy and	9/18/2018 (2	)	—	—	10,539	83,257	413,537	—	2,422,334
Schools	1/31/2019 (4	)	—	—		11,835	11,835	—	207,011
	8/31/2018 (3	)	—	—	—	—	—	42,271	700,008
Shaun E. McAlmont	—		269,750	581,000	—	—	—	—	—
President, Career Readiness	1/31/2019 (2	)	—	—	118,265	138,606	181,545	—	3,587,002
Education	8/29/2018 (3	)	—	—	—	—	—	45,000	747,900
Vincent W. Mathis	—		263,250	567,000	—	—	—	—	—
Executive Vice President,	1/31/2019 (2	)	—	—	88,699	103,954	136,158	—	2,690,237
General Counsel and Secretary	9/4/2018 (3	)	—	—	—	—	—	35,000	575,400

(1): Represents the target and maximum incentive awards payable under our Executive Bonus Plan based on fiscal 2019 base salaries for each NEO. For additional information regarding our Executive Bonus Plan, see "Fiscal 2019 Compensation Decisions—Determination of Annual Incentive Compensation" above.
(2): Represents PSUs that will be earned based on the attainment of stock price growth measured at the end of fiscal 2021. For more information, see "Determination of Long-Term Incentive Compensation—2019 Long-Term Shareholder Performance Plan (SPP)" above. The PSUs do not have target award levels. In accordance with the instructions to Item 402(d) of Regulation S-K, which requires disclosure of a representative amount if the target amount is not determinable, the target amount shown in the table is based on the 3-Year CAGR of 10.0% with respect to the PSUs granted to Mr. Davis, Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous and based on the 3-Year CAGR of 30.0% with respect to the PSUs granted to Dr. McAlmont and Mr. Mathis. If the target amount were shown based on the prior fiscal year's performance, the amount shown in the table would be $0.
(3): Represents restricted stock awards vesting semi-annually over a three-year period, with 20% vesting in the first year and 40% vesting in each of the next two years following the grant date.
(4): Amounts shown for Mr. Rhyu and Mr. Chavous reflect an incremental increase in the maximum award amount approved in January 2019 to ensure share payout levels are not reduced at greater performance levels. See "Fiscal 2019 Compensation Decisions—Determination of Long-Term Incentive Compensation—2019 Long-Term Shareholder Performance Plan (SPP)" for additional information.

The following table provides information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our NEOs as of June 30, 2019. The section titled "Determination of Long-Term Incentive Compensation" in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above provides additional information regarding the outstanding equity awards set forth in this table.


	Option Awards					Stock Awards

Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable (#)	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable (#)		Option Exercise Price ($)	Option Expiration Date	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Amount of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)	Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)		Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
Nathaniel A. Davis	420,000	—		$21.26	01/07/21	—		—	—		—
Chief Executive Officer and	97,720	—		$33.92	09/19/21	—		—	—		—
Chairman	185,985	—		$18.17	09/04/22	—		—	—		—
	227,917	15,195	(1)	$13.43	09/10/23	—		—	—		—
	—	—		—	—	724,185	(2)	22,022,466	—		—
	—	—		—	—	—		—	341,276	(3)	10,378,203
James J. Rhyu	—	—		—	—	362,093	(2)	11,011,248	—		—
Chief Financial Officer	—	—		—	—	—		—	5,124	(4)	155,821
President, Product and	—	—		—	—	—		—	3,200	(5)	97,312
Technology	—	—		—	—	—		—	87,649	(6)	2,665,406
Kevin P. Chavous	—	—		—	—	362,093	(2)	11,011,248	—		—
President of Academics,	—	—		—	—	—		—	7,251	(7)	220,503
Policy and Schools	—	—		—	—	—		—	67,651	(8)	2,057,267
Shaun E. McAlmont	—	—		—	—	118,265	(2)	3,596,439	—		—
President, Career Readiness	—	—		—	—	—		—	40,500	(9)	1,231,605
Education
Vincent W. Mathis	—	—		—	—	88,699	(2)	2,697,337	—		—
Executive Vice President,	—	—		—	—	—		—	31,500	(10)	957,915
General Counsel and
Secretary

(1)

Mr. Davis' unvested stock options vested on September 10, 2019.

(2)

Represents PSUs that will be earned based on the attainment of stock price growth measured at the end of fiscal 2021. The number of shares is based on the 3-Year CAGR of 25.0% and a stock price hurdle of $33.21 per share.

