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From: Judy Gafa [mailto:2158mos@comcast.net]

Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 10:26 PM

To: Cindy Pangborn

Cc: GafaJ; Daniel Roeske; Lois Valente; <weertzm@gpschools.com>; Brian Summerfield; <ahmed@portraitplacegpw.com>; Fenton, Christian; Dean, Jon

Subject: Re: Mrs. Gafa's request to Board members to stop sending emails that would be made public

Mrs Pangborn

I have no clue what you are talking about I have not instructed Mr Fenton in regards to hiding any emails I don't have that authority.

I have actually reviewed and made sure the emails have been posted What I requested today was that members don't deliberate via email regarding Mr McMullins suggestion, Mrs Weertz replied and then Mr Ismail replied.  That is walking a fine line in honoring the OMA.

It will be an agenda action item and publicly discussed by this board We still need to honor the OMA and not deliberate via email.

And by the way the email you opened today as well as this one will be posted on the website You can verify with Mr Fenton that I have not hidden or requested that any emails not be posted or removed from the site.

That's a very strong accusation about my integrity. Other than my concern for OMA violations please present any proof you have that I have tampered with any postings of any emails or requested that any be remove or not posted Respectfully Judy Gafa Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 11, 2015, at 10:04 PM, Cindy Pangborn <cindypangborn@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Dear Mrs. Gafa

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> REALLY ?  I just opened your email in which you are asking all of us

> board members "not to participate in forwarding our opinions to all trustees"

> after you just championed the resolution which was unanimously

> approved 6-0 to post our emails on the website.  This is totally

> unacceptable to me and should be to every board member who voted to

> bring this unfiltered transparency to our residents.

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> It is disingenuous for you to take the on-camera public stance you

> have taken demanding transparency only to ask for exceptions and to

> make decisions as to what public documents will or won't be left

> online as you have the past two weeks.  A policy was voted on, Chris

> has been working diligently to make it happen and you have no right to selectively delete from the site or instruct Chris to violate the resolution as approved.

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> These emails that are posted, convey a sense of purpose and

> understanding about the School Boards various concerns. These

> documents for the public, show the reasons why a trustee would vote a

> certain way and why different trustees vary on their opinions.  After

> all, we are elected members, not your employees.  My employer is all

> of the residents of GP.  If a document or an email can be obtained

> with a FOIA, then you have no right to decide by yourself that it

> should or shouldn't be posted.  The community deserves to know why we

> agree or disagree on certain matters and our Board of Education minutes can't possibly be detailed enough to reflect our reasoning.

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> I hope that you can clarity your reasoning on this matter to me and all  Board members before this Mondays meeting, saving the need for public embarrassment.

> Thank you, Cindy Pangborn

> Sent from my iPad