Institute for Curriculum Services 2 (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
| Multi Request | Institute for Curriculum Services 2 |
| Submitted | Nov. 22, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | Dec. 16, 2024 |
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From: Alex Kane
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any contracts between the Education Department and the Institute for Curriculum Services, and the content of any professional development materials or presentations prepared by the Institute Curriculum Services for the Education Department since October 7th, 2022. I also request any email communication between Education Department employees and employees of the Institute for Curriculum Services since October 7th, 2022.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alex Kane
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 25, 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: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Dear Alex Kane:
On November 25, 2024, the custodian of records of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) received your request for public records. Your request is as follows:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any contracts between the Education Department and the Institute for Curriculum Services, and the content of any professional development materials or presentations prepared by the Institute Curriculum Services for the Education Department since October 7th, 2022. I also request any email communication between Education Department employees and employees of the Institute for Curriculum Services since October 7th, 2022.
We are in the process of reviewing your request to locate and preliminarily identify what records we maintain that may be responsive. We estimate this process will take no more than 10 business days, meaning that we will be able to provide the time and cost estimate no later than December 16, 2024. This time frame is based on the size of this request, number of outstanding requests, and current office responsibilities. Once it is complete, we will contact you with a time and cost estimate for your request, pursuant to § 610.026, RSMo.
Please be aware that to the extent information contained within the records is considered closed and/or confidential, it will be redacted pursuant to § 610.021, RSMo, and any other applicable state or federal law.
For the Records Custodian,
Joel Ellis Anderson
Legal Counsel
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office: 573-751-3527
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION:
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From: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mr. Kane:
I am following up on our email to you of December 2, 2024.
We are still looking at what records we have that may be responsive. One of the things that will help is with regard to the email communications search. We can look for email to and from the domain “dese.mo.gov,” but for the portion of your request that describes the other party (“employees and employees of the Institute for Curriculum Services”) we would need the email addresses of the persons who are employees of the Institute. Alternatively, if all such employees use the same email domain, we can search for that. I looked up the institute on the web and saw this domain: icsresources.org.
Please confirm that you would like us to use that domain or provide the domains you would like us to search.
For the Records Custodian,
Joel Ellis Anderson
Legal Counsel
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office: 573-751-3527
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION:
This document may contain privileged Attorney/Client Communication and/or Attorney Work Product protected from discovery and should not be disclosed except as specifically authorized in the preparation or disposition of this matter. If you are the intended recipient of this transmission, be advised that its use is restricted by law and for the purpose stated herein. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, take notice that any reviewing, use, dissemination, or copying of the information transmitted herewith is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please return it to the sender and delete all copies from your system.