Curriculum Development
Dear Plumsted Township Board of Education,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
The requestor seeks copies of all emails, including attachments, written by or to the individual Heather DeGrandis that contain content related to the following four distinct subject areas.
A. Curriculum Development
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that specifically use or are related to the terms "curriculum development," "curriculum writing," "curriculum adoption," or "curriculum revision"
B. Summer Curriculum Writing
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that specifically use or are related to the terms "summer curriculum," "summer writing," "curriculum stipend," or "summer hours" in connection with academic material creation.
C. Curriculum Approval
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that specifically use or are related to the terms "curriculum approval," "board approval," "BOE curriculum,"
D. Professional Development Planning
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that specifically use or are related to the terms "professional development planning," "PD schedule," "in-service planning," "training agenda," or "PD hours."
Section 3: Time Frame of Records
This request is strictly limited to records generated during the following date range:
Start Date: August 12, 2024
End Date: October 21, 2025
Demand for Vaughn Index (Withholding Justification)
In the event that the Custodian of Records determines that any responsive records, or any portion thereof, are exempt from disclosure or subject to redaction under a claimed exemption, the requestor demands a comprehensive Vaughn Index (or Vaughn Report) for each record withheld or redacted. This index must identify, for each specific record:
The specific record withheld or redacted (e.g., email chain subject, date, sender, and recipients).
The legal basis for the exemption (the specific statutory citation under OPRA or case law).
A description of the record sufficient to understand its nature and context without disclosing the privileged content.
An explanation of how the exemption applies to that specific record or redacted portion.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Interested Public
The request has been received and is being reviewed. Due to the nature of
the request it is anticipated that the response will be made no later than
11/5/2025.
Sean Gately
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Plumsted Township School District
131 Evergreen Road
New Egypt, NJ 08533
(609) 758-6800 ext. 4200
On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM Interested Public
<[1][OPRA #82433 email]> wrote:
Dear Plumsted Township Board of Education,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor
including all of the information required on the adopted form shall
suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record
request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
The requestor seeks copies of all emails, including attachments, written
by or to the individual Heather DeGrandis that contain content related
to the following four distinct subject areas.
A. Curriculum Development
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "curriculum development,"
"curriculum writing," "curriculum adoption," or "curriculum revision"
B. Summer Curriculum Writing
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "summer curriculum,"
"summer writing," "curriculum stipend," or "summer hours" in connection
with academic material creation.
C. Curriculum Approval
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "curriculum approval,"
"board approval," "BOE curriculum,"
D. Professional Development Planning
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "professional development
planning," "PD schedule," "in-service planning," "training agenda," or
"PD hours."
Section 3: Time Frame of Records
This request is strictly limited to records generated during the
following date range:
Start Date: August 12, 2024
End Date: October 21, 2025
Demand for Vaughn Index (Withholding Justification)
In the event that the Custodian of Records determines that any
responsive records, or any portion thereof, are exempt from disclosure
or subject to redaction under a claimed exemption, the requestor demands
a comprehensive Vaughn Index (or Vaughn Report) for each record withheld
or redacted. This index must identify, for each specific record:
The specific record withheld or redacted (e.g., email chain subject,
date, sender, and recipients).
The legal basis for the exemption (the specific statutory citation under
OPRA or case law).
A description of the record sufficient to understand its nature and
context without disclosing the privileged content.
An explanation of how the exemption applies to that specific record or
redacted portion.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request.
If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to
that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Interested Public
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Upon review the request is being denied in its entirety as ambiguous.
Sean Gately
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Plumsted Township School District
131 Evergreen Road
New Egypt, NJ 08533
(609) 758-6800 ext. 4200
On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM Sean Gately <[1][Plumsted Township Board of Education request email]>
wrote:
The request has been received and is being reviewed. Due to the nature
of the request it is anticipated that the response will be made no later
than 11/5/2025.
Sean Gately
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Plumsted Township School District
131 Evergreen Road
New Egypt, NJ 08533
(609) 758-6800 ext. 4200
On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM Interested Public
<[2][OPRA #82433 email]> wrote:
Dear Plumsted Township Board of Education,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill
out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit
my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a
requestor including all of the information required on the adopted
form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government
record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
The requestor seeks copies of all emails, including attachments,
written by or to the individual Heather DeGrandis that contain content
related to the following four distinct subject areas.
A. Curriculum Development
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "curriculum development,"
"curriculum writing," "curriculum adoption," or "curriculum revision"
B. Summer Curriculum Writing
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "summer curriculum,"
"summer writing," "curriculum stipend," or "summer hours" in
connection with academic material creation.
C. Curriculum Approval
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "curriculum approval,"
"board approval," "BOE curriculum,"
D. Professional Development Planning
Description: All emails written by or to Heather DeGrandis that
specifically use or are related to the terms "professional development
planning," "PD schedule," "in-service planning," "training agenda," or
"PD hours."
Section 3: Time Frame of Records
This request is strictly limited to records generated during the
following date range:
Start Date: August 12, 2024
End Date: October 21, 2025
Demand for Vaughn Index (Withholding Justification)
In the event that the Custodian of Records determines that any
responsive records, or any portion thereof, are exempt from disclosure
or subject to redaction under a claimed exemption, the requestor
demands a comprehensive Vaughn Index (or Vaughn Report) for each
record withheld or redacted. This index must identify, for each
specific record:
The specific record withheld or redacted (e.g., email chain subject,
date, sender, and recipients).
The legal basis for the exemption (the specific statutory citation
under OPRA or case law).
A description of the record sufficient to understand its nature and
context without disclosing the privileged content.
An explanation of how the exemption applies to that specific record or
redacted portion.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this
request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my
request to that person and provide their email address to me for
future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Interested Public
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[3][OPRA #82433 email]
Is [4][Plumsted Township Board of Education request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Plumsted Township Board of Education? If so, please contact us using
this form:
[5]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published
on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[7]https://opramachine.com/request/curricul...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses
will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your
web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to
New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180,
New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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