Hoonuit/PowerSchool Insights documents

Todd Feathers filed this request with the U-46 of Elgin, IL.
Submitted Oct. 19, 2021
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From: Todd Feathers

Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Hoonuit/PowerSchool Insights documents

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, including statements of work, between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, and/or Hoonuit.

2) All data privacy and data sharing agreements between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, and/or Hoonuit. This should include agreements that apply to both personally identifiable data as well as de-identified or aggregate data.

3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those variables are weighted, and how those models perform.

4) A data library (also known as a data dictionary) describing all data fields incorporated into the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance systems. To clarify: I am not requesting the data itself, but rather a list of the types of data (e.g., student names, grade, attendance rate, etc.) that the district uploads to the software. An example of a PowerSchool data library can be found here: https://docs.powerschool.com/PSDD/powerschool-tables.

5) A list of all personality, strengths, social-emotional, career, and college readiness surveys that can currently be administered to students through the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance software. In the event that a list of such surveys is not available, I will accept blank templates of the surveys instead.

6) All user manuals for PowerSchool, Naviance, and/or Hoonuit software provided by those companies to the district.

This request applies to the time period of Jan. 1, 2016 until the present.

Should you have any questions about any aspect of this request, please don't hesitate to ask.

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 employ 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 portion from public review.

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: U-46

Subject: U-46 FOIA - #3 Predictive Modeling

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Hello Mr. Feathers,

I have been assigned #3 of your FOIA request and am familiar with our
predictive models.

"3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for
the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include
any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model
performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine
learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient
boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive
models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those
variables are weighted, and how those models perform.
"

In order to ensure that this request is completed to your expectations, I
would prefer to talk and clarify the exact request. Do you have some
available timeslots this week?

Matt

*Matt Raimondi*
Assessment & Accountability Coordinator
School District U-46
355 E Chicago St
Elgin, IL 60120

Phone: 847-888-5000 (5382)
Fax: 847-931-1220
Assessment Office internal website
<https://sites.google.com/u-46.org/assessment-website/home?authuser=0>
Zoom meeting link <https://zoom.us/j/3335415102>, Meeting ID #333-541-5102
MyDataZone login <https://mydatazone.u-46.org:8443/K12IntelligencePortal/>

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From: Todd Feathers

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Hoonuit/PowerSchool Insights documents

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Hi Matt,

I'd be happy to talk. Do you have some time around 3 p.m. CT today?

Best,
Todd

From: U-46

Subject: Re: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Hoonuit/PowerSchool Insights documents

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How about 3:30? I have a meeting scheduled from 3-4 but it should not take
a full hour.

847-888-5000 (5382)

*Matt Raimondi*
Assessment & Accountability Coordinator
School District U-46
355 E Chicago St
Elgin, IL 60120

Phone: 847-888-5000 (5382)
Fax: 847-931-1220
Assessment Office internal website
<https://sites.google.com/u-46.org/assessment-website/home?authuser=0>
Zoom meeting link <https://zoom.us/j/3335415102>, Meeting ID #333-541-5102
MyDataZone login <https://mydatazone.u-46.org:8443/K12IntelligencePortal/>

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From: Todd Feathers

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Hoonuit/PowerSchool Insights documents

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My apologies, I didn't see this until too late.

I'll try to give you a call tomorrow.

Todd

From: U-46

Subject: Re: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Hoonuit/PowerSchool Insights documents

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Hello Mr. Feathers,

Attached you will find our response to your above FOIA request.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you.
Anna

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Sincerely,

Anna Pasternak x: 5329
District Records Office, SD U-46
1019 E. Chicago St.
Elgin, IL 60120

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