Winslow Twp Board of Education Email Files
Dear Winslow 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 AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
__________________________________________________________________________
Records requested:
Copies of every email, email response, and correspondence originating from any and all Winslow Township Board of Education members utilizing an @winslow-schools.com domain, or any additional official Board of Education domain between the timeframe of June 1, 2023 thru February 15, 2024. Including responses.
I understand that any student or Winslow employee identification may need to be redacted to ensure and maintain privacy.
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.
Thank you,
Margaret Hogan
Ms. Hogan,
We have received your request below for "Copies of every email, email response, and correspondence originating from any and all Winslow Township Board of Education members utilizing an @winslow-schools.com domain, or any additional official Board of Education domain between the timeframe of June 1, 2023 thru February 15, 2024. Including responses." Due to an increased workload, the start of the annual audit, and the considerable amount of time and effort that will be needed to complete this request, I estimate a response may be ready by Nov. 27, 2024. I will be able to provide a more accurate date as the work progresses. If the records are ready earlier than anticipated, they will be provided at that time. In addition, the files received to date are too large to email. I will check with the IT Department to see what options are available.
Thank you,
Tyra McCoy-Boyle
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Winslow Township School District
856.767.2850 ext. 7510
Ms. Hogan,
As a follow-up to our response below, please be advised that it will take significantly more time to review, redact and respond to your request than initially anticipated. The volume of records to be reviewed/redacted, in conjunction with our regular work load with stipulated deadlines is an immense task. In addition, we are working on the preparation of the annual ACFR, the Midyear Budget Review and Monitoring of Federal Funds. We anticipate responding to your request by February 14, 2025. We will respond sooner should the records be completed prior to that date.
We are responding to your request by email, your preferred method of response.
Thank you,
Tyra McCoy-Boyle
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Winslow Township School District
856.767.2850 ext. 7510
Ms. Hogan,
I regrettably will have to extend the response date to April 4, 2025. The conditions remain as previously stated, maintaining the current work load, meeting deadlines, budget development, financial disclosure forms and negotiations consumes the workday. I will focus diligently to complete this task by the given date.
Thank you,
Tyra McCoy-Boyle
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Winslow Township School District
856.767.2850 ext. 7510
Dear Ms. Hogan:
Pursuant to Elcavage v. West Milford Twp. (Passaic), GRC Complaint No. 2009-07, the Government Records Council set forth a three-prong test for these types of communications to be the subjects of a valid request. These requests must contain three (3) characteristics- 1) Content and/or subject; 2) Specific date or range of dates; 3) Sender and/or recipient. Your request fails to specify a content and/or subject. Therefore, please provide clarification as to the subject for these communications. In addition, the Winslow Township Board of Education reserves all of its rights enunciated in OPRA, including, but not limited to, the imposition of a special service charge as well as an extension of time to respond.
Tyra McCoy-Boyle
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Winslow Township School District
856.767.2850 ext. 7510