Various requests for public records from your school district
Dear Milltown 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
See attachments and responses in red below.
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From: NJPEC <[1][OPRA #49676 email]>
Date: Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 6:20 PM
Subject: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
To: OPRA requests at Milltown School District <[2][Milltown School District request email]>
Dear Milltown 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;
835 district enrollment, 6 in charter school
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.
2nd grade: 5 students
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. attached
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. attached
5) 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. attached and at
[3]www.milltownps.org>Academics>Curriculum, Health & Physical Education
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. Policy 6163.1 attached and at
[4]www.milltownps.org>Academics>Curriculum, Library Media
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of your
school district since November 1, 2022 to present. N/A
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. N/A
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. attached and all policies online at
[5]www.milltownps.org>District>District Overview>Policy Manual
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any outside
council from January 1, 2023 to present. attached
Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition
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Stephanie Brown, EdD
Superintendent, Milltown Public Schools
[11]office: 732-214-2365 | [12]www.milltownps.org
[13]Milltown, NJ 08850
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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.
2nd grade: 5 students
8th grade: 2 students
On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 3:04 PM Brown, Stephanie <[1][email address]>
wrote:
See attachments and responses in red below.
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: NJPEC <[2][OPRA #49676 email]>
Date: Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 6:20 PM
Subject: OPRA request - Various requests for public records from your
school district
To: OPRA requests at Milltown School District <[3][Milltown School District request email]>
Dear Milltown 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;
835 district enrollment, 6 in charter school
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.
2nd grade: 5 students
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.
attached
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. attached
5) 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. attached and at
[4]www.milltownps.org>Academics>Curriculum, Health & Physical Education
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. Policy 6163.1 attached and at
[5]www.milltownps.org>Academics>Curriculum, Library Media
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of
your school district since November 1, 2022 to present. N/A
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. N/A
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. attached and all policies online at
[6]www.milltownps.org>District>District Overview>Policy Manual
10) Copies of all legal bills from the Board Attorney or from any
outside council from January 1, 2023 to present. attached
Yours faithfully,
Michael Gottesman, Individually and as Founder of the
New Jersey Public Education Coalition
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[7][OPRA #49676 email]
Is [8][Milltown School District request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Milltown School District? If so, please contact us using this form:
[9]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published
on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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View this OPRA request & responses online:
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will be delayed.
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web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
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Stephanie Brown, EdD
Superintendent, Milltown Public Schools
[12]office: 732-214-2365 | [13]www.milltownps.org
[14]Milltown, NJ 08850
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Stephanie Brown, EdD
Superintendent, Milltown Public Schools
[16]office: 732-214-2365 | [17]www.milltownps.org
[18]Milltown, NJ 08850
[19]Create your own email signature
Like us on Facebook: [20]www.facebook.com/MilltownPS
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confidential information and intended only for the use of the individual
or entity above. Federal and State confidentiality laws protect the
information contained herein. If you are not the intended recipient, you
are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of
this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please respond to the email addresser. Please feel
free to contact us if there is a problem with this transmission or if you
have any questions about the information that you have received.
Email received by or sent to District officials is subject to the Open
Public Records Act [OPRA]. This means that absent some specific privilege,
all such communications are considered a public record and are subject to
publication and/or dissemination to the public upon request.
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. mailto:[Milltown School District request email]
4. http://www.milltownps.org/
5. http://www.milltownps.org/
6. http://www.milltownps.org/
7. mailto:[email address]
8. mailto:[Milltown School District request email]
9. https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
10. https://opramachine.com/help/officers
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