APRA procedures (East Greenwich Public Schools)
Submitted | March 31, 2014 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Shawn Musgrave
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act ("APRA"), I hereby request the following records:
Written procedures for access to the agency’s public records, including any records request forms required or suggested by the agency.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Shawn Musgrave
From: DiMeglio, Christine
Att: Shawn Musgrave
Shawn,
Per your request to Supt. Mercurio, attached is the East Greenwich School
Committee's Policy regarding open meetings and public requests. If you
have any further questions, please feel free to email me.
Chris
*Christine DiMeglio*
Confidential Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
East Greenwich Public Schools
111 Peirce Street
East Greenwich, RI 02818
Phone: (401) 398-1201
Fax: (401) 886-3203
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
Thank you for sending this. Does EGSD have written procedures for submitting and processing of APRA requests? The attached document does not provide information to this effect.
Thank you,
Shawn
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
Checking in once again on this request.
Best,
Shawn
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
Checking on this again.
-Shawn
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
There are remaining portions of this APRA request that are outstanding. Kindly see below and respond.
Best,
Shawn
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
This request remains unfulfilled. Please see below and advise.
Best,
Shawn
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
Checking on this once again.
Thank you,
Shawn
From: Shawn Musgrave
Hello,
Checking in once again -- this APRA request has not yet been fulfilled despite several weeks having passed.
Please advise.
Thank you,
Shawn
From: Shawn Musgrave
Ms. Meglio and Superintendent Mercurio -
As sent in April, the attached document quotes from the state Access to Public Records Act, including the provision requiring public bodies to "establish procedures regarding access to public records." As amended in 2012, the APRA further requires each public body to post these procedures online.
While the attached document quotes from the APRA, it does not outline the procedure submitting a request to East Greenwich Public Schools, as the 2012 amendments require. Nor have I been able to track down any such procedure posted on the district's website. Please advise as to whether the district has an APRA procedure as required by the 2012 APRA amendments.
I look forward to your prompt reply, per your obligations under Rhode Island law.
Thank you,
Shawn
From: DiMeglio, Christine
Mr. Musgrave,
Currently EGSD does not have a separate identifiable procedure for
submitting and processing APRA requests. We will work on
defining a procedure for future requests.
Chris DiMeglio
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*Christine DiMeglio*
Confidential Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
East Greenwich Public Schools
111 Peirce Street
East Greenwich, RI 02818
Phone: (401) 398-1201
Fax: (401) 886-3203