I will be out of the Office until June 2nd with limite email connection;
please reach out to Ms. Rosado for immediate assistance.

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NOTICE:

You are advised that e-mail correspondence and attachments between the public
and the Ridgewood Board of Education are obtainable by any person who files a
request under the NJ Open Public Records Act (OPRA) unless it is subject to a
specific OPRA exception.  You should have no expectation that the content of
e-mails sent to or from school district e-mail addresses, or between the public
and school district officials and employees, will remain private.

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Ms. Madison,

This correspondence is being sent in response to the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request you submitted to the Ridgewood Public Schools. As the official Records Custodian, I received this request on June 1, 2021. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 10, 2021. I will be sending a response to your request within this deadline.

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the Board’s decision to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the GRC by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at (866)-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

Scott T. Bisig, M.Ed.
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Ridgewood Public Schools

Dear Ms. Madison:

The Ridgewood Public Schools (“District”) records custodian received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on June 1, 2021. The seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 10, 2021. As such, the District is timely responding to your OPRA request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your OPRA request seeks the following records:

Records requested: electronic copies of all emails that meet the following criteria

1. All emails to and from [email address] and Tom Gorman, Mike Lembo and Dan Fishbeinbetween 9/1/20 and 5/31/21
2. All emails to and from Laura Grasso, Michael Yanonne, Dan Fishbein and Tom Gorman between 9/1/20 and 5/30/21 with the subject line: "Symptom Checker and remote learning", and/or “Winter sidebar”, and/or “Winter (season 2), Season 3, and Spring (season 4) sports” and/or “Combining cohorts”, and/or “Tutoring”, and/or “Doorknobs”.
3. All emails to and from Tom Gorman with subject line “issues” on 4/14/21
4. All emails to and from Tom Gorman with subject line “Re: information on REA ratification meeting sent between 4/20/21 and 4/30/21
5. All emails to and from Dan Fishbein between 8/1/20 and 12/31/20 with the subject line “pandemic teams.”

The District requires additional time to compile, review, and redact (if necessary) the documents that may be responsive to your request. The District anticipates finalizing your request by June 24, 2021. The District also reserves the right to request an additional extension of time, if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Very truly yours,

Scott Bisig
Business Administrator/Board Secretary

Dear Ms. Madison:

The Ridgewood Public Schools (“District”) records custodian received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on June 1, 2021. Within the seven (7) business day deadline to respond the district requested an extension to June 24, 2021.
As such, the District is timely responding to your OPRA request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your OPRA request seeks the following records:

Records requested: electronic copies of all emails that meet the following criteria

1. All emails to and from [email address] and Tom Gorman, Mike Lembo and Dan Fishbeinbetween 9/1/20 and 5/31/21
2. All emails to and from Laura Grasso, Michael Yanonne, Dan Fishbein and Tom Gorman between 9/1/20 and 5/30/21 with the subject line: "Symptom Checker and remote learning", and/or “Winter sidebar”, and/or “Winter (season 2), Season 3, and Spring (season 4) sports” and/or “Combining cohorts”, and/or “Tutoring”, and/or “Doorknobs”.
3. All emails to and from Tom Gorman with subject line “issues” on 4/14/21
4. All emails to and from Tom Gorman with subject line “Re: information on REA ratification meeting sent between 4/20/21 and 4/30/21
5. All emails to and from Dan Fishbein between 8/1/20 and 12/31/20 with the subject line “pandemic teams.”

The District requires additional time to compile, review, and redact (if necessary) the documents that may be responsive to your request. The District anticipates finalizing your request by June 25, 2021. The District also reserves the right to request an additional extension of time, if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Very truly yours,

Scott Bisig
Business Administrator/Board Secretary

June 25, 2021

Dear Ms. Madison:

The Ridgewood Public Schools (“District”) records custodian received your clarified Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on June 1, 2021. Pursuant to Scheeler v. New Jersey Dep’t. of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016), the response date was extended to June 25, 2021. As such, the District is timely responding to your OPRA request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your OPRA request seeks the following records:

1. All emails to and from [email address] and Tom Gorman, Mike Lembo and Dan Fishbein between 9/1/20 and 5/31/21
2. All emails to and from Laura Grasso, Michael Yanonne, Dan Fishbein and Tom Gorman between 9/1/20 and 5/30/21 with the subject line: “Symptom Checker and remote learning”, and/or “Winter sidebar”, and/or “Winter (season 2), Season 3, and Spring (season 4) sports” and/or “Combining cohorts”, and/or “Tutoring”, and/or “Doorknobs”.
3. All emails to and from Tom Gorman with subject line “issues” on 4/14/21
4. All emails to and from Tom Gorman with subject line “Re: information on REA ratification meeting sent between 4/20/21 and 4/30/21
5. All emails to and from Dan Fishbein between 8/1/20 and 12/31/20 with the subject line “pandemic teams.”

The District has identified 234 pages of records which are responsive to your request. The records can be accessed by pasting the following Dropbox link into your browser:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lkbqy2k2c9q1x0...

The attached table identifies the records that are being denied in whole or in part, as well as the legal basis for each denial, as required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.

Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed.

Very truly yours,

Scott Bisig
Business Administrator/Board Secretary