Teacher layoff letters (Cumberland School Department)

Dear Mr. Musgrave,

Please be advised that I am in receipt of your request pursuant to APRA
wherein you request a full list of the teachers who have received layoff
letters for the 2014-2015 school year, as well as the full list of
teachers' names submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Education for
possible layoff for the 2014-2015 school year.

Pursuant to R.I.G.L 38-2-2, the Cumberland School Department contends that
the disclosure of the information requested would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The information requested is
directly related to an employee's job performance which is not subject to
the Open Meetings Act. Teachers are issued "layoff" letters for a myriad
of reasons, some of which are related to performance. To provide such a
list is not in the public interest.

I would be happy to provide you with a list of all teachers employed by the
Cumberland School Department after our August 14, 2014 school committee
meeting. At that time, the majority of our positions will be filled.

If you wish to request such information, please contact me.

Thank you.

Tina

Tina M. Fogell, Esq.
Director of Human Resources
Cumberland School Department
2602 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
Telephone: (401) 658-1600, ext. 364
Facsimile: (401) 658-3257

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From: Shawn Musgrave <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 10:10 AM
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Teacher layoff letters
(Cumberland School Department)
To: cindy.chabot@cumberlandschools.org
Cc: phil.thornton@cumberlandschools.org

July 17, 2014
Cumberland School Department
2602 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI 02864

This is a follow up to a previous request:

Hello,

Checking in on this request once again.

Best,
Shawn

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On July 10, 2014:

Hello,

Please confirm whether the request below (which was faxed to 401 658-4620
as indicated on the CSD APRA form) was received.

Best,
Shawn

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On June 27, 2014:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act ("APRA"), I
hereby request the following records:

A full list of the teachers who have received layoff letters for the
2014-2015 school year, as well as the full list of teachers’ names
submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Education for possible layoff
for the 2014-2015 school year.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this
request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made
available to the general public free of charge as part of the public
information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the
news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for
commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 10 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shawn Musgrave

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