Various requests for public records from your school district
Dear Lawrence Township School District,
In accordance with the New Jersey open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following request hold
1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for the 2022-2023 school year;
2) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide documents indicating the number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by which parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education curriculum and a copy of the document by which parents can opt-out their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district. Including but not limited to forms, flyers, emails to parents and/or a website.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but with elements removed; h) not at all.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition of your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book reviews or book removal requests.
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of your school district since November 1, 2022 to present.
8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents relating to the review or removal.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being considered for purchase.
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any outside council from January 1, 2023 to present
Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition
Dear Mr. Gottesman,
May I please have a week extension to review this request? 7 Business
Days?
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From: NJPEC <[OPRA #49631 email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 5:35:19 PM
To: Tom Eldridge <[Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Lawrence Township School District, In accordance with the New Jersey
open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following
request hold 1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of
students enrolled in
Dear Lawrence Township School District,
In accordance with the New Jersey open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following request hold
1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for the 2022-2023 school year;
2) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide documents indicating the number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by which parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education curriculum and a copy of the document by which parents can opt-out their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district. Including but not limited to forms, flyers, emails to parents and/or a website.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but with elements removed; h) not at all.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition of your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book reviews or book removal requests.
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of your school district since November 1, 2022 to present.
8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents relating to the review or removal.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being considered for purchase.
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any outside council from January 1, 2023 to present
Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition
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Dear Mr. Gottesman,
Attached please find the following documents in response to your OPRA
request.
Your Item #1: ASSA Summary and Charter School aid documents
Your Item #4: Please see opt out information sent to parents on two
occasions. Please also find a list of “Opt Outs” similar to your Item #2
request
Your Item #6: We have no such policy or committee.
Your Item #7: We have no such requests.
Your Item #8: We have no such documents.
Your Item #9: Please find our internal review document
Your Item #10: Please find invoices from for all law firms
Questions:
Your Item #2: I am unaware of any document that contains a summary(total
number) of opt outs in any form.
Your Item #3: We do not have a district wide document.
Your Item #4: MAY I HAVE AN EXTENSION OF ONE WEEK TO ASSEMBLE THIS? I am
still waiting for answers from our schools.
Your item #4.1 Could you please clarify what you mean by this? Is this a
document you are seeking or are you seeking an explanation?
From: Tom Eldridge <[Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2023 7:37 AM
To: NJPEC <[OPRA #49631 email]>
Cc: Tom Eldridge <[Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Mr. Gottesman,
May I please have a week extension to review this request? 7 Business
Days?
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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From: NJPEC <[2][OPRA #49631 email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 5:35:19 PM
To: Tom Eldridge <[3][Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Lawrence Township School District, In accordance with the New Jersey
open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following
request hold 1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of
students enrolled in
Dear Lawrence Township School District,
In accordance with the New Jersey open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following request hold
1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for the 2022-2023 school year;
2) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide documents indicating the number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by which parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education curriculum and a copy of the document by which parents can opt-out their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district. Including but not limited to forms, flyers, emails to parents and/or a website.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but with elements removed; h) not at all.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition of your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book reviews or book removal requests.
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of your school district since November 1, 2022 to present.
8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents relating to the review or removal.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being considered for purchase.
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any outside council from January 1, 2023 to present
Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition
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Dear Mr. Gottesman,
The attached may satisfy a portion of your request, specifically your Item
#6.
From: Tom Eldridge
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 11:29 AM
To: NJPEC <[OPRA #49631 email]>
Cc: Helen Posluszny <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Mr. Gottesman,
Attached please find the following documents in response to your OPRA
request.
Your Item #1: ASSA Summary and Charter School aid documents
Your Item #4: Please see opt out information sent to parents on two
occasions. Please also find a list of “Opt Outs” similar to your Item #2
request
Your Item #6: We have no such policy or committee.
Your Item #7: We have no such requests.
Your Item #8: We have no such documents.
Your Item #9: Please find our internal review document
Your Item #10: Please find invoices from for all law firms
Questions:
Your Item #2: I am unaware of any document that contains a summary(total
number) of opt outs in any form.
Your Item #3: We do not have a district wide document.
