Superintendent Contract
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Dear Newark Public Schools,
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-5(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:
1) copy of the current contract for the Superintendent/chief executive
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,
Charlie Kratovil
Mr. Charlie Kratovil,
This email will confirm receipt of the below OPRA request received on
March 3, 2025. A response to this email will be provided under the
immediate access provision, but no more than the seven day deadline of
March 12, 2025, which begins the day after receipt.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8610 Fax: 973-733-8771
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-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil
<[1][OPRA #72763 email]>
Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2025 9:43 AM
To: Wilson, Valerie <[2][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] OPRA request - Superintendent Contract
Dear Newark Public Schools,
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-5(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:
1) copy of the current contract for the Superintendent/chief executive
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,
Charlie Kratovil
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Mr. Charlie Kratovil,
I apologize for the delay, in response to the below OPRA request, please
see attached responsive document.
Records requested:
1) copy of the current contract for the Superintendent/chief executive -
Approved, see attached.
Please confirm receipt of this email and your ability to view the
attachment.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8610 Fax: 973-733-8771
______________________________________________________________
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is from the Newark Board of
Education Office of the General Counsel and is for the sole use of the
intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and privileged
information, and may legally be exempt from disclosure. If you are not the
intended recipient, copying, use or dissemination of this communication is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail and any attachments
thereto in error, please notify the sender and delete it from all
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From: Luke, Pamela
Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:44 PM
To: 'Charlie Kratovil'
<[OPRA #72763 email]>
Subject: Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] OPRA request - Superintendent Contract
Mr. Charlie Kratovil,
This email will confirm receipt of the below OPRA request received on
March 3, 2025. A response to this email will be provided under the
immediate access provision, but no more than the seven day deadline of
March 12, 2025, which begins the day after receipt.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8610 Fax: 973-733-8771
______________________________________________________________
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is from the Newark Board of
Education Office of the General Counsel and is for the sole use of the
intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and privileged
information, and may legally be exempt from disclosure. If you are not the
intended recipient, copying, use or dissemination of this communication is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail and any attachments
thereto in error, please notify the sender and delete it from all
computers on which it may be stored.
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil
<[1][OPRA #72763 email]>
Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2025 9:43 AM
To: Wilson, Valerie <[2][email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] OPRA request - Superintendent Contract
Dear Newark Public Schools,
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-5(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:
1) copy of the current contract for the Superintendent/chief executive
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,
Charlie Kratovil
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[3][OPRA #72763 email]
Is [4][Newark Public Schools request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Newark
Public Schools? If so, please contact us using this form:
[5]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[7]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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______________________________________________________________________
ATTENTION
This message has been sent to you from Outside the Newark Board of
Education’s email domain. This may be a SPAM message especially if the
sender’s name appears to be from inside the district’s domain. Please
employ caution when opening email messages that have been sent from the
Outside with this disclaimer and do not click on links or attachments
without carefully reading the message. If the message is suspicious,
please delete it immediately.
References
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2. mailto:[email address]
3. mailto:[OPRA #72763 email]
4. mailto:[Newark Public Schools request email]
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Dear Ms. Luke,
Thanks for providing the record. I'm not sure why anything had to be redacted in this contract. Please advise what information was redacted and why.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Mr. Kratovil,
The contract was redacted to omit the home address, as indicated by the phrase "residing at", pursuant to the personnel and pension records OPRA exemption, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8610 Fax: 973-733-8771
______________________________________________________________
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is from the Newark Board of Education Office of the General Counsel and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and privileged information, and may legally be exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, copying, use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail and any attachments thereto in error, please notify the sender and delete it from all computers on which it may be stored.
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #72763 email]>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2025 11:16 PM
To: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] OPRA request - Superintendent Contract
Dear Ms. Luke,
Thanks for providing the record. I'm not sure why anything had to be redacted in this contract. Please advise what information was redacted and why.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
-----Original Message-----
Mr. Charlie Kratovil,
I apologize for the delay, in response to the below OPRA request, please see attached responsive document.
Records requested:
1) copy of the current contract for the Superintendent/chief executive - Approved, see attached.
Please confirm receipt of this email and your ability to view the attachment.
Pamela D. Luke Executive Legal Assistant / OPRA Officer
NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
765 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7139 Direct: 973-733-8610 Fax: 973-733-8771
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is from the Newark Board of Education Office of the General Counsel and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and privileged information, and may legally be exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, copying, use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail and any attachments thereto in error, please notify the sender and delete it from all computers on which it may be stored.
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