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.

Records requested:

I am requesting access to and copies of any and all software licensing agreements between the Ramsey School District and Jatheon Technologies. This request includes agreements pertaining to any and all products and services offered by Jatheon Technologies, with a specific focus on their Cloud Email Archiving and retrieval product. Jatheon Technologies suite of products can be found on the web at: https://jatheon.com/

Please note that, as this is a contract request, immediate access to the requested documents shall prevail under OPRA guidelines.

(1) To the extent that any such records contain personally identifiable information related to any individual student, please redact that personally identifiable information prior to disclosure.
(2) To the extent that any such records are exempted from disclosure under OPRA, and also unavailable under the common law right of access, please provide a complete Vaughn index of all such records, disclosing “sufficient detail to prove the requestor ‘with as much information as possible to use in presenting his case’ and to enable the ‘decision-maker’s review of governmental records to determine whether they contain privileged material.’” Paff v. Division of Law, 412 N.J. Super. 140, 161 (App. Div. 2010).

Common Law: Under common law, I seek access to the requested documents to ensure transparency and accountability in the spending of public funds by the Ramsey School District, and to verify that the district is complying with applicable laws and regulations in its procurement and use of software products and service

Regards,
Brian Hampel

Mr. O'Hern,

I had requested the software licensing agreement(s) between Ramsey School District and Jatheon Technologies, specifically pertaining to their Cloud Email Archiving and retrieval product. However, the documents I received earlier this morning were merely a non-binding pricing quote, which does not verify the existence of such an agreement.

To confirm whether a software licensing agreement for this product is in place, kindly provide a copy of the executed software licensing agreement(s), or an invoice marked as paid-in-full.

Regards,
Brian