FOIA - CPS - Sawyer Elementary Maintenance Records

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

Dear J :

Thank you for your interest in Chicago Public Schools. Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: N004712-052318
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:Any and all maintenance records, inspection documents, and/or repair orders for Sidney Sawyer Elementary School (http://sawyer.cps.edu/) from January 1st, 2014 to the date of this request.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,J Ader
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.

Due to the high volume of FOIA requests received by CPS, we are unable to fulfill your request within 5 business days. Section 3(e)(vi) of FOIA permits CPS to extend the response time to 10 business days if a request cannot be fulfilled in 5 business days without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the District. We hereby extend the response time to your FOIA request to 10 business days in accordance with 5 ILCS 140/3(e)(vi).

If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend.

Upon the completion of a response, CPS will provide the first 50 pages to you at no charge.  If a response is more than 50 pages, a fee of 15¢ per page will be charged for each additional page. Copies of video recordings have a fee of $48. All applicable fees must be paid prior to the copying. CPS will inform you of any fees due if your paper response exceeds 50 pages. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the CPS FOIA Center.
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Dear J Ader,
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May 25, 2018 J. Ader 411A Highland Avenue Somerville, Massachusetts requests@muckrock.com
RE: Chicago Public Schools FOIA Request N004712-052318
Dear J. Ader: This letter is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the following information: Any and all maintenance records, inspection documents, and/or repair orders for Sidney Sawyer Elementary School (http://sawyer.cps.edu/) from January 1st, 2014 to the date of this request. RESPONSE : Documents responsive to the portion of your request for “ ” are available to download via the CPS FOIA Center at repair orders for Sidney Sawyer Elementary School (http://sawyer.cps.edu/) from January 1st, 2014 to the date of this request www.cps.edu/FOIARequests . Please log in with your username and password to access the records. Please note that the remaining portion of your request for “ Any and all maintenance records, inspection documents… for Sidney Sawyer Elementary School (http://sawyer.cps.edu/) from January 1st, 2014 to the date of this request ” has been determined to be categorical in nature as it can be reasonably considered to span every conceivable record about maintenance at Sawyer Elementary School spanning over a four year time period. Schools are subject to constant maintenance and upkeep, records of which can be housed in multiple departments including but not limited to the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Facilities Department, the CPS Accounting Department, and at school level.  Additionally, there is a large variety of maintenance and inspection records and your request provides no specification of which documents you seek. Responding to this portion of your request would take an extensive amount of staff hours and unduly burden the operations of the Board. Note that certain maintenance records are available online at the Chicago Public School’s website at the following link: http://cps.edu/Schools/Find_a_school/Pages/findaschool.aspx Search for Sawyer Elementary School, select “Downloads” from the selection bar at the top of the page, and scroll down to the “Building” tab to view available reports. If the provided documents are not what you are seeking then pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/3(g), we are asking that you narrow your request to more manageable proportions. To do so, you may reply to this email. This is not a denial of your request. If you do not modify or revise your request to more manageable proportions with ten (10) business days, your request will be considered denied. To the extent you consider this a denial, pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a) you may file a Request for Review with the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at: Public Access Counselor; Office of the Attorney General; 500 South 2nd Street; Springfield, IL 62706.  You also have the right to seek judicial review of your denial by filing a lawsuit in the State circuit court; 5 ILCS 140/11. If you have any questions, please contact our office at (773) 553-3500. Thank you for your request. Sincerely, Annie Righi Freedom of Information Act Assistant Chicago Public Schools