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From: Ann Wright To: Jocelyn O'Quinn, Krista Butts Subject: confidential Dear Jocelyn, & Krista, I am sending this email in two batches so I don't send to a quorum of the board. Henry called me Thursday [28 April 2011] afternoon to say that he was going to try to set up a Friday [29 April 2011] afternoon lawyers' appointment. He asked if I would be free, and I said I needed to be back in time to meet the school bus; he said he was hoping to arrange a time around 1pm. It was my expectation that he would call me back or email if this time worked out with the rest of the board. As I never heard back from him, it was my assumption that he was not able to arrange the appointment. When I called him last night I found that there was a meeting and everyone attended except me. Henry told me that he shared my views - that I would not recommend this action, but if we are to move forward we should do so quickly -, and I appreciate that. I have many thoughts on this matter, and ended up not being able to sleep last night because of this issue, as well. I won't bore you with my thoughts because you have all come to a decision already, and I feel that few on this Board trust my opinion anyway (see principal search example). However, I hope you realize that now that you in effect "voted" to move forward, we own this vote, too. I hope this principal search issue has taught us all that we cannot hide behind vague statements and expect the public to be satisfied. Certainly if this law firm has a great deal of experience with issues like these they will be able to truly advise the board on how to best move forward. It would have been my preference, as I mentioned to Henry several times to use a law firm that specializes in these issues. We are in for quite a storm, and I hope we have the support we need. Enjoy this beautiful weekend. Ann