Institute for Curriculum Services (Nebraska Department of Education)

Alex Kane filed this request with the Nebraska Department of Education of Nebraska.
Multi Request Institute for Curriculum Services
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From: Alex Kane

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, 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 4 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Alex Kane

From: Nebraska Department of Education

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Thank you for submitting a Data Request to the Nebraska Department of Education. We review all requests on a weekly basis, and you will receive a response once this review is complete.

If your request is approved, we’ll follow up with additional questions and, if applicable, provide an estimate of any associated costs.

We appreciate your patience!

Stacey Pawling

NDE Service Desk Specialist

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Please update end user of ticket and move to Data Request category.
NK

From: Nebraska Department of Education

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Thank you for submitting your ticket to our helpdesk. One of our support staff will get back to you with more information shortly.
Nebraska Department of Education
Nebraska Public Records Act Office
P.O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
January 28, 2025
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Nebraska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 22, 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.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
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On Jan. 13, 2025:
Subject: RE: FW: A fax has arrived from remote ID +16519462548 . {81301156}
--reply above this line--
Thank you for submitting a Data Request to the Nebraska Department of Education. We review all requests on a weekly basis, and you will receive a response once this review is complete.
If your request is approved, we’ll follow up with additional questions and, if applicable, provide an estimate of any associated costs.
We appreciate your patience!
Stacey Pawling
NDE Service Desk Specialist
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Please update end user of ticket and move to Data Request category.
NK
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On Nov. 21, 2024:
Subject: Nebraska Public Records Act Request: Institute for Curriculum Services (Nebraska Department of Education)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, 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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alex Kane
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DEPT MR 176694
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester s name rather than MuckRock News and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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From: Nebraska Department of Education

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The ticket has been closed - Max Reiner

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From: Max Reiner
1/28/2025 8:47:03 AM
Your request has been forwarded to the staff at the NDE responsible for handling Public Records and FOIA requests. They will be in contact with you outside of the ticketing system. This ticket is now being closed.

________________________________________

Max Reiner

Director of Data Collections

Office of Data, Research, Evaluation

Nebraska Department of Education

500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor

Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

P: (402) 937-2566

E: max.reiner@nebraska.gov
From: Alex Kane
1/28/2025 8:46:19 AM
(converted from ##81848646)
RE: Nebraska Public Records Act Request: Institute for Curriculum Services (Nebraska Department of Education)

Nebraska Department of Education
Nebraska Public Records Act Office
P.O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
January 28, 2025
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Nebraska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 22, 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.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/ url_auth_token=AABEXQoebkZ7f_Zzqy6ew2Jd2jI%3A1tceeH%3Ac0hcJUMQpolKa6C9L73nQrV5BpI_1gvW-7yZIr3IBHw
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••••••••
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PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
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DEPT MR 176694
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester s name rather than MuckRock News and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On Jan. 13, 2025:
Subject: RE: FW: A fax has arrived from remote ID +16519462548 . {81301156}
--reply above this line--
Thank you for submitting a Data Request to the Nebraska Department of Education. We review all requests on a weekly basis, and you will receive a response once this review is complete.
If your request is approved, we’ll follow up with additional questions and, if applicable, provide an estimate of any associated costs.
We appreciate your patience!
Stacey Pawling
NDE Service Desk Specialist
https://nebraska.jitbit.com/helpdesk/User/AutoLogin?username=176694-79224822%40requests.muckrock.com email=176694-79224822%40requests.muckrock.com userHash=bcd4dd16c80d08da179634bd54d7c17a ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnebraska.jitbit.com%2Fhelpdesk%2FTicket%2F81301156
Please update end user of ticket and move to Data Request category.
NK
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On Nov. 21, 2024:
Subject: Nebraska Public Records Act Request: Institute for Curriculum Services (Nebraska Department of Education)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, 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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alex Kane
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/ url_auth_token=AABEXQoebkZ7f_Zzqy6ew2Jd2jI%3A1tceeH%3Ac0hcJUMQpolKa6C9L73nQrV5BpI_1gvW-7yZIr3IBHw
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 176694
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester s name rather than MuckRock News and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: Stacey Pawling
1/13/2025 10:56:28 AM
Thank you for submitting a Data Request to the Nebraska Department of Education. We review all requests on a weekly basis, and you will receive a response once this review is complete.

