Florida College Presidents' Pledge to Stop 'Critical Race Theory' (Florida Southwestern State College)

Good morning,

This email shall serve as the acknowledgment of your public records request for the following:

1. Any records reflecting or documenting action by your institution as a result of, or intended to satisfy, the commitments made in the January 18, 2023, "Florida College System Presidents Statement on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Critical Race Theory," available at https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5673/urlt/FCSDEIstatement.pdf. This request includes, but is not limited to, any memoranda, emails, directives, instructions, or guidance issued to administrators, staff, faculty, or employees concerning the January 18 statement. It also includes, but is not limited to, any calendar entries concerning the January 18 statement.

2. Any communications to or from the president or provost of your institution (including, but not limited to, memoranda, emails, text messages, or social media messages) concerning the January 18 statement.

3. Any records (including correspondence) sent to the provided in response to Memo No. 23-021, sent on December 28, 2022 by Chris Spencer, Director of the Office of Policy and Budget, directing each institution of higher education to provide certain information by Friday, January 13, 2023.

We will begin to gather the records and will let you know in advance if there is a charge associated with this request.

Thank you.

Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Office of the President

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8099 College Parkway |Fort Myers |Florida|33919
Phone 239.489.9295 |Ext. 11295
Email: linda.saunders@fsw.edu<mailto:linda.saunders@fsw.edu>

Please Note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.

Good afternoon,

In response to your records request, we estimate that there will be a cost of $174.13 for 3.5 hours of personnel time.

1. Any records reflecting or documenting action by your institution as a result of, or intended to satisfy, the commitments made in the January 18, 2023, "Florida College System Presidents Statement on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Critical Race Theory," available at https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5673/urlt/FCSDEIstatement.pdf. This request includes, but is not limited to, any memoranda, emails, directives, instructions, or guidance issued to administrators, staff, faculty, or employees concerning the January 18 statement. It also includes, but is not limited to, any calendar entries concerning the January 18 statement.

2. Any communications to or from the president or provost of your institution (including, but not limited to, memoranda, emails, text messages, or social media messages) concerning the January 18 statement.

This is an estimated charge for labor cost, and we will let you know in advance, if your request will incur additional charges. Likewise, if the request takes less time, the College will refund you the difference of what you paid, and the actual time used to provide the record.

I have included an invoice for your convenience. We can receive payment in the form of a check or cash (directly to our cashier’s office). If mailing, please mail to the address below, to my attention. Once the invoice is paid, we will begin to prepare your request.

Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Office of the President

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8099 College Parkway |Fort Myers |Florida|33919
Phone 239.489.9295 |Ext. 11295
Email: linda.saunders@fsw.edu<mailto:linda.saunders@fsw.edu>

Please Note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.

Good morning,

Just an update to the request below, our technology department has been working through the emails. We will let you know as soon as they have the information compiled, and should there be additional charges for personnel time, we will send an invoice before the requested information.

Linda

Good afternoon,

Your public records requested below for the emails are taking much longer than IT expected. I am waiting for IT to provide me with another update and any additional hours of personnel time spent, which may involve additional costs.

Thank you.

Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Office of the President

[cid:image001.png@01D1D207.E2A911B0]

8099 College Parkway |Fort Myers |Florida|33919
Phone 239.489.9295 |Ext. 11295
Email: linda.saunders@fsw.edu<mailto:linda.saunders@fsw.edu>

Please Note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.

Good morning,

We are working with IT on the emails you requested below. The file of emails that IT is working on is very large and has taken several hours, which is still in the works. If you would like IT to continue with the request for emails, we have attached the invoice for the additional hours of IT personnel time.

We can receive payment in the form of a check or cash (directly to our cashier’s office). If mailing, please mail to the address below, to my attention. Once the attached invoice is paid, we will continue with the gathering of emails as requested.

Best regards,

Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Office of the President

[cid:image001.png@01D1D207.E2A911B0]

8099 College Parkway |Fort Myers |Florida|33919
Phone 239.489.9295 |Ext. 11295
Email: linda.saunders@fsw.edu<mailto:linda.saunders@fsw.edu>

Please Note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.

Good morning,

We received your payment for the personnel time for the requested information on PRR 23-7. Our IT department will continue working through the emails.

Best regards,

Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Office of the President

[cid:image001.png@01D1D207.E2A911B0]

8099 College Parkway |Fort Myers |Florida|33919
Phone 239.489.9295 |Ext. 11295
Email: linda.saunders@fsw.edu<mailto:linda.saunders@fsw.edu>

Please Note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.

Good morning,

I received a notice from our cashier’s office that Muckrock overpaid the invoiced amount by $1.00; the process to credit back involves a trail of paperwork, so we can void and return the check and ask that you send a check for the correct amount of $223.88. Please confirm that you received this message. Thank you.

Linda

Good morning,

At this time, I have not heard back from anyone concerning the email below. Today, 5/2/23, I mailed your check back (incorrect amount) and asked that the correct amount, $223.88, be submitted so that we may provide the requested information. Thank you.

Best regards,

Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Office of the President

[cid:image001.png@01D1D207.E2A911B0]

8099 College Parkway |Fort Myers |Florida|33919
Phone 239.489.9295 |Ext. 11295
Email: linda.saunders@fsw.edu<mailto:linda.saunders@fsw.edu>

Please Note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.

A fix is required to perfect the request.

Thank you. I have returned the check for the $224.88 to the new address provided.

Linda

Good afternoon

This email shall serve as the acknowledgement of your public records request for the following:

* Attachment as requested in your email- numbered 1-3.
Please find the requested records attached. This concludes your records request.

Thank you.

Linda Saunders
Administrative Assistant
Office of the President

[cid:image001.png@01D1D207.E2A911B0]

8099 College Parkway |Fort Myers |Florida|33919
Phone 239.489.9295 |Ext. 11295
Email: linda.saunders@fsw.edu<mailto:linda.saunders@fsw.edu>

Please Note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure.

Thank you.

Linda