July 26, 2021

This correspondence is being sent in response to the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request you submitted to the Ridgewood Public Schools. As the official Records Custodian, I received this request on July 26, 2021. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is August 4, 2021. I will be sending a response to your request within this deadline.

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the Board’s 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 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council 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.

Scott T. Bisig, M.Ed.
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Ridgewood Public Schools

August 3, 2021

Dear Sir or Madam:

The Ridgewood Public Schools (“District”) records custodian received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on July 26, 2021. The seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is August 4, 2021. As such, the District is timely responding to your OPRA request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your OPRA request seeks the following records:
Electronic copies of any and all emails from October 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 between Chris Kaufman, [email address] and/or [email address] and the following :
Daniel Fishbein, [email address]
Michael Lembo, [email address]
Sheila Brogan, [email address]
Keith Cook, [email address]
key words anywhere in the subject or body of the email could be "RHS" and/or "wrestling" and/or "coach" and/or "resume" but are not limited to those specific words

The District requires additional time to compile, review, and redact (if necessary) the documents that may be responsive to your request. The District anticipates finalizing your request by August 11, 2021. The District also reserves the right to request an additional extension of time, if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Very truly yours,

Scott Bisig
Business Administrator/Board Secretary

August 10, 2021

Dear Sir/Madam:

The Ridgewood Board of Education (“District”) received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on July 26, 2021. The District obtained an extension of time to respond until August 11, 2021. As such, the District is timely responding to your request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your request seeks the following records:

Electronic copies of any and all emails from October 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 between Chris Kaufman, [email address] and/or [email address] and the following :
Daniel Fishbein, [email address]
Michael Lembo, [email address]
Sheila Brogan, [email address]
Keith Cook, [email address]
key words anywhere in the subject or body of the email could be "RHS" and/or "wrestling" and/or "coach" and/or "resume" but are not limited to those specific words.

In its prior correspondence, the District specifically reserved the right to request an additional extension. The District requires additional time to compile, review, and redact (if necessary) the documents that may be responsive to your request. We anticipate finalizing your request by August 16, 2021. The District also reserves the right to request an additional extension of time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Very truly yours,

Scott Bisig
Business Administrator/Board Secretary

Dear Sir or Madam,

Our response was quite specific stating that the District requires additional time to compile, review, and redact (if necessary) the documents that may be responsive to your request. Once again, we anticipate finalizing your request by August 16, 2021.

The District also reserves the right to request an additional extension of time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Sincerely,

Scott T. Bisig, M.Ed.
Business Administrator

August 16, 2021

Dear Sir/Madam:

The Ridgewood Board of Education (“District”) received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on July 26, 2021. The District obtained an extension of time to respond until August 16, 2021. As such, the District is timely responding to your request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your request seeks the following records:

Electronic copies of any and all emails from October 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 between Chris Kaufman, [email address] and/or [email address] and the following :
Daniel Fishbein, [email address]
Michael Lembo, [email address]
Sheila Brogan, [email address]
Keith Cook, [email address]
key words anywhere in the subject or body of the email could be "RHS" and/or "wrestling" and/or "coach" and/or "resume" but are not limited to those specific words.

The District has identified 282 pages of records as responsive to your request. Below is a dropbox link with the redacted responses. In addition, there is another dropbox file link with a table that identifies the records that are being denied in whole or in part that are responsive to your request, as well as the legal basis for each denial, as is required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fshmemu2x1zxy...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ukytjy55wa1m4t...

Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Very truly yours,

Scott Bisig
Business Administrator/Board Secretary