Agency predictive model documentation (Florida Department of Education)

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Tammy L. Smith
Operations & Management Consultant I

Good afternoon, Todd,

I wanted to reach out to you regarding your Public Records Request about algorithmic impact reports and predictive models. This request has been sent to several team members within the Department without any responsive results. It would be helpful if you could provide clarification or additional information regarding this request.

I am available via email at Cassandra.Palelis1@fldoe.org<mailto:Cassandra.Palelis1@fldoe.org> or by phone at 850-245-0413. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Cassie Palelis
Press Secretary
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Room 1524
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Florida Department of Education
O: 850-245-9648
PL: 850-245-0413

Florida Department of Education
SL Office
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399

November 5, 2021

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

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On Oct. 21, 2021:
Subject: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Agency predictive model documentation (Florida Department of Education)
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

1) Executive summaries, algorithmic impact reports, predictive model reports, and/or model validation studies dating from Jan. 1, 2017 until the present for all predictive analytics tools and automated decision systems (ADS) used by the agency. This includes predictive models and ADSs built in-house as well as those built by vendors for the agency or those used by agency employees through third-party software.

2) All contracts and statements of work regarding the purchase and/or creation of tools identified in response to part one of this request.

2) A data dictionary/library for each predictive model and ADS identified in response to part one of this request. Please note: Data dictionaries list the names of data fields (i.e. column headers in a spreadsheet), they do not contain the actual data analyzed by models.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please don't hesitate to contact me for further clarification.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of responsive documents, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.

In the event that there are fees, 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.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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DEPT MR 120445
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516

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