(3)

Mr. Davis' outstanding shares of restricted stock vest as follows, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date:

•: 79,373 restricted shares represent restricted stock granted to Mr. Davis in connection with his appointment as CEO through September 2019. The shares vested in September 2019;
•: 92,600 restricted shares represent performance-based restricted stock granted to Mr. Davis in fiscal 2018. The shares were deemed earned in early fiscal 2019. 46,300 of the shares vested on August 2, 2019 and the remaining shares will vest one year later;
•: 65,196 restricted shares represent performance-based restricted stock granted to Mr. Davis in fiscal 2017. These shares vested on August 31, 2019; and
•: 11,567 shares vested on September 18, 2019 and 92,540 shares will vest semi-annually in four equal installments beginning March 18, 2020.

(4)

Represents performance-based restricted shares granted in fiscal 2018. These shares were deemed earned in early fiscal 2019 based upon the attainment of free cash flow performance

metrics for fiscal 2018, as modified by our total stockholder return ranking as compared to companies in the Russell 2000 Index.

•: 1,708 shares vested on August 1, 2019 and 3,416 shares will vest semi-annually in two equal installments beginning on February 1, 2020.

(5)

Represents market-based RSAs that were granted in fiscal 2017 and that began to vest when we achieved an average stock price of $14.35 per share measured during the 30 consecutive calendar days following the report of fiscal 2017 earnings. The shares vested on September 8, 2019.

(6)

Mr. Rhyu's outstanding shares of restricted stock vest as follows, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date:

•: 6,039 shares vested on August 31, 2019 and 48,308 shares will vest semi-annually in four equal installments beginning on February 28, 2020;
•: 6,834 shares vested on September 20, 2019 and 13,668 shares will vest semi-annually in two equal installments beginning on March 20, 2020; and
•: 12,800 shares vested on August 24, 2019.

(7)

Represents performance-based restricted shares granted in fiscal 2018. These shares were deemed earned in early fiscal 2019 based upon the attainment of free cash flow performance metrics for fiscal 2018, as modified by our total stockholder return ranking as compared to companies in the Russell 2000 Index.

•: 2,417 shares vested on August 1, 2019 and 4,834 shares will vest semi-annually in two equal installments beginning on February 1, 2020.

(8)

Mr. Chavous' outstanding shares of restricted stock vest as follows, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date:

•: 11,481 restricted shares represent performance-based restricted stock granted to Mr. Chavous in fiscal 2018. The shares were deemed earned in early fiscal 2019 based on Mr. Chavous' performance as measured against individual performance metrics. 5,740 shares vested on August 1, 2019 and 5,741 shares will vest on August 1, 2020;
•: 4,228 shares vested on August 31, 2019 and 33,816 shares will vest semi-annually in four equal installments beginning on February 28, 2020; and
•: 18,126 shares will vest semi-annually in three equal installments beginning on December 15, 2019.

(9)

Dr. McAlmont's outstanding shares of restricted stock vest as follows, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date:

•: 4,500 shares vested on August 15, 2019 and 36,000 shares will vest semi-annually in four equal installments beginning on February 15, 2020.

(10)

Mr. Mathis's outstanding shares of restricted stock vest as follows, subject to his continued employment through the applicable vesting date:

•: 3,500 shares vested on September 15, 2019 and 28,000 shares will vest semi-annually in four equal installments beginning on March 15, 2020.

The following table provides information about the value realized by the NEOs as a result of the vesting of restricted stock awards during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. No stock options were exercised by the NEOs during fiscal 2019.


	Stock Awards

Name	Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)	Value Realized on Vesting (1) ($)

Nathaniel A. Davis	351,092	6,113,631
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
James J. Rhyu	122,431	2,549,550
Chief Financial Officer President, Product and Technology
Kevin P. Chavous	23,865	600,118
President of Academics, Policy and Schools
Shaun E. McAlmont	4,500	144,270
President, Career Readiness Education
Vincent W. Mathis	3,500	118,230
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to amounts deferred by the NEOs during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, under our Deferred Compensation Plan, which is discussed in more detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above.



Name	Executive Contributions in Last Fiscal Year ($)	Company Contributions in Last Fiscal Year ($)	Aggregate Earnings / (Losses) in Last Fiscal Year ($)	Aggregate Withdrawals / Distributions ($)	Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)

Nathaniel A. Davis	—	—	—	—	—
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

James J. Rhyu	61,826	—	5,341	—	476,690
Chief Financial Officer President, Product and Technology

Kevin P. Chavous	—	—	—	—	—
President of Academics, Policy and Schools

Shaun E. McAlmont	—	—	—	—	—
President, Career Readiness Education

Vincent W. Mathis	—	—	—	—	—
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Davis and a letter agreement with Mr. Rhyu that provide for severance payments and benefits upon certain terminations of employment. Our NEOs are also entitled to certain payments and benefits upon a change in control of the Company. The terms and conditions of such payments and benefits, and the circumstances in which they will be paid or provided to our NEOs, are described in more detail below.

