Dear Bridgeton Board of Education,

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I respectfully request copies of records sufficient to identify all personnel, positions, contracts, vendors, programs, and expenditures related to Social Emotional Learning (SEL), school climate, student wellness, behavioral intervention, restorative practices, mental health support, and related student-support initiatives within the Bridgeton City School District.

This request includes, but is not limited to:
1. Records identifying all current and former SEL Specialists, School Climate personnel, Student Wellness personnel, Behavioral Intervention personnel, Restorative Practice personnel, and related support staff employed or contracted by the district from January 1, 2020 to present.
2. Records identifying the duties, job descriptions, certifications, educational requirements, and funding sources for the following known positions and personnel:

• Alexandra Table – SEL Specialist
• Dayna Ortiz – SEL Specialist
• Domonique Street – SEL Specialist
• Christopher Tavani – Director of Student Services
• Aquuisha Livingston – Director of Special Education
• Ernest Thrbak – Director of Innovative Programs

3. Records sufficient to identify all salaries, stipends, allowances, bonuses, grant-funded compensation, and total compensation paid to the above personnel.
4. Records identifying all federal, state, or grant funding used for SEL, school climate, student wellness, restorative justice, intervention, or mental health programming, including but not limited to:

• ESSER
• ARP ESSER
• NJTSS Mental Health Support Staffing Grants
• Accelerated Learning Grants
• Any COVID-relief educational funding streams

5. All contracts, memorandums of understanding, professional service agreements, consultant agreements, or vendor agreements related to:

• SEL programming
• school climate initiatives
• behavioral intervention services
• restorative practices
• student wellness initiatives
• mental health programming
• attendance intervention systems
• trauma-informed education
• student support initiatives

6. Records sufficient to identify all outside vendors, consultants, nonprofits, contractors, or organizations paid in connection with SEL, school climate, mental health, restorative justice, intervention, or related student-support services, including the total amounts paid to each.
7. Organizational charts, departmental charts, or administrative structures reflecting the district’s SEL, student wellness, school climate, intervention, and student support infrastructure.
8. Records sufficient to identify all district-created “innovative programs,” “school climate programs,” “student wellness initiatives,” “restorative practice initiatives,” or similarly titled programs currently operating or previously operated by the district.

If any portion of this request is denied, please identify the specific legal basis for the denial and produce all reasonably segregable portions of responsive records.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully, Citizen

Dear Bridgeton Board of Education,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Bridgeton Board of Education's handling of my OPRA request 'SEL information'.

I submitted an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 18, 2026. The request was submitted in a manner authorized by New Jersey law. As of the date of this complaint, I have received no response, acknowledgment, request for clarification, request for an extension of time, denial, or production of records.

Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i), a records custodian must respond to an OPRA request within seven business days. Failure to respond within that time period constitutes a deemed denial of access.

More than seven business days have passed since my request was submitted. The agency’s failure to respond has denied me access to government records without providing any statutory basis for withholding the records. The agency has also failed to comply with its obligations under OPRA by not communicating with me regarding the status of my request.

I respectfully request that the Government Records Council find that the agency unlawfully denied access to my requested records by failing to respond within the time required by law and order the agency to provide a lawful response and produce all responsive records.

A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/sel_info...

Yours faithfully,

Albert Wesker