Untitled (Portland Public Schools)

Matt Jones filed this request with the Portland Public Schools of Portland, OR.
Tracking #

PRR 2122-019
Multi Request Untitled
Submitted Aug. 6, 2021
Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

From: Matt Jones

Subject: Oregon Public Records Law Request: Untitled (Portland Public Schools)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Total amount spent, and amount spent per capita in 2019, 2020 and year to date in 2021 within the geographical jurisdiction of the City of Portland on:
- Public schools (per student) in the
- Houseless individuals (per houseless person)

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Matt Jones

From: Portland Public Schools

Subject: Your Public Records Request (PRR 2122-019)

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Hello:

This email acknowledges your public records request of 8/12/2021. Your
request has been assigned the following tracking number: PRR 2122-019.

We understand you are seeking the following public records:

* Total amount spent, and amount spent per capita in 2019, 2020 and year to
date in 2021 within the geographical jurisdiction of the City of Portland
on:
- Public schools (per student) in the
- Houseless individuals (per houseless person)

Please let us know if this does not accurately describe the records you are
looking for.

Based on our initial research, *we have some clarifying questions about
your request*. Specifically, I see that you submitted this to Portland
Public Schools (PPS) and the City of Portland simultaneously. Can you
clarify which portion of this request you are requesting from Portland
Public Schools? And, where you seek amounts spent on "houseless
individuals" please clarify what you mean.

As for spending, PPS can only provide information on our own spending.
Copies of our annual budgets back to 2006 are available online here:
https://www.pps.net/Domain/214. If the information you're seeking is not in
the budget, please let me know.

For spending information from other Portland-area districts, you should
submit this request to those districts directly.

If you have any questions or concerns about the public records process, we
encourage you to contact our office. It is always our goal to provide
records in a timely manner without undue delay or expense.

Thank you kindly,
Ryan Vandehey

Public Records Officer
Portland Public Schools

503-916-3385 (phone)
971-678-6103 (mobile)
publicrecords@pps.net (email)
501 N. Dixon St., Portland, OR 97227 (mail)

From: Portland Public Schools

Subject: Re: Your Public Records Request (PRR 2122-019)

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Hello:

This email is to remind you that we requested clarification of your request
on 8/13/21 and have not received a response. Per ORS 192.329, we will close
this request in ten days if we have not heard from you.

Thank you.

Public Records Team
Portland Public Schools

503-916-3385 (phone)
publicrecords@pps.net (email)
501 N. Dixon St., Portland, OR 97227 (mail)