In connection with Mr. Davis' appointment as our CEO during fiscal 2018, we entered into an amendment to the second amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Davis. The amendment extended the term of the employment agreement to September 30, 2019, which term automatically renews for successive one year periods unless notice of non-renewal is delivered by either party at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the applicable term.

Under the terms of the employment agreement, as amended, Mr. Davis is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $735,000 and is eligible for annual performance-based bonuses with a target award amount equal to 150% of his base salary and a maximum award opportunity of 300% of his base salary. Mr. Davis is also entitled to annual awards under the Company's equity incentive awards plans and programs as in effect from time to time with a target award level beginning with fiscal 2019 in the range of $2,700,000 to $3,300,000, subject to such vesting criteria to be determined by the Board of Directors and Mr. Davis at the time of the grant, including performance-based vesting criteria.

To maintain flexibility and ensure that stockholders are not overly burdened with excessive severance costs as we continue to evaluate our leadership needs, in connection with his re-appointment as CEO, we negotiated an arrangement with Mr. Davis that would eliminate our cash severance obligations to Mr. Davis in the event Mr. Davis is replaced by a new chief executive officer. Specifically, if we (i) hire a replacement CEO and Mr. Davis' employment is terminated prior to September 30, 2019 or (ii) elect not to renew the employment agreement, no severance payments will be made; however, Mr. Davis' outstanding equity awards will continue to vest while he continues to serve as a member of the Board and if Mr. Davis is asked to leave the Board, Mr. Davis will be entitled to accelerated vesting of his outstanding equity awards, provided that performance-based awards will only be payable subject to the attainment of the applicable performance measures, and an extended option exercise period of one year. Notwithstanding the terms of his employment agreement, as a means to incentivize Mr. Davis' continued employment, the Board approved a "modifier" to Mr. Davis' award under the 2019 SPP that reduces the number of PSUs that would otherwise be eligible to vest in certain circumstances. Pursuant to this modifier, if Mr. Davis voluntarily resigns from employment during the second year of the performance period (and he is not asked to leave the Board), he will remain eligible to vest in 50% of the PSUs that otherwise would have vested had he remained employed through the end of the performance period. If Mr. Davis voluntarily resigns from employment (i) during the second year of the performance period and is asked to leave the Board or (ii) during the third year of the performance period, he will remain eligible to vest in 75% of the PSUs that otherwise would have vested had he remained employed through the end of the performance period.

If the foregoing circumstances do not apply and we terminate Mr. Davis' employment without cause or he resigns for good reason, Mr. Davis will be entitled to receive (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to three times his base salary, (ii) a pro-rated portion of the annual bonus he would have received for the year of termination, based upon actual performance for such year and generally paid at the same time annual bonuses are paid to the Company's executives, and (iii) one year of continued health, medical, dental and vision benefits (or a payment in lieu thereof). Mr. Davis would also be entitled to accelerated vesting of his

outstanding equity awards to the extent such awards would have vested during the 24-month period following his termination of employment; provided that performance-based equity awards will only be payable subject to the attainment of the applicable performance measures. If Mr. Davis' termination without cause or resignation for good reason occurs within 24 months following a change in control, Mr. Davis will be entitled to receive the severance payments and benefits described above, except that, all of Mr. Davis' outstanding equity awards would become 100% vested and any performance-based equity awards will remain subject to the attainment of applicable performance measures as such measures apply in connection with the change in control.

In the event Mr. Davis' employment is terminated due to his death or by the Company due to disability, Mr. Davis (or his estate) will be entitled to receive (i) continued base salary payments for three months, (ii) a pro-rated annual bonus, and (iii) one year of continued health, medical, dental and vision benefits (or a payment in lieu thereof). Mr. Davis would also be entitled to accelerated vesting of his outstanding equity awards to the extent such awards would have vested during the 12-month period following his termination of employment; provided that performance-based equity awards will only be payable subject to the attainment of the applicable performance measures.

