Received, I forwarded to the person that handles OPRA requests.

Christopher J. Russo, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent for Finance
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
321 Village Road East, West Windsor, NJ 08550

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Dear Mr. Pattanite,

I am responding as the records custodian for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Board of Education. I am in receipt of the public records request below.

Sincerely,

Kia Bergman
Director of Communications
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
[email address]
(609) 716-5000 ext. 5046

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Dear Mr. Pattanite,

I am responding as the records custodian for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Board of Education ("Board"). You sent an OPRA request after business hours on June 13, 2021. The specific request was as follows:

"1. The name, title, position, salary, date of hire, and length of service in the position of all District positions for which a School Administrator (formerly Chief School Administrator) Certificate is required excluding the Superintendent.
2. The name, title, position, salary, date of hire, and length of service in the position for all District positions with Director titles for which a principal certificate is required."

Under OPRA, the Board has a seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your OPRA request. Thus, your request is due on or before June 23, 2021.

OPRA defines a "government record" of a public entity as "any paper, written or printed book, document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that has been made, maintained or kept on file in the course of his or its official business." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. Accordingly, the Board is required to produce only those records which it maintains in the official course of business and which are not otherwise exempt from production. Pursuant to the definition of a government record, a public entity is not required by OPRA to research information and/or create records that do not exist in response to OPRA requests. See e.g., Mag Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 537 (App. Div. March 2005).

The following information is in response to request #1:
- Nathan, Pamela, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Current Salary: $179,375.00, Hire date in District: 7/1/2019, Start Date of Current Position: 7/1/2019, Requires School Administrator certificate
- Russo, Christopher, Assistant Superintendent for Finance/Board Secretary, Current Salary: $188,456.00, Hire date in District: 7/1/2017, Start Date of Current Position: 7/1/2017, Requires School Administrator certificate
- Earle, James, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services/Planning, Current Salary: $183,859.00, Hire date in District: 8/14/2018, Start Date of Current Position: 8/14/2018, Requires School Administrator certificate

The following information is in response to request #2:
- McDonald, Marshall, Director of Counseling, Health and Wellness, Current Salary: $169,811.00, Hire date in District: 12/1/2010, Start Date of Current Position: 8/29/2018, Requires Principal certificate
- Capaci, Christine, Director of Data, Assessment and Accountability, Current Salary: $170,832.00, Hire date in District: 7/1/2008, Start Date of Current Position: 7/23/2014, Requires Principal certificate
- Comella, Charity, Director of Human Resources, Current Salary: $141,028.00, Hire date in District: 8/1/2014, Start Date of Current Position: 3/1/2017, Requires Principal certificate
- Slagle, Karen, Director of Special Services, Current Salary: $155,400.00, Hire date in District: 12/14/2016, Start Date of Current Position: 12/14/2016, Requires Principal certificate
- Cave, Richard, Director of Technology, Current Salary: $159,100.00, Hire date in District: 9/1/1979, Start Date of Current Position: 7/1/2003, Requires Principal certificate

If you believe that your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the 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 Government Records Council (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, NJ, 08625, by email at [email address], or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC 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.

Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Kia Bergman
Custodian of Records

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