FOIL: Procedures for handling removal of school officers by NYSED Commissioner (Sole Supervisory District Of Delaware-chenango-madison-otsego Counties And Boces)

Jackson Parker filed this request with the Sole Supervisory District Of Delaware-chenango-madison-otsego Counties And Boces of New York.
Multi Request FOIL: Procedures for handling removal of school officers by NYSED Commissioner
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From: Jackson Parker

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

All materials related to processes that would need to take place if the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York removes one, multiple or all board members, school officers or superintendents from a school district under the jurisdiction of your sole supervisory district (your organization). Specifically, I request any and all materials including, but not limited to:

1) Policies, procedures, and protocols for responding to the removal of board members, school officers or superintendents, including but not limited to filling vacancies and ensuring continuity of school district operations.

2) Records of any past instances where the Commissioner of Education has removed board members, school officers or superintendents from school districts under the jurisdiction of your sole supervisory district (your organization) and the actions taken by the sole supervisory district (your organization) or NYSED in response.

3) Any other records or materials relevant to the processes that would need to take place if the Commissioner of Education removes one, multiple or all board members, school officers or superintendents from a school district under the jurisdiction of the sole supervisory district (your organization).

Please provide any records or materials that are responsive to this request, regardless of format or medium. If some records are not subject to disclosure, please provide the reasons for the denial of access.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Jackson Parker

From:

Good morning,

P
lease be advised that the DCMO BOCES received your FOIL request for
documentation regarding the removal of board members, school officers or
superintendents by the NYS Commissioner of Education. The BOCES will
provide you if any electronic copies of the documents requested exist and
are available, specifically those which may be disclosed, within the next
twenty (20) business days from the completion thereof.

Should any documents not be available electronically, the DCMO BOCES will
estimate the charge to you for preparing a copy of the documents at a rate
of $.25 per page; an estimate of pages may be prepared in advance once
records are determined to be relevant to the request. Any items that must
be photocopied, shall be provided to you upon receipt of your payment for
the same, once the number of pages are determined and calculated.

A copy of the BOCES Policy in regard to FOIL requests is attached below.

Sincerely,

Robin Winchester
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
DCMO BOCES Clerk of the Board
142 Whaupaunaucau Road, Norwich, NY 13815
Phone: (607) 335-1227
Email: boardclerk@dcmoboces.com

From: Sole Supervisory District Of Delaware-chenango-madison-otsego Counties And Boces

Good morning,

This email responds to your request dated April 17, 2023, which was
received April 24, 2023. An initial email response was provided on May 1,
2023 that your request was received and would be reviewed.

Upon review, it was determined that your request constitutes a survey and
is not a proper FOIL request. To the extent that records are requested,
this request does not adequately describe the records requested to allow
the BOCES to identify them with reasonable effort. Should you provide a
more specific request for existing documents, we will respond to your
request accordingly.

Sincerely,

Robin Winchester
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
DCMO BOCES Clerk of the Board
142 Whaupaunaucau Road, Norwich, NY 13815
Phone: (607) 335-1227
Email: boardclerk@dcmoboces.com

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