Mr. Davis' receipt of any severance payments or benefits (other than upon death or disability) is generally contingent upon his entering into a customary separation agreement with the Company containing a release of claims in favor of the Company. The employment agreement also contains a three year confidentiality covenant and additional restrictive covenants pursuant to which Mr. Davis has agreed not to compete with us or solicit our customers or employees for 12 months following termination. If Mr. Davis is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason, in either case, within 24 months following a change in control and the Company or the successor entity elects to continue Mr. Davis' compliance with the non-compete provision, then Mr. Davis will be entitled to an additional payment equal to one time his then-current base salary.

We have entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Rhyu pursuant to which, in the event his employment is terminated without cause or he resigns for good reason, Mr. Rhyu is entitled to 12 months of base salary continuation and any earned but unpaid bonus for the fiscal year immediately preceding the year of termination.

The agreement also provides that Mr. Rhyu is subject to the terms of our Confidentiality, Proprietary Rights and Non-Solicitation Agreement which prohibits the solicitation of employees during the one year period following termination of employment.

Except as described below with respect to PSUs granted under the 2019 SPP, none of our NEOs are entitled to any payments or benefits upon a change in control of the Company absent a qualifying termination of employment in connection with the change in control. We have entered into change in control agreements with our executives, other than Mr. Davis, pursuant to which they are entitled to certain additional payments and benefits in the event they incur a qualifying termination of employment within the 24 month period following a change in control of the Company. These agreements are described in more detail above under the heading "Severance and Change in Control Arrangements—Change in Control." Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Davis is entitled to certain additional payments and benefits in the event he incurs a qualifying termination of employment within 24 months following a change in control as described above.

The following table provides the dollar value of the potential payments and benefits that each NEO would be eligible to receive upon certain terminations of employment (including in connection with a change in control of the Company), assuming that the termination or change in control, as applicable, occurred on June 30, 2019, and the price per share of our Common Stock equaled $30.41, the value of one share of our Common Stock on the last trading day of fiscal 2019.



Name	Payment	Death	Disability	Termination Without Cause	Constructive Termination / Good Reason	Change in Control (no Termination)	Change in Control (and Qualifying Termination)

Nathaniel A. Davis (1)	Salary Continuation	$183,750	$183,750	$2,205,000	$2,205,000	—	$2,205,000 (2)

Chief Executive Officer	Bonus	1,385,277	1,385,277	1,385,277	1,385,277	—	1,385,277

and Chairman	Benefit Continuation (3)	6,989	6,989	6,989	6,989	—	6,989

	Option Vesting (4)	258,011	258,011	258,011	258,011	—	258,011

	Restricted Stock Vesting (5)	6,859,614	6,859,614	9,674,668	9,674,668	—	10,378,203

	PSU Vesting (6)	—	—	19,173,165	19,173,165	19,173,165	—

James J. Rhyu	Salary Continuation	—	—	515,000	515,000	—	772,500

Chief Financial Officer	Benefit Continuation (3)	—	—	—	—	—	6,862

President, Product and	Restricted Stock Vesting (5)	2,918,539	2,918,539	—	—	—	2,918,539

Technology	PSU Vesting (6)	—	—	—	—	8,381,976	—

Kevin P. Chavous	Salary Continuation	—	—	248,675	248,675	—	373,013

President of Academics,	Benefit Continuation (3)	—	—	—	—	—	6,902

Policy and Schools	Restricted Stock Vesting (5)	2,277,770	2,277,770	—	—	—	2,277,770

	PSU Vesting (6)	—	—	—	—	8,381,976	—

Shaun E. McAlmont	Salary Continuation	—	—	207,500	207,500	—	311,250

President, Career	Benefit Continuation (3)	—	—	—	—	—	6,887

Readiness Education	Restricted Stock Vesting (5)	1,231,605	1,231,605	—	—	—	1,231,605

	PSU Vesting (6)	—	—	—	—	967,188	—

Vincent W. Mathis	Salary Continuation	—	—	202,500	202,500	—	303,750

Executive Vice	Benefit Continuation (3)	—	—	—	—	—	6,774

President, General	Restricted Stock Vesting (5)	957,915	957,915	—	—	—	957,915

Counsel and Secretary	PSU Vesting (6)	—	—	—	—	725,393	—

(1): In the event Mr. Davis' termination of employment occurred on June 30, 2019 in connection with our hiring a new Chief Executive Officer or a non-renewal of his employment agreement, Mr. Davis would not have received the cash severance amounts stated in this table.
(2): Amount shown assumes that the Company or a successor to the Company does not require Mr. Davis' continued compliance with the non-compete provision of his employment agreement after his termination. If the Company does require his continued compliance with the non-compete provision of his employment agreement after his termination, he would receive an additional payment of one time his base salary, which was equal to $735,000 as of June 30, 2019.
(3): Amounts shown represent an estimate of the cost to provide continued health, medical, dental and vision benefits.
(4): Amounts shown include unvested stock options that were in the money as of June 30, 2019 and that would vest in each of the circumstances described above.

