RPS Administration Documents
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:
1. The spreadsheet containing the current student enrollment breakdown of the students within each classroom of Ridge Elementary, Hawes Elementary, Orchard Elementary, Travell Elementary, Willard Elementary, and Somerville Elementary.
2. The Human Resources RPS job vacancies/filled table provided to the Board of Education for the October 17, 2022 public meeting.
3. The Human Resources exit report compiled by Ojetta Townes for Dr. Daniel Fishbein upon his tenure end in December 2020.
4. The Human Resources exit report compiled by Ojetta Townes for Dr. Tom Gorman upon his tenure end in June 2022.
5. The RPS budgetary breakdown of the financial surplus for 2021-2022.
Thank You,
Jean Whitehead
Dear Ms. Whitehead,
This correspondence is being sent in response to the Open Public Records
Act (“OPRA”) request you submitted to Ridgewood Public Schools. As the
official Records Custodian, I received this request on September 21, 2022.
As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
November 2, 2022. 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
[1][email address], or at their website at [2]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.
Sincerely,
Scott T. Bisig, M.Ed.
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Ridgewood Public Schools
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Scott T. Bisig, M.Ed.
Business Administrator
Ridgewood Public Schools
201-670-2700 ext. 10503
[3]www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us
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request under the NJ Open Public Records Act (OPRA) unless it is subject to a
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Dear Ms. Whitehead,
The Ridgewood Public Schools received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on October 21, 2022. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is November 2, 2022. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 7th business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
Records requested:
1. The spreadsheet containing the current student enrollment breakdown of the students within each classroom of Ridge Elementary, Hawes Elementary, Orchard Elementary, Travell Elementary, Willard Elementary, and Somerville Elementary.
2. The Human Resources RPS job vacancies/filled table provided to the Board of Education for the October 17, 2022 public meeting.
3. The Human Resources exit report compiled by Ojetta Townes for Dr. Daniel Fishbein upon his tenure end in December 2020.
4. The Human Resources exit report compiled by Ojetta Townes for Dr. Tom Gorman upon his tenure end in June 2022.
5. The RPS budgetary breakdown of the financial surplus for 2021-2022.
The responsive information for request #1 and 2 is included in the following Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/kyw4190m6...
For requests #3 and #4, there are no responsive records. For request #5, the 2021-2022 budget is currently being reviewed by our district auditors. Once the auditors have finished their evaluation and the audit has been presented and approved by our board of education, we will be able to release the requested budget data. You may file another OPRA request regarding the 2021-2022 financial surplus at this time.
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.
Sincerely,
Scott T. Bisig, M.Ed.
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Ridgewood Public Schools