APRA procedures (East Greenwich Public Schools)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Written procedures for access to the agency’s public records, including any records request forms required or suggested by the agency.

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

Hello,

Thank you for sending this. Does EGSD have written procedures for submitting and processing of APRA requests? The attached document does not provide information to this effect.

Thank you,
Shawn

Hello,

Checking in once again on this request.

Best,
Shawn

Hello,

Checking on this again.

-Shawn

Hello,

There are remaining portions of this APRA request that are outstanding. Kindly see below and respond.

Best,
Shawn

Hello,

This request remains unfulfilled. Please see below and advise.

Best,
Shawn

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

Checking on this once again.

Thank you,
Shawn

Hello,

Checking in once again -- this APRA request has not yet been fulfilled despite several weeks having passed.

Please advise.

Thank you,
Shawn

Ms. Meglio and Superintendent Mercurio -

As sent in April, the attached document quotes from the state Access to Public Records Act, including the provision requiring public bodies to "establish procedures regarding access to public records." As amended in 2012, the APRA further requires each public body to post these procedures online.

While the attached document quotes from the APRA, it does not outline the procedure submitting a request to East Greenwich Public Schools, as the 2012 amendments require. Nor have I been able to track down any such procedure posted on the district's website. Please advise as to whether the district has an APRA procedure as required by the 2012 APRA amendments.

I look forward to your prompt reply, per your obligations under Rhode Island law.

Thank you,
Shawn