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information regarding the relationship of the annual total compensation of our employees and the annual total compensation of our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Davis. We consider the pay ratio specified below to be a reasonable estimate, calculated in a manner intended to be consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K.

There were no changes to the employee population or compensation programs from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2019 that would significantly impact our pay ratio disclosure. As a result, we are using the same median employee identified in the CEO Pay Ratio disclosure included in our 2018 proxy statement. This employee represented the median employee following an examination of annual base salaries for fiscal 2018 of all employees who were employed by us on April 30, 2018, excluding our CEO. We included all employees in this analysis, whether employed on a full-time, part-time or seasonal basis, which yielded a total employee population of 4,757. We did not make any cost-of-living or other adjustments to employee compensation.

The median employee had no change in role and no significant change to compensation from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2019. For the median employee, we calculated the annual total compensation for fiscal 2019 using the same methodology we used for our NEOs as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2019.

For fiscal 2019, the annual total compensation for our median employee was $52,182 and the annual total compensation for our Chairman and CEO was $9,785,697, resulting in an estimated pay ratio of 188 to 1.

The Compensation Committee ("Committee") has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth above. Based on its review and discussion with management, the Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

This report is provided by the following independent directors, who comprise the Committee:

The foregoing report is not "soliciting material," shall not be deemed "filed" and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended (together, the "Acts"), except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under the Acts.

We recognize that related-party transactions present a heightened risk of conflicts of interest and have adopted a written policy to which all related-party transactions shall be subject. Pursuant to the policy, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, or in the case of a transaction in which the aggregate amount is, or is expected to be, in excess of $250,000, the Board of Directors will review the relevant facts and circumstances of all related-party transactions, including, but not limited to: (i) whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm's length dealings with an unrelated third party; and (ii) the extent of the related party's interest in the transaction. Pursuant to the policy, no director, including the Chairman of the Audit Committee, may participate in any approval of a related-party transaction to which he or she is a related party. The Board of Directors or Audit Committee, as applicable, will then, in its sole discretion, either approve or disapprove the transaction.

Certain types of transactions, which would otherwise require individual review, have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee. These types of transactions include, for example: (i) compensation to an officer or director where such compensation is required to be disclosed in our proxy statement; (ii) transactions where the interest of the related party arises only by way of a directorship or minority stake in another organization that is a party to the transaction; and (iii) transactions involving competitive bids or fixed rates. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of our related-party transaction policy, all related-party transactions are required to be disclosed in our applicable filings as required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Exchange Act and related rules. Furthermore, any material related-party transactions are required to be disclosed to the full Board of Directors. We have established internal policies relating to disclosure controls and procedures, which include policies relating to the reporting of related-party transactions that must be pre-approved under our related-party transactions policy.

During fiscal 2019, Messrs. Engler, Fink, and Knowling served on our Compensation Committee. During fiscal 2019, there were no interlocking relationships existing between members of our Board of Directors and our Compensation Committee and members of the board of directors or the compensation committee of any other company. During fiscal 2019, no members of the Compensation Committee were current or former officers of the Company or were employees of the Company and no members of the Compensation Committee had any relationship requiring disclosure by the Company under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank") and Section 14 of the Exchange Act, we are asking our stockholders to cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the fiscal 2019 compensation of our NEOs, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement. This Proposal, commonly known as a "Say on Pay" proposal gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the design and effectiveness of our executive compensation programs.

As described in detail under the heading "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," our executive compensation programs are designed to attract, motivate, and retain our NEOs, who are critical to our success. Under these programs, our NEOs are rewarded for the achievement of specific annual, long-term and strategic goals, corporate goals, and the realization of increased stockholder value. Please read the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and the compensation tables that follow, included in this Proxy Statement, for additional details about our executive compensation programs, including information about the fiscal 2019 compensation of our NEOs.

The annual stockholder advisory vote on our named executive officer compensation for fiscal 2018 yielded an approval rate of 95%, which reflected a significant improvement over prior years and our stockholders' strong support of our executive pay programs and practices. As in prior years, we endeavored to remain responsive to stockholder feedback when designing and implementing our executive compensation programs to ensure that the elements of these programs effectively reflect our desire to further our strategic business objectives while tightly linking executive pay to measurable performance results. For fiscal 2019, we introduced a new long-term shareholder performance plan designed to create stockholder value over a multi-year performance period by encouraging our NEOs to focus on executing our key strategic objectives. Awards under this plan are based entirely on a three-year performance period and will be earned only if we realize significant stock price appreciation as of the end of the three-year period.