If your request is approved, we’ll follow up with additional questions and, if applicable, provide an estimate of any associated costs.

We appreciate your patience!

Stacey Pawling

NDE Service Desk Specialist
From: Alex Kane
1/3/2025 1:37:51 PM
(converted from ##80637325)
FW: A fax has arrived from remote ID '+13213825498'.

Please update the end user to:

change to Data Requests and assign to Max.
Thanks,
Naomi

From: Nebraska Department of Education

--reply above this line--

Your request has been forwarded to the staff at the NDE responsible for handling Public Records and FOIA requests. They will be in contact with you outside of the ticketing system. This ticket is now being closed.

________________________________________

Max Reiner

Director of Data Collections

Office of Data, Research, Evaluation

Nebraska Department of Education

500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor

Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

P: (402) 937-2566

E: max.reiner@nebraska.gov
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From: Alex Kane
1/28/2025 8:46:19 AM
(converted from ##81848646)
RE: Nebraska Public Records Act Request: Institute for Curriculum Services (Nebraska Department of Education)

Nebraska Department of Education
Nebraska Public Records Act Office
P.O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
January 28, 2025
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Nebraska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 22, 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.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/ url_auth_token=AABEXQoebkZ7f_Zzqy6ew2Jd2jI%3A1tceeH%3Ac0hcJUMQpolKa6C9L73nQrV5BpI_1gvW-7yZIr3IBHw
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 176694
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester s name rather than MuckRock News and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
---
On Jan. 13, 2025:
Subject: RE: FW: A fax has arrived from remote ID +16519462548 . {81301156}
--reply above this line--
Thank you for submitting a Data Request to the Nebraska Department of Education. We review all requests on a weekly basis, and you will receive a response once this review is complete.
If your request is approved, we’ll follow up with additional questions and, if applicable, provide an estimate of any associated costs.
We appreciate your patience!
Stacey Pawling
NDE Service Desk Specialist
https://nebraska.jitbit.com/helpdesk/User/AutoLogin?username=176694-79224822%40requests.muckrock.com email=176694-79224822%40requests.muckrock.com userHash=bcd4dd16c80d08da179634bd54d7c17a ReturnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnebraska.jitbit.com%2Fhelpdesk%2FTicket%2F81301156
Please update end user of ticket and move to Data Request category.
NK
---
On Nov. 21, 2024:
Subject: Nebraska Public Records Act Request: Institute for Curriculum Services (Nebraska Department of Education)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, 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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alex Kane
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/ url_auth_token=AABEXQoebkZ7f_Zzqy6ew2Jd2jI%3A1tceeH%3Ac0hcJUMQpolKa6C9L73nQrV5BpI_1gvW-7yZIr3IBHw
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 176694
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester s name rather than MuckRock News and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: Stacey Pawling
1/13/2025 10:56:28 AM
Thank you for submitting a Data Request to the Nebraska Department of Education. We review all requests on a weekly basis, and you will receive a response once this review is complete.

If your request is approved, we’ll follow up with additional questions and, if applicable, provide an estimate of any associated costs.

We appreciate your patience!

Stacey Pawling

NDE Service Desk Specialist
From: Alex Kane
1/3/2025 1:37:51 PM
(converted from ##80637325)
FW: A fax has arrived from remote ID '+13213825498'.

Please update the end user to:

change to Data Requests and assign to Max.
Thanks,
Naomi

From: Nebraska Department of Education

Dear Alex Kane,

Please see the attached memo in response to your Public Records Request Regard the Institute for Curriculum Services.

Regards,

[https://cdn.education.ne.gov/static/signature/assets/images/signature_nde_logo.png] <https://www.education.ne.gov/> Troy Hawk

Legal Counsel

Commissioner's Office

500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor

Lincoln NE, 68510-2611

P: (531) 510-3742

E: troy.hawk@nebraska.gov<mailto:troy.hawk@nebraska.gov>

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