Information regarding the employment of Carmen Rodriguez as Camden County Executive Superintendent of Schools
Dear New Jersey Department of Education,
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:
Please provide all documentation and communications, including but not limited to text messages, emails, letters, and official documents, related to Carmen Rodriguez's application for Camden County Executive Superintendent of Schools, any job offer extended to Ms. Rodriguez, and Ms. Rodriguez’s acceptance of the Department of Education job offer. Of particular interest are the following:
- The date the Camden County Executive Superintendent job was posted along with the full job description
- The date Ms Rodriguez applied for the position of Camden County Executive Superintendent along with her application itself and all supporting documents
- The date(s) of her interview(s) and the people with whom she met as well as any notes taken during the interview(s) or any post-interview summaries or memos
- The date the offer of employment for Camden County Executive Superintendent was extended to Ms Rodriguez and the offer letter itself
- The date the offer of employment for Camden County Executive Superintendent was accepted by Ms Rodriguez and the format and contents of that acceptance
Yours faithfully,
Rebecca Holloway
Ms. Holloway,
Additional time is needed to determine whether the Department of Education
maintains records responsive to your request and to review any records
that may exist. Accordingly, the due date is extended to July 8, 2022. A
receipt indicating same is attached.
Jennifer Simons
Regulatory Officer
she/her/hers
Office of Controversies & Disputes
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza | Trenton, NJ - 08625
Work: 609-376-9079 | Fax: 609-292-4333
Email: [1][email address]
Web: [2]https://www.nj.gov/education/
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Ms. Holloway,
Please be advised that Department of Education has no records responsive
to item number 1 of your request.
The remaining items of your request must be denied to the extent they seek
personnel records exempt from disclosure under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10 and/or
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9 and EO 26. “[T]he personnel or pension records of any
individual in the possession of a public agency, including but not limited
to records relating to any grievance filed by or against an individual,
shall not be considered a government record and shall not be made
available for public access.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10. The Department is only
permitted to disclose information that falls within the narrow exception
to this exemption that includes “an individual's name, title, position,
salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the
reason therefor, and the amount and type of any pension received.” Ibid.;
Kovalcik v. Somerset Cty. Prosecutor’s Office, 206 N.J. 581, 593 (2011).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in accordance with EO 26, please find
attached Ms. Rodriguez’s resume, which has been redacted to remove
personally identifiable information where disclosure would violate an
individual’s reasonable expectation of privacy. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1;
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1; Rodriguez v. Kean University, GRC Complaint No.
2014-106 (June 30, 2015).
A receipt indicating that your request has been closed, is also attached.
Jeannette Larkins
Records Custodian
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ – 08625
Web: [1]https://www.nj.gov/education/
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication
from the New Jersey Department of Education is privileged and confidential
and is intended for the sole use of the persons or entities who are the
addressees. If you are not an intended recipient of this email, the
dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the information it contains
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,
please immediately contact the New Jersey Department of Education at (609)
376-3500 to arrange for the return of this information.
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