Your Item #4: MAY I HAVE AN EXTENSION OF ONE WEEK TO ASSEMBLE THIS? I am
still waiting for answers from our schools.
Your item #4.1 Could you please clarify what you mean by this? Is this a
document you are seeking or are you seeking an explanation?
From: Tom Eldridge <[1][Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2023 7:37 AM
To: NJPEC <[2][OPRA #49631 email]>
Cc: Tom Eldridge <[3][Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Mr. Gottesman,
May I please have a week extension to review this request? 7 Business
Days?
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Get [4]Outlook for Android
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: NJPEC <[5][OPRA #49631 email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 5:35:19 PM
To: Tom Eldridge <[6][Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Lawrence Township School District, In accordance with the New Jersey
open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following
request hold 1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of
students enrolled in
Dear Lawrence Township School District,
In accordance with the New Jersey open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following request hold
1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for the 2022-2023 school year;
2) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide documents indicating the number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by which parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education curriculum and a copy of the document by which parents can opt-out their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district. Including but not limited to forms, flyers, emails to parents and/or a website.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but with elements removed; h) not at all.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition of your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book reviews or book removal requests.
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of your school district since November 1, 2022 to present.
8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents relating to the review or removal.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being considered for purchase.
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any outside council from January 1, 2023 to present
Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition
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Dear Mr. Gottesman,
Attached please find more information on your Items #3 and #6. The
previous email was illustrated what is used by our Intermediate School.
Attached is what is used by our Middle School.
Tom Eldridge
School Business Administrator
Lawrence Township Board of Education (Mercer County 21-2580)
Administration Building
2565 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Landline: 609-671-5420
Fax: 609-883-4225
Cell: 609-649-9109 (for urgencies only, please)
From: Tom Eldridge
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 11:32 AM
To: NJPEC <[OPRA #49631 email]>
Cc: Helen Posluszny <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Mr. Gottesman,
The attached may satisfy a portion of your request, specifically your Item
#6.
From: Tom Eldridge
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 11:29 AM
To: NJPEC <[1][OPRA #49631 email]>
Cc: Helen Posluszny <[2][email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Mr. Gottesman,
Attached please find the following documents in response to your OPRA
request.
Your Item #1: ASSA Summary and Charter School aid documents
Your Item #4: Please see opt out information sent to parents on two
occasions. Please also find a list of “Opt Outs” similar to your Item #2
request
Your Item #6: We have no such policy or committee.
Your Item #7: We have no such requests.
Your Item #8: We have no such documents.
Your Item #9: Please find our internal review document
Your Item #10: Please find invoices from for all law firms
Questions:
Your Item #2: I am unaware of any document that contains a summary(total
number) of opt outs in any form.
Your Item #3: We do not have a district wide document.
Your Item #4: MAY I HAVE AN EXTENSION OF ONE WEEK TO ASSEMBLE THIS? I am
still waiting for answers from our schools.
Your item #4.1 Could you please clarify what you mean by this? Is this a
document you are seeking or are you seeking an explanation?
From: Tom Eldridge <[3][Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2023 7:37 AM
To: NJPEC <[4][OPRA #49631 email]>
Cc: Tom Eldridge <[5][Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Mr. Gottesman,
May I please have a week extension to review this request? 7 Business
Days?
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Get [6]Outlook for Android
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: NJPEC <[7][OPRA #49631 email]>
Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 5:35:19 PM
To: Tom Eldridge <[8][Lawrence Township School District request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
Dear Lawrence Township School District, In accordance with the New Jersey
open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following
request hold 1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of
students enrolled in
Dear Lawrence Township School District,
In accordance with the New Jersey open public records Act, we hereby request for response to the following request hold
1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for the 2022-2023 school year;
2) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide documents indicating the number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by which parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education curriculum and a copy of the document by which parents can opt-out their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district. Including but not limited to forms, flyers, emails to parents and/or a website.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but with elements removed; h) not at all.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition of your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book reviews or book removal requests.
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of your school district since November 1, 2022 to present.
8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents relating to the review or removal.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being considered for purchase.
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any outside council from January 1, 2023 to present
Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition
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