EAB risk score reports (Georgia State University)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) An up-to-date report (as of the time this request is processed) from the university's Educational Advisory Board (EAB) system documenting student predicted risk scores, broken down in aggregate by the following categories:
- Race
- Gender
- Race AND gender
- Major
- GPA group

As explained in the attached document, this data is stored in the university's EAB system as part of the Student Success Collaborative and can easily be searched and compiled into reports. Please note that I am not requesting any personally identifying information, but rather aggregate data for the aforementioned groups.

2) All validation studies or technical reports detailing the unique predictive model created by EAB for the university and how it performs across different demographic groups.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and I intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest and not for any commercial purpose

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

Andrea,

Thank you for your response. I have attached the GSU advisor manual for the EAB Student Success Collaborative system. It clearly states on page 23 of the PDF that, with the advanced search feature, GSU users can search for student information including race and gender.

Please confirm receipt of this message and that GSU has begun processing my request.

Todd Feathers