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President Todd Groves Secretary Randy Enos Trustee Madeline Kronenberg Trustee Valerie Cuevas Trustee Liz Block Sent by Email to WCCUSD Addresses

Dear Board of Education trustees:

April 28, 2015

In his April 22, 2015 letter, WCCUSD financial analyst Dennis Clay lays out a series of specific allegations describing financial irregularities and potential financial malfeasance that involve millions of dollars from the $1 .6 billion school construction program funded by district residents. The financial mismanagement claims are backed up with substantial documentation and detailed attachments. We, the undersigned, urge that the trustees of the WCCUSD Board of Education initiate immediately an independent, third-party forensic audit by a well-regarded firm whose auditors are Certified Fraud Examiners and familiar with the construction industry.

Due to past concerns about the proper management of the finances for the WCCUSD school construction program, the ongoing federal investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the FBI, and now specific allegations from a whistleblower, the Board of Education must act quickly to restore the public's trust in the WCCUSD. For the community to accept the findings from the audit, the auditors described above must have complete discretion on how the forensic audit shall be handled, the scope, the selection of the auditors and the findings. The audit shall be free of any undue influence, particularly from those individuals named in the Dennis Clay letter. The forensic audit must report directly to the trustees of the WCCUSD Board of Education.

If the Board of Education does not approve for any reason an independent auditor as described in this letter, many in the community will have no confidence in the integrity of the financial management of the school construction program. As a result, community leaders will call for even greater attention to WCCUSD finances to the wider public and the authorities. From California Code Section 54594.5, our understanding is that only some specific portions of Dennis Clay's letter pertaining to the 2014 Performance Audit may be reviewed in closed session. All other issues raised by Mr. Clay must be discussed in open session by the trustees.

The WCCUSD Board of Education has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure that the bond funds are managed properly. The public's lack of trust has been building as evidenced by the loss of Measure H. Furthermore, plea bargains in Sweetwater Unified School

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