Upper Saddle River send/receive discussions with Saddle River BOE

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Dear Upper Saddle River School District,

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Records Requested:
I am requesting any communications that have occurred since January 1, 2023, until the present, between the Upper Saddle River School District and the Saddle River Board of Education, as well as the Saddle River School District administrators, employees, contractors, or attorneys representing them. Specifically, I am interested in correspondence related to the establishment of any new send/receive agreements, encompassing discussions of interest, feasibility assessments, or proposals pertaining to this matter.

For clarity, a "send/receive school agreement" is a contract between two or more school districts, where one district (the "sending" district) agrees to send some of its students to schools in another district (the "receiving" district), typically because the sending district does not have appropriate facilities or programs to meet the needs of those students.

(1) To the extent that any such records contain personally identifiable information related to any individual student, please redact that personally identifiable information prior to disclosure.

(2) To the extent that any such records are exempted from disclosure under OPRA, and also unavailable under the common law right of access, please provide a complete Vaughn index of all such records, disclosing “sufficient detail to prove the requestor ‘with as much information as possible to use in presenting his case’ and to enable the ‘decision-maker’s review of governmental records to determine whether they contain privileged material.’” Paff v. Division of Law, 412 N.J. Super. 140, 161 (App. Div. 2010).

Regards,
Brian Hampel

Dana Imbasciani, Upper Saddle River School District

Hi Brian.
As per your request, here are the emails that we have:
From: Dr. Gina Cinotti <[1][email address]>
Date: Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Follow Up from Before Vacation
To: Brad Siegel <[2][email address]>

Thanks again.
G
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 8:12 AM Brad Siegel <[3][email address]>
wrote:

Hi Gina, 
The USR BOE is not interested in a send/receive with Saddle River.  
Best,
Brad
On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 11:03 AM Dr. Gina Cinotti
<[4][email address]> wrote:

Hi Brad.
Any update on the board's interest to explore send/receive for middle
school?
G
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Dr. Gina Cinotti
Superintendent/Principal
[5]Saddle River School District
97 E. Allendale Road, Saddle River, NJ 07458
[6]www.wandellschool.org
201.327.0727, x 207

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On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 1:06 PM Brian Hampel
<[7][OPRA #54893 email]> wrote:

Dear Upper Saddle River 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:
I am requesting any communications that have occurred since January 1,
2023, until the present, between the Upper Saddle River School District
and the Saddle River Board of Education, as well as the Saddle River
School District administrators, employees, contractors, or attorneys
representing them. Specifically, I am interested in correspondence
related to the establishment of any new send/receive agreements,
encompassing discussions of interest, feasibility assessments, or
proposals pertaining to this matter.

For clarity, a "send/receive school agreement" is a contract between two
or more school districts, where one district (the "sending" district)
agrees to send some of its students to schools in another district (the
"receiving" district), typically because the sending district does not
have appropriate facilities or programs to meet the needs of those
students.

(1) To the extent that any such records contain personally identifiable
information related to any individual student, please redact that
personally identifiable information prior to disclosure.

(2) To the extent that any such records are exempted from disclosure
under OPRA, and also unavailable under the common law right of access,
please provide a complete Vaughn index of all such records, disclosing
“sufficient detail to prove the requestor ‘with as much information as
possible to use in presenting his case’ and to enable the
‘decision-maker’s review of governmental records to determine whether
they contain privileged material.’” Paff v. Division of Law, 412 N.J.
Super. 140, 161 (App. Div. 2010).

Regards,
Brian Hampel

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Dana Imbasciani
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Upper Saddle River Board of Education
395 West Saddle River Road
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Phone: (201) 961-6503
Fax: (201) 961-9020

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