By actively pursuing our strategic business objectives during fiscal 2019, we realized solid financial results and key achievements in the following areas:

We are asking our stockholders to indicate their support for the compensation of our NEOs as described in this Proxy Statement. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our NEOs and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this Proxy Statement. Accordingly, we ask our stockholders to vote FOR the following resolution:

The Say on Pay vote is advisory and, therefore, not binding on the Company, the Compensation Committee, or our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors and our Compensation Committee value the opinions of our stockholders, and to the extent there is a significant vote against the NEO compensation, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, we will consider our stockholders' concerns and will evaluate what, if any, further actions are necessary to address those concerns. We expect to hold our next Say on Pay vote at our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE "FOR" THE NON-BINDING ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE RULES OF THE SEC.

Subject to stockholder ratification, the Audit Committee has appointed the firm of BDO USA, LLP ("BDO USA"), as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. Although ratification is not required by law, our Board of Directors believes that stockholders should be given the opportunity to express their view on the subject. While not binding on the Audit Committee, if the stockholders do not ratify this appointment, the appointment will be reconsidered by the Audit Committee. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders. A representative of BDO USA is expected to attend the Annual Meeting and this representative will be provided with an opportunity to make a statement, if he or she desires, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions of stockholders, if any.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required to ratify the appointment of BDO USA as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE "FOR" THE RATIFICATION OF BDO USA AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020.

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees and expenses billed to us by BDO USA for fiscal years 2018 and 2019:

Audit Fees are for professional services for the Company's annual audit, including the audit of internal control over financial reporting for fiscal 2018 and 2019, reviews of the interim financial statements included in the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other professional services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. Audit-related fees in fiscal 2018 and 2019 were for professional services associated with audits of certain managed schools and other minor matters.

The Audit Committee maintains policies and procedures for the pre-approval of work performed by the independent auditors in that, under the Audit Committee charter, all auditor engagements must be approved in advance by the Audit Committee. All of the services provided to the Company by BDO USA during fiscal 2018 and 2019 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

In accordance with a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, or the "Committee", assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility for oversight of the quality and integrity of the Company's financial reporting processes and its internal audit function. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls and for assessing the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. The independent auditors are responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and for issuing reports thereon.

In this context, the Committee has met and held discussions with management, the independent auditors and internal audit, as well as legal counsel. Management represented to the Committee that the Company's consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the Committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and the independent auditors. The Committee discussed with the independent auditors matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the SEC.

In addition, the Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant's communications with the Committee concerning independence and has discussed with the independent auditors the auditors' independence from the Company and its management.

The Committee discussed with the Company's internal and independent auditors the overall scope and plans for their respective audits. The Committee meets with the internal and independent auditors, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, the evaluations of the Company's internal controls and the overall quality of the Company's accounting principles.

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors approved, the inclusion of the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2019. The Committee also recommended to the Board of Directors, subject to stockholder ratification, the selection of BDO USA as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and the Board of Directors accepted its recommendation.

The following table sets forth, as of October 18, 2019, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by each beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's voting securities (based solely on review of filings with the SEC), each director and each named executive officer and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group, except as qualified by the information set forth in the notes to this table. To our knowledge, except as noted below, no person or entity is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the voting power of the Company's voting securities. As of October 18, 2019, 40,955,110 shares of our Common Stock were outstanding.

Unless otherwise noted, the address for each director and executive officer is c/o K12 Inc., 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171.



	Shares Beneficially Owned (1)

		Percent

James J. Rhyu (2)	294,683	*

Kevin P. Chavous (3)	99,263	*

Shaun E. McAlmont (4)	59,460	*

Vincent W. Mathis (5)	44,382	*

Nathaniel A. Davis (6)	1,577,495	3.76%

Aida M. Alvarez (7)	15,084	*

Craig R. Barrett (8)	50,733	*

Guillermo Bron (9)	53,241	*

Robert L. Cohen (10)	3,240	*

John M. Engler (11)	45,422	*

Steven B. Fink (12)	142,529	*

Robert E. Knowling, Jr. (13)	11,051	*

Liza McFadden (14)	13,532	*

All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (13 persons) (15)	2,410,115	5.75%

