Acting Superintendent, Chari Chanley
Dear Monroe Township School District (Middlesex),
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Records of payments made by the Monroe Township Board of Education to either Florida Atlantic University or Chari Chanley that relate to Chari Chanley's pursuit of a doctoral degree from 2003-2006.
Records of payments made by the Monroe Township Board of Education to either Liberty University or Chari Chanley that relate to Chari Chanley's pursuit of a doctoral degree in 2018-2019.
All resumes of Robert Goodall, Dori Alvich, Michael Kozak, Kenneth Hamilton, and Dennis Ventrello.
Yours faithfully,
S. Aziz
Dear Ms. Aziz,
The Board is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") request received on March 14, 2022. Your request requires additional time to respond due to the significant demands placed on the District with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and OPRA requests, and the complexity of the request. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). Specifically, OPRA states that “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.” Accordingly, your request requires an extension of time until April 13, 2022.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Good evening,
The Board is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") request. Your request requires additional time to respond due to the significant demands placed on the District with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and OPRA requests. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). Specifically, OPRA states that “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.” Accordingly, your request requires an extension of time until April 25, 2022.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
The Board is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act request. Your request sought: (1) Records of payments made by the Monroe Township Board of Education to either Florida Atlantic University or Chari Chanley that relate to Chari Chanley's pursuit of a doctoral degree from 2003-2006; (2) Records of payments made by the Monroe Township Board of Education to either Liberty University or Chari Chanley that relate to Chari Chanley's pursuit of a doctoral degree in 2018-2019; and (3) All resumes of Robert Goodall, Dori Alvich, Michael Kozak, Kenneth Hamilton, and Dennis Ventrello.
Request No. 1: Your request is granted. Attached hereto please find responsive records.
Request No. 2: Your request is granted. Attached hereto please find responsive records.
Request No. 3. Your request is granted. Attached hereto please find responsive records. Please be advised that responsive records have been redacted in accordance with OPRA’s privacy exception. ” See Burnett v. Cnty. of Bergen, 198 N.J. 408 (2009) (“a public agency has a responsibility and an obligation to safeguard from public access a citizen's personal information with which it has been entrusted when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy”).