Frontline Summary Reports
Dear Ridgewood Public School District,
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:
Any and all Recruiting Summary Reports from Frontline and/or a similar platform that the district uses for recruitment and hiring purposes that includes Job Postings, Applications, and interviews conducted between the dates of Jan 1 2023 and Nov 29 2023.
These reports can be redacted for names and any personal identifiable information. They must indicate the verifiable number of applicants for each of the positions and verifiable number of applicants that were provided an opportunity for an interview.
anonymous
Dear Sir/Madam:
The Ridgewood Public Schools (“District”) is responding to your Open
Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”) submitted
on November 30, 2023. The seven business day deadline to respond to your
Request is December 11, 2023. As such, the District is timely responding
to your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.
Your Request seeks the following:
Any and all Recruiting Summary Reports from Frontline and/or a similar
platform that the district uses for recruitment and hiring purposes that
includes Job Postings, Applications, and interviews conducted between the
dates of Jan 1 2023 and Nov 29 2023.
These reports can be redacted for names and any personal identifiable
information. They must indicate the verifiable number of applicants for
each of the positions and verifiable number of applicants that were
provided an opportunity for an interview.
Frontline does not produce summary reports. In addition, please note that
the District is not required to create a record in order to accommodate
your Request. Sussex Commons Assocs., LLC v. Rutgers Univ., 210 N.J. 531,
544 (2012); see also Burke v. Ocean Cty., 2013 WL 6169154 (App Div. 2013).
Accordingly, your Request is denied.
Your Request is now deemed answered and closed.
Very truly yours,
Julie Kot
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Dear Julie Kot
Let me clarify my request.
Here is a sample Frontline Report from another school district:
https://opramachine.com/request/job_post...
https://opramachine.com/request/30990/re...
Here is the supreme court decision that allows this OPRA request:
https://www.pashmanstein.com/publication...
Yours sincerely,
anonymous
Dear Julie Kot,
Here is another sample report generated from frontline:
https://opramachine.com/request/33159/re...
Yours sincerely,
anonymous
Dear Sir/Madam:
The Ridgewood Public Schools (“District”) is responding to your Open
Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request dated December 11,
2023. Specifically, you have attempted to clarify an earlier request
received by the District on November 30, 2023 and subsequently denied on
December 11, 2023. The seven business day deadline to respond to your new
request is December 21, 2023. As such, the District is timely responding
to your request in accordance with New Jersey law.
Your original request is set forth below:
Any and all Recruiting Summary Reports from Frontline and/or a similar
platform that the district uses for recruitment and hiring purposes that
includes Job Postings, Applications, and interviews conducted between the
dates of Jan 1 2023 and Nov 29 2023.
These reports can be redacted for names and any personal identifiable
information. They must indicate the verifiable number of applicants for
each of the positions and verifiable number of applicants that were
provided an opportunity for an interview.
You were advised on December 11, 2023 that Frontline does not produce the
type of reports you are requesting. Thereafter, you attempted to clarify
your request by purportedly submitting sample Frontline reports.
Notwithstanding, the links you provided do not contain any sample
reports. As such, your request is deemed answered and closed.
Sincerely,
Julie Kot
Business Administrator/Board Secretary