Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:30:43 -0400
Subject: OPRA request - Settlement Payout Amounts Over the Past Five Years
From: Kai Collins <[OPRA #73231 email]>
To: OPRA requests at Holmdel Board of Education <[Holmdel Board of Education request email]>

Dear Holmdel Board of Education,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access.  I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

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:

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I am requesting the following public records:

The total dollar amount paid out by the Holmdel Township School District in finalized settlements for each of the past five (5) fiscal years, broken down by year. Amounts should include any and all settlement agreements in any and all matters before the Office of Controversies and Disputes, the Office of Special Education, the Office for Civil Rights, or any other relevant agency for the 2019-2020 through 2023-2024 school years.
I am not requesting any personally identifiable information or details about specific cases—only the total amounts paid annually so that I can assess trends in settlement payouts.

Please provide these records in a machine-readable electronic format, such as a spreadsheet or PDF. If any portion of this request is denied or redacted, please provide the specific legal basis for the denial, as required by OPRA. If the requested records are available online, a link to the documents will suffice.

I would appreciate a response within the required statutory timeframe. Please confirm receipt of this request at your earliest convenience.

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

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Best Regards,
Kai Collins

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