BlackRock, Inc. (16)	2,682,386	6.55%

The Vanguard Group (17)	3,239,885	7.91%

Dimensional Fund Advisors (18)	3,434,707	8.39%

*: Denotes less than 1%.
(1): Beneficial ownership of shares is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes any shares over which a person or entity exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to applicable community property laws, to our knowledge, each stockholder identified in the table possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by the stockholder. The number of shares beneficially owned by a person or entity includes shares of Common Stock subject to options held by that person or entity that are currently exercisable or

exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2019 and not subject to repurchase as of that date. Shares issuable pursuant to options and deferred stock units are deemed outstanding for calculating the percentage ownership of the person holding the options but are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of calculating the percentage ownership of any other person.

(2): Includes 101,221 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture.
(3): Includes 84,014 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture.
(4): Includes 53,914 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture.
(5): Includes 40,540 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture.
(6): Includes 271,957 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock and 946,817 shares of Common Stock underlying options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2019. The unvested shares of restricted Common Stock are subject to forfeiture.
(7): Includes 5,006 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture.
(8): Includes 5,006 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture.
(9): Includes 5,006 deferred stock units that are subject to forfeiture.
(10): Includes 3,240 deferred stock units that are subject to forfeiture.
(11): Includes 5,006 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture.
(12): Includes 5,006 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture. Mr. Fink has voting and investment control with respect to the securities held by S&C Fink Living Trust.
(13): Includes 5,006 deferred stock units that are subject to forfeiture.
(14): Includes 5,006 deferred stock units that are subject to forfeiture.
(15): Includes 571,670 unvested shares of restricted Common Stock, 18,258 deferred stock units and 946,817 shares of Common Stock underlying options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2019. The unvested shares of restricted Common Stock and deferred stock units are subject to forfeiture.
(16): Based solely on publicly available filings with the SEC, including the Schedule 13G/A filed on February 6, 2019. The address for BlackRock, Inc. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.
(17): Based solely on publicly available filings with the SEC, including the Schedule 13G/A filed on February 11, 2019. The address for The Vanguard Group is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.
(18): Based solely on publicly available filings with the SEC, including the Schedule 13G/A filed on February 8, 2019. The address for Dimensional Fund Advisors, LP is Building One 6300, Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78746.

Section 16 of the Exchange Act requires directors and executive officers and persons, if any, owning more than 10% of a class of the Company's equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company's equity and equity-derivative securities. Based solely upon a review of the copies of such reports and written representations from reporting persons, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders were complied with on a timely basis during fiscal 2019, except Forms 4 for Mr. Davis that were filed late on August 16, 2018 and October 11, 2018 in connection with the vesting of equity awards due to administrative error.

No director or executive officer of K12 who has served in such capacity since July 1, 2018, or any associate of any such director or officer, to the knowledge of the executive officers of K12, has any material interest, direct or indirect, through security holdings or otherwise, in any matter proposed to be acted on at the Annual Meeting, which is not shared by all other stockholders or as is otherwise described in this Proxy Statement.

The SEC's rules permit the Company to deliver a single set of Annual Meeting materials to one address shared by two or more of the Company's stockholders. The Company has delivered only one Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or Proxy Statement and Annual Report (where paper copies were previously requested) to multiple stockholders who share an address, unless the Company received contrary instructions from the affected stockholders prior to the mailing date. The Company will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or separate paper copies of all Annual Meeting materials, as requested, to any stockholder at the shared address to which a single copy of those documents was delivered. If you prefer to receive separate copies of the Proxy Statement or Annual Report, contact K12 Inc., 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, Attention: Investor Relations, or call us at (703) 483-7000.

Stockholders sharing an address can request delivery of a single copy of the Annual Meeting materials, if they are currently receiving multiple copies of the Annual Meeting materials, by writing to K12 Inc., 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, Attention: Investor Relations, or call us at (703) 483-7000.

Stockholder proposals intended for inclusion in next year's proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act should be sent to our principal executive offices and must be received not less than 120 calendar days prior to October 25, 2020. Accordingly, stockholder proposals must be received no later than June 27, 2020. As the rules of the SEC make clear, simply submitting a proposal does not guarantee that it will be included in the Proxy Statement.

