Journalism Courses
Submitted | Feb. 19, 2020 |
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Communications
From: Alexa Gagosz
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the South Dakota Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A spreadsheet of all public high schools in the state of South Dakota that offer a journalism course during the current academic year (2019-2020).
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexa Gagosz
From: Department of Education
Good morning, Alexa,
To formally make your request, please complete the attached data request form. You may send the completed form to me when you are finished. Thank you!
Jennifer Rattling Leaf
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From: Muckrock Staff
Please find the attached form for the request. Thank you!
Sincerely,
MuckRock Staff
From: Department of Education
Good morning,
For some reason the form that was attached to your email had not been completed. Please resend when you have time. Thank you!
Jennifer Rattling Leaf
From: Muckrock Staff
Apologies, here is the filled out version!
Sincerely,
MuckRock Staff
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following South Dakota Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2020. 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: Department of Education
Good morning!
We received your formal request on 3/4/20. Since there was not a date needed included on the request, our employee who pulls this data had put it on her calendar for 4/15/20. Do you need it sooner?
Jennifer Rattling Leaf
From: Alexa Gagosz
Jennifer,
This date is perfectly fine if you can still fulfill it during the coronavirus pandemic. I look forward to her response.
Thank you,
Alexa
From: Department of Education
Thank you!
Jennifer Rattling Leaf
From: Department of Education
Alexa -
Attached is the 2019-20 data you requested on which districts offer journalism. Let me know if you have any questions.
Jantina Nelson-Stastny
Division of Accreditation, Certification and Data Management
South Dakota Department of Education
3113 Spruce Street, Suite 124/ Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 668-2904
Fax (605) 668-2916
Jantina.Nelson-Stastny@state.sd.us<mailto:Jantina.Nelson-Stastny@state.sd.us>
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