Enrollment prediction services contracts
| Submitted | Feb. 29, 2024 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All active contracts and accomanying statements of work the university has entered into for predictive machine learning services that aid in the enrollment and recruitment of students. Specifically, this includes services that feed input data provided by the university about current and historical student enrollment into machine learning models in order to make predictions about the probability of future enrollment by individual students, students from geographic regions (e.g. zip code or high school), and/or students belonging to demographic groups (e.g. Black students or first-generation students). Popular providers of predictive enrollment services include, but are not limited to: EAB, RNL (Ruffalo, Noel, Levitz), Mainstay, Othot, and The College Board.
2) Documentation of the machine learning models included in the responsive contracts. Specifically, this includes documents created by the university or provided to the university by the vendor or a third party that describe:
a) Input data—the data the university provides for analysis by the model
b) Output data—the data the model generates for the university to use (e.g., a numerical score, a probability percentage, a letter grade, or other ranking)
c) Model accuracy—metrics such as AUC, false positive/negative rates, sensitivity, specificity, etc. that demonstrate how the model performs at its intended task
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to used the requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for any commercial purpose.
If you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation of the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
If 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.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Mississippi Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 29, 2024. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Mississippi Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 29, 2024. 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: Jackson State University
Good Afternoon,
This email will acknowledge receipt of your public records request. We are
in the process of researching your request and at a minimum, will provide
our initial response in accordance with state law. However, your request
requires the production of information provided by a vendor and may contain
trade secrets and/or confidential information. Section 25-61-9(1) of the
Mississippi Code Ann. reads, in pertinent part:
Records furnished to public bodies by third parties which contain trade or
confidential commercial or financial information shall not be subject to
inspection, examination, copying or reproduction under this chapter until
notice to third parties has been given, but the records shall be released
no later than twenty-one (21) days from the date the third parties are
given notice by the public body. . .
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we continue processing
your request. Should you have any questions or need any additional
information during this process, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
*LaShundra Jackson-Winters*
*Associate General Counsel/Title IX Coordinator*
*Division of General Counsel*
*Jackson State University *
*P.O. Box 17239*
*Jackson, MS 39217*
*Main Office: (601) 979-3950*
*Direct Line: (601) 979-6804*
*Title IX Office: (601)979-1315*
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Mississippi Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 29, 2024. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Mississippi Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 29, 2024. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Mississippi Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 29, 2024. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Mississippi Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 29, 2024. 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: Jackson State University
Good Morning,
In accordance with the Mississippi Public Records Act, we were required to
give the vendor 21 days notice prior to release of the information. We
apologize for the delay. We will provide a copy of the requested
information, if any, by the end of this week.
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we continue processing
your request.
Sincerely,
*LaShundra Jackson-Winters*
*Associate General Counsel/Title IX Coordinator*
*Division of General Counsel*
*Jackson State University *
*P.O. Box 17239*
*Jackson, MS 39217*
*Main Office: (601) 979-3950*
*Direct Line: (601) 979-6804*
*Title IX Office: (601)979-1315*
*E-Fax: (601) 979-9277*
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
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entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is
privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the
employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received
this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone
(601) 979-3950.
From: Jackson State University
Good Afternoon,
We have been in touch with the vendor and will provide our response to your
request by close of business Monday, June 3, 2024.
Thank you and please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
*LaShundra Jackson-Winters*
*Associate General Counsel/Title IX Coordinator*
*Division of General Counsel*
*Jackson State University *
*P.O. Box 17239*
*Jackson, MS 39217*
*Main Office: (601) 979-3950*
*Direct Line: (601) 979-6804*
*Title IX Office: (601)979-1315*
*E-Fax: (601) 979-9277*
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
This electronic transmission is intended for the use of the individual or
entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is
privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the
employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received
this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone
(601) 979-3950.
From: Jackson State University
Good Afternoon,
Please see the attached document(s) in response to your public records
request. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
*LaShundra Jackson-Winters*
*Associate General Counsel/Title IX Coordinator*
*Division of General Counsel*
*Jackson State University *
*P.O. Box 17239*
*Jackson, MS 39217*
*Main Office: (601) 979-3950*
*Direct Line: (601) 979-6804*
*Title IX Office: (601)979-1315*
*E-Fax: (601) 979-9277*
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
This electronic transmission is intended for the use of the individual or
entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is
privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the
employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended
recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received
this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone
(601) 979-3950.