Additionally, our Bylaws provide that stockholders desiring to nominate a director or bring any other business before the stockholders at an annual meeting must notify our corporate secretary of this proposal in writing not later than 90 days nor earlier than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting of stockholders. Accordingly, for our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, any notification must be made no earlier than August 15, 2020 and no later than September 14, 2020. If during the prior year we did not hold an annual meeting, or if the date of the meeting has changed more than 30 days from the prior year, then notice must be received a reasonable time before we mail our proxy materials for the current year. The stockholder must be a stockholder of record both at the time of giving notice and at the time of the annual meeting. The fact that the Company may not insist upon compliance with these requirements should not be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at any time in the future.

We are subject to the information filing requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, file certain reports and other information with the SEC relating to our business, financial condition and other matters.

Copies of these materials can be obtained, upon payment of the SEC's customary charges, by writing to the SEC's principal office at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The SEC also maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information.

Any person from whom proxies for the meeting are solicited may obtain, if not already received, from the Company, without charge, a copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2019, by written request addressed to K12 Inc., 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, Attention: Investor Relations Department. The Annual Report on Form 10-K is not soliciting material and is not incorporated in this document by reference.

In order to obtain any documents you request from the Company in time for the Annual Meeting, you must request the documents from the Company by Tuesday, December 3, 2019, which is eight business days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting.

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	Additional Cash Retainer

Committee	Chair	Member

Audit Committee	$35,000	$10,000

Compensation Committee	$15,000	$5,000

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	$10,000	$5,000

Academic Committee	$5,000	$5,000




Metric	Fiscal 2018 Actual Performance	Fiscal 2019 Actual Performance	% Increase over Fiscal 2018

Profit—Adjusted Operating Income	$49.2M	$62.2M	26.4%

Revenue	$917.2M	$1,015.8M	10.7%

	Weighting

Metric	Davis Rhyu Chavous	McAlmont Mathis	Performance Levels		Actual Results

Adjusted			Threshold	$51.8M

Operating	40%	28%	Target	$57.5M	$62.2M

Income (1)			Outperform	$63.3M

			Threshold	$950M

Revenue	40%	28%	Target	$1,000M	$1,015.8M

			Outperform	$1,050M

			Threshold	150 bps

Retention (2)	20%	14%	Target	200 bps	Improvement 10 bps

			Outperform	250 bps

	2018		2019

Audit Fees	$	1,111,788	$	1,119,500
Audit-Related Fees		81,497		142,750
Tax Fees		—		—
All Other Fees		—		—

Total	$	1,193,285	$	1,262,250


		Sincerely,

		Nathaniel A. Davis
		Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer


		By Order of the Board of Directors,
		Vincent W. Mathis Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


PROXY STATEMENT		1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND THESE PROXY MATERIALS		4
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD MATTERS		6
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics		6
Board of Directors		6
Director Independence		7
Board of Directors Leadership Structure		7
Committees of the Board of Directors		8
Risk Management		11
Director Compensation for Fiscal 2019		12
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS		15
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING		15
Executive Officers		18
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS		20
Executive Summary		20
Say on Pay Results and Stockholder Engagement		20
2019 Performance Highlights		21
2019 Compensation Highlights		22
Executive Compensation Principles and Practices		23
Tying Executive Pay to Company Performance		25
Determining Executive Compensation		26
Fiscal 2019 Compensation Decisions		27
Other Compensation		32
Compensation Governance, Process and Incentive Decisions		33
Other Compensation Policies and Practices		34
COMPENSATION TABLES		38
Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2019		38
Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2019		39
Outstanding Equity Awards at End of Fiscal 2019		40
Option Exercises and Stock Vested During Fiscal 2019		42
Fiscal 2019 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation		42
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control		43
Pay Ratio Disclosure		46
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT		47
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS		48
Policies and Procedures for Related-Party Transactions		48
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation		48
PROPOSAL 2: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION		49
Prior Year Vote and Fiscal 2019 Compensation Highlights		49
PROPOSAL 3: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR		51
Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		51
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT		52
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT		53
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS		55
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED ON		55
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS		55
PROPOSALS BY OUR STOCKHOLDERS		55
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		56

Name	Base Salary for Fiscal 2019


Nathaniel A. Davis	$	735,000

James J. Rhyu	$	515,000

Kevin P. Chavous	$	497,350

Shaun E. McAlmont	$	415,000	(1)

Vincent W. Mathis	$	405,000	(2)



		Category				Corresponding Metric

		Profitability				Adjusted Operating Income

		Growth				Revenue

		Key Business Initiatives				Retention


		Members of the Compensation Committee
		Robert E. Knowling, Jr. (Chairman) John M. Engler Steven B. Fink


		Members of the Audit Committee
		Steven B. Fink (Chairman) Aida M. Alvarez Robert L. Cohen