Nevada Infinite Campus funding and model records
| Submitted | Jan. 31, 2024 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nevada Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, statements of work, memorandums of understanding, or comparable agreements since Jan. 1, 2016 between Nevada Department of Education and Infinite Campus regarding the provision of Infinite Campus's early warning system, a machine learning model that generates "GRAD scores" for each student in the state.
2) The most recent available records documenting what data points (also known as risk factors) are fed into the Infinite Campus machine learning model in order to generate GRAD scores. The attached presentation from Nevada Department of Education staff states that the model receives daily data inputs containing 14 academic risk factors, 6 attendance risk factors, 7 behavior risk factors, 24 home and enrollment stability factors, and 24 other risk factors. Nevada uses GRAD scores to determine per-pupil funding, so the Department of Education should have documentation of how GRAD scores are calculated.
3) The most recent available records documenting the accuracy of the Infinite Campus early warning system and GRAD scores. This should include records that state the machine learning model's AUC, sensitivity, specificity, false negative rate, false positive rate, and/or other measures of model accuracy. Nevada uses GRAD scores to determine per-pupil funding, so the Department of Education should have documentation of the accuracy of the machine learning model that produces GRAD scores.
4) The most recent available records documenting how the Infinite Campus early warning system performs for diffierent demographic groups. This should include disparate impact studies, disproportionality studies, or other analyses that examine how Infinite Campus GRAD scores differ based on student race, gender, language status, and other characteristics. Nevada uses GRAD scores to determine per-pupil funding, so the Department of Education should have documentation of whether the machine learning model that produces GRAD scores is biased for or against certain demographic groups.
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 5 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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: Nevada Department of Education
Hello,
We received a Public Records Request on 3/18/24 from ee from Muckrock for:
All contracts, licenses, MOUs, MOAs, data agreements, letters of intent, State of Work documents, Scope of Work documents, and other agreement documents with Infinite Campus that were active between 1/1/2014 and 1/1/2024. 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.
This request is in process.
Thank you,
Nevada Department of Education
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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 Nevada Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 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: Nevada Department of Education
Good afternoon,
Our records show that we received a public records request on 3/18 from ee from MuckRock for the following:
All contracts, licenses, MOUs, MOAs, data agreements, letters of intent, State of Work documents, Scope of Work documents, and other agreement documents with Infinite Campus that were active between 1/1/2014 and 1/1/2024. 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.
Responsive documents were provided via email to the address on the request form on 4/3.
Thank you and please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Public Information Officer
Nevada Department of Education
julie.woottongreener@doe.nv.gov<mailto:julie.woottongreener@doe.nv.gov>
Desk: (702) 486-6602
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From: Todd Feathers
Hi Julie,
Thanks for following up on this and my apologies for the confusion.
I don't have any record of receiving that email, unfortunately. Would you mind resending the records? You can also cc tips@toddfeathers.com just to make sure it's not a problem with the Muckrock system.
Appreciate your help!
Todd
From: Nevada Department of Education
Hello Todd,
Thank you for your email. I would be happy to resend the records. Please let me know if I can provide any additional assistance.
Julie Wootton-Greener
Public Information Officer
Nevada Department of Education
julie.woottongreener@doe.nv.gov<mailto:julie.woottongreener@doe.nv.gov>
Desk: (702) 486-6602
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From: Nevada Department of Education
Julie Wootton-Greener has shared a OneDrive for Business file with you. To view it, click the link below.
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21594 Infinite Campus CETS Summary- Executed Contract Original-AMD 4.zip<https://nv-my.sharepoint.com/personal/julie_woottongreener_doe_nv_gov/Documents/Desktop/Infinite%20Campus/21594%20Infinite%20Campus%20CETS%20Summary-%20Executed%20Contract%20Original-AMD%204.zip>
Hello Todd,
Please see the attached documents, which were provided on April 3 in response to a public records request.
Thank you.
Nevada Department of Education
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