Transparency FOIL: Honig
| Submitted | March 24, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | May 31, 2022 |
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From: Pseudo Nym
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
All communications (emails, text messages, etc.) between members of the Board of Education concerning the decisions to be made/that are made during the Executive Session at the Board of Education meeting on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. at the Phipps Administration Building.
The review of classroom materials and teaching by the district in an English 11 Regents class at Great Neck North High School, mentioned at the November 17, 2021 Board of Education meeting and in the livestream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6zJLsBe_fA) of such meeting at timestamp 13:34 by Superintendent Prendergast.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
As always,
Pseudo Nym
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 25, 2022. 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.
From: Great Neck Public Schools
via electronic transmission
April 4, 2022
Dear Pseudonym:
This letter will formally acknowledge receipt of your March 25, 2022
Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, received by this Office on
March 25, 2022.
Please be advised that the District will respond to your request by either
granting or denying the request, in whole or in part, within twenty (20)
business days from the date of this acknowledgment letter. However, if
circumstances prevent the disclosure of the materials sought within twenty
(20) business days from the date of this acknowledgement letter, the
District will contact you in writing to provide a reason for the inability
to grant the request within such time period and a reasonable date certain
of when the request will be granted, in whole or in part.
Please be further advised that the District charges the statutorily
permitted fee of $0.25 per page for duplication of records requested under
FOIL, unless the same are available for electronic transmission.
If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.
Sincerely,
*Kuniko Langel *
*Secretary to the Board of Education *
*Records Access Officer*
Great Neck Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 25, 2022. 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.
From: Great Neck Public Schools
April 19, 2022
Dear Pseudo Nym:
The School District is in the process of searching its records for your
requests based on your search parameters in accordance with the time frame
set forth in my April 4, 2022 acknowledgment letter. However, both of your
requests are vague and requires clarification from the requestor in order
for the District to complete the search for records in accordance with your
request. Please provide clarification to both of your requests in order
for the School District to conduct its review.
Sincerely,
*Kuniko Langel *
*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer*Great Neck
Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
From: Pseudo Nym
Dear Kuniko Langel,
Can you please specify in what ways the two requests are vague? To clarify, at the Board of Education meeting provided in the initial request, it is stated "The district is actively reviewing these materials and will work collaboratively with our teachers and administrators to ensure that information is presented in a viewpoint neutral manner that stimulates critical thinking and reasoning skills." The second request pertains to the review of the materials that Dr. Prendergast was talking about.
Thank you.
From: Pseudo Nym
Dear Kuniko Langel,
New York Freedom of Information Law N.Y. Pub. Off. Law Ch. 47 Art. 6 § 87(b) specifically requires that an agency provide an acknowledgement to a public records request within 5 business days of receipt of that request and a response not longer than 20 days after.
By failing to respond to this request within the legally-mandated timeframe, this agency is in violation of the law.
Please provide acknowledgement of this request and the responsive materials forthwith. If such materials cannot be produced, please provide an appropriate explanation for this rejection, as is dictated by this agency's legal obligations under the New York Freedom of Information Law. Your accelerated attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated.
From: Great Neck Public Schools
*-via electronic transmission*
May 2, 2022
Dear Pseudo Nym:
This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated March 25, 2022 and in furtherance of the District’s
acknowledgment letter to you on April 4, 2022 and the District’s follow up
letter on April 19, 2022.
Your FOIL request seeks copies of the following District records:
“*All communications (emails, text messages, etc.) between members of the
Board of Education concerning the decisions to be made/that are made during
the Executive Session at the Board of Education meeting on Friday, March
25, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. at the Phipps Administration Building.*
*The review of classroom materials and teaching by the district in an
English 11 Regents class at Great Neck North High School, mentioned at the
November 17, 2021 Board of Education meeting and in the livestream
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6zJLsBe_fA
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6zJLsBe_fA>) of such meeting at timestamp
13:34 by Superintendent Prendergast*.”
Please be advised that the District is in the process of gathering and
reviewing the documents requested. Due to the nature and scope of your
request, the District requires an additional 20 business days to process
your FOIL request. Accordingly, the District intends to provide you with
copies of the documents, to the extent that the same are subject to
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, by May 31, 2022. Should
additional time be required to process your request, you will be contacted
before said date. Please further note that, in the event that any
responsive documents become available for disclosure, in whole or in part,
prior to the foregoing time period you will be immediately contacted.
If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.
Sincerely,
*Kuniko Langel *
*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer*Great Neck
Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 25, 2022. You previously indicated that it would be completed on May 31, 2022. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 25, 2022. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 31, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Great Neck Public Schools
Please see attached letter.
Sincerely,
*Kuniko Langel *
*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer*Great Neck
Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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From: Pseudo Nym
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Pseudo Nym
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