EAB financial aid optimization documents
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22-19 |
| Submitted | Dec. 7, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All financial aid descriptive analyses performed by EAB and provided to the university as described on page 46 of the attached contract for EAB's financial aid optimization services.
2) All aggregated data analysis reports or documents provided to the university by EAB as described on page 49 of the attached contract.
3) Documentation of the financial aid optimization statistical model built for the university by EAB, described on page 46 of the attached contract. This should include any documents describing the variables incorporated into the model(s) and how those variables are weighted, the model(s)' accuracy metrics (such as AUC), the model(s)' parameters, the machine learning techniques employed, and any validation or disparate impact analyses performed.
4) A de-identified copy of the admissions and financial aid data the university provided to EAB in order for EAB to design its financial aid optimization model, as described on page 46 of the attached contract. Please note, I am not asking for any personally identifiable information about students. Rather, I'm asking for a copy of the dataset that excludes identifiable information such as student names and street addresses. This can easily be done by removing those columns from the spreadsheet.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
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,
Todd Feathers
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 7, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Clarion University
Mr. Feathers,
Please find attached Clarion University's response to your Right to Know Request that was received on December 8, 2021. We are requesting a 30-day extension to gather the information. Thanks!
Kristin Stiglitz
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Kristin R. Stiglitz
Open Records Officer
202 Carrier Hall
Clarion PA 16214
(814) 393-1984
kstiglitz@clarion.edu
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 7, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 14, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #22-19.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Clarion University
Hello,
Thank you for following up. You will have our response by 4pm today - 1/14/22.
Kristin Stiglitz
______________________________________________
Kristin R. Stiglitz
Open Records Officer
202 Carrier Hall
Clarion PA 16214
(814) 393-1984
kstiglitz@clarion.edu
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From: Clarion University
Hello Mr Feathers,
I'm reaching out to kindly ask for additional time until Friday, January 28, 2022 to fulfill your Right to Know request (22-19). Although you are not obligated to grant an extension past 30 days, we have not been successful in gathering data for the majority of your questions in the request. We have reached out to our vendor, EAB, to assist but have not received a timely response. I'm hopeful we can provide response data with additional time.
Thank you for any consideration given my request. Please let me know if you can grant my request.
Kristin Stiglitz
______________________________________________
Kristin R. Stiglitz
Open Records Officer
202 Carrier Hall
Clarion PA 16214
(814) 393-1984
kstiglitz@clarion.edu
From: Todd Feathers
Hi Kristin,
Thanks very much for the help, and I'm happy to grant an extension until Jan. 28. In the meantime, are there any responsive documents that might be releasable earlier?
Appreciate the help!
Todd
From: Clarion University
Yes, I will prepare a letter of response and send to you shortly that document. Thank you so much for your consideration in this matter.
Kristin.
From: Clarion University
Hello Mr. Feathers,
Thank you for granting additional time to fulfill your Right to Know request. Please find attached our letter of response and data for question #4 in your request.
Thank you!
Kristin Stiglitz
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Kristin R. Stiglitz
Executive Assistant to the President
Clarion University
202 Carrier Hall
Clarion PA 16214
(814) 393-1984
kstiglitz@clarion.edu<mailto:kstiglitz@clarion.edu>
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Response to #4
From: Todd Feathers
This is perfect, thanks so much Kristin!
Quick question: I want to make sure I'm understanding this data correctly (what all the fields mean, what they data sources are, etc.). Is there somebody in particular at the university I should ask?
Again, I really appreciate the help!
Todd
From: Clarion University
Todd,
Please forward your questions to me and I'll forward them onto the appropriate individual to make sure you get a response. Thank you.
Kris
From:
Hello Kristin,
Thank you for following up on this and for your patience.
I’ll be in touch by EOD Tuesday (1/18) if that timeline is acceptable. I plan on finalizing our feedback this weekend.
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From: Clarion University
Hi Scott,
Thank you for following up on this. The requestor provided us an additional two weeks until January 28 to provide a response. However, if you can send me any documentation by Jan 21 that will allow Legal Counsel time to review. Thank you.
Kristin R. Stiglitz
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 7, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2022. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #22-19.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 7, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 28, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #22-19.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Clarion University
Contact CU Computing Services to review if needed!!!
Mr. Feathers,
Please find attached Clarion's final response to your Right to Know Request that was received on December 8, 2022. Please confirm receipt for this email with the letter of response along with two zip files with our response documents. Thank you.
Kristin Stiglitz
______________________________________________
Kristin R. Stiglitz
Open Records Officer
202 Carrier Hall
Clarion PA 16214
(814) 393-1984
kstiglitz@clarion.edu
From: Clarion University
Hello Mr. Feathers,
I forwarded Clarion’s response in a separate email. Please confirm receipt and that you can open the files. Thank you.
Kristin Stiglitz
From: Todd Feathers
I received all the files successfully, thank you so much for your help!
Todd
From: Clarion University
Great and you’re welcome.
From:
Hello,
This has been elevated to our General Counsel, Richard Dyer. I have copied him on this email. He will be in touch soon.
All my best,
Caroline
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From: Clarion University
Caroline,
Clarion provide Mr. Feathers with our response this morning and he confirmed receipt. Thanks.
Kris.
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