SHABBONA – Indian Creek School District 425 leaders circulated a letter from their lawyer about a special meeting to extend the superintendent’s contract but remained tight-lipped about it Tuesday night.

The two-page letter defends the board’s decision Dec. 26 to extend Superintendent Pamela Rockwell’s contract two years from 2015 to 2017, with 6 percent annual raises and a $15,000 retirement bonus.

The attorney’s letter, which was mailed to district residents and posted on the district’s website, also stated that school board members exceeded open meeting rules for notifying the public about a special board meeting held the day after Christmas in Rockwell’s office.