“The letter is considered fraudulent,” Ingram said. “It was not approved by the Board of Trustees nor the administrative staff. Therefore, it should not have been distributed on district letterhead nor in district envelopes. In addition, the mailing was a misappropriation of school district funds, thus a misuse of tax payers’ dollars.
“This letter is yet another example of the barriers that are being created to resist the needed change for progress in our district.”
The letters, which are addressed to “Dear Fellow Christians,” were sent to area churches approximately a week ago.
“We are investigating the matter and will bring charges against the involved parties,” Ingram wrote.
The letter begins by stating that new administrative personnel (presumably Ingram, Assistant Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff and Assistant Superintendent Annie Crandle) had been harmful to District students.
“However, instead of helping, many of their actions have hurt student performance and have caused employee morale to deteriorate,” the letter states. “The administration claims that students and employees are dissatisfied because of changes that are being made, but it is not because of changes being made; it is how changes are being made that is the problem.”
The letter proceeds to list grievances, saying in part, “During recent bomb threats at the high school, parents were not allowed to get their children from the school but the superintendent's daughter was allowed to leave the school; a majority of teachers at several schools in the district are looking for jobs for next school year and do not plan to return to the Fairfield school district; several teachers have already left the district. The teachers that the district will be able to hire are teachers no one else wants.
“Please support efforts to improve our school district by coming to the board meeting Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at Kelly Miller Elementary School. Please come to Kelly Miller and pray with us before the meeting. We need God to help us!”
The letter concluded with typewritten names. One of the names on the letter was K. Woodard.
Winnsboro resident Kadena Woodard said that she had not signed the letter and that she never signed her name K. Woodard, which was listed as a signee on the letter.
“I was not a part of it,” she said. “I asked if I could see a copy of it. Upon reading it (I saw) that my name was stuck on there. I have never signed my name K. Woodard. ... When Kadena writes something or signs something I sign Kadena.”
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