AP Points Emails

Pseudo Nym filed this request with the Great Neck Public Schools of Great Neck, NY.
Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Pseudo Nym

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

All communications between the dates 06/01/21 and 09/25/21 concerning the topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Pseudo Nym

From: Great Neck Public Schools

via email

October 1, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

This letter will formally acknowledge receipt of your September 25, 2021
Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, received by this Office on
September 27, 2021.

Please be advised that the District will respond to your request by either
granting or denying the request, in whole or in part, within twenty (20)
business days from the date of this acknowledgment letter. However, if
circumstances prevent the disclosure of the materials sought within twenty
(20) business days from the date of this acknowledgement letter, the
District will contact you in writing to provide a reason for the inability
to grant the request within such time period and a reasonable date certain
of when the request will be granted, in whole or in part.

Please be further advised that the District charges the statutorily
permitted fee of $0.25 per page for duplication of records requested under
FOIL, unless the same are available for electronic transmission.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education *

*Records Access Officer*

Great Neck Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office

345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020

(516) 441-4007

[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 10:30 PM
Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
To: <cbowler@greatneck.k12.ny.us>

Great Neck Public Schools
FOIL Office
345 Lakeville Road
Great Neck, NY 11020

September 25, 2021

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the
following records:

All communications between the dates 06/01/21 and 09/25/21 concerning the
topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in
accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Pseudo Nym

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 119544
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

From: Great Neck Public Schools

via email

October 6, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

The District is in the process of reviewing the records it has in its
possession based on your request; however, due to the broadness of your
request, the District requests that you clarify the types of communications
you are requesting as well as topic of your request.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer*Great Neck
Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

From: Pseudo Nym

Here’s the clarification.

Any and all communications between 06/15/21 and 9/25/21 concerning the topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class, including but not limited to any of the following keywords: "AP," "Appell," "CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South," "Advanced Placement," "points," "weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York," "Jessica," "Prendergast," "Courtney," "Daniel, "Hotlzman," and "Teresa."

From: Pseudo Nym

Correction (changed "Hotlzman" to "Holtzman"):

Any and all communications between 06/15/21 and 9/25/21 concerning the topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class, including but not limited to any of the following keywords: "AP," "Appell," "CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South," "Advanced Placement," "points," "weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York," "Jessica," "Prendergast," "Courtney," "Daniel, "Holtzman," and "Teresa."

From: Great Neck Public Schools

*-via electronic transmission to **requests@muckrock.com*
<requests@muckrock.com>* -*

November 1, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated September 25, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you October 1, 2021, and the District’s
request for clarification from you on October 6, 2021.

Your clarification FOIL request dated October 29, 2021, seeks copies of the
following District records: “Any and all communications between 06/15/21
and 9/25/21 concerning the topic of AP points, or points added to a
student's class average in accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s)
for the class, including but not limited to any of the following keywords:
"AP," "Appell," "CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South," "Advanced
Placement," "points," "weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York," "Jessica,"
"Prendergast," "Courtney," "Daniel, "Holtzman," and "Teresa."”.

Please be advised that the District is in the process of gathering and
reviewing the documents requested. Due to the nature and scope of your
request, the District requires an additional 30 business days to process
your FOIL request. Accordingly, the District intends to provide you with
copies of the documents, to the extent that the same are subject to
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, by December 15, 2021.
Should additional time be required to process your request, you will be
contacted before said date. Please further note that, in the event that any
responsive documents become available for disclosure, in whole or in part,
prior to the foregoing time period you will be immediately contacted.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education *

*Records Access Officer*

Great Neck Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office

345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020

(516) 441-4007

[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

From: Pseudo Nym

Just confirming that it will be completed by the end of tomorrow?

From: Great Neck Public Schools

*via electronic transmission: requests@muckrock.com
<requests@muckrock.com> *

December 15, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated September 25, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you October 1, 2021, the District’s
request for clarification from you on October 6, 2021, and the District’s
follow up letter on November 1, 2021.

As per your clarification to your FOIL request on October 29, 2021, you
seek copies of the following District records: “Any and all communications
between 06/15/21 and 9/25/21 concerning the topic of AP points, or points
added to a student's class average in accordance with his or her score on
AP exam(s) for the class, including but not limited to any of the following
keywords: "AP," "Appell," "CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South,"
"Advanced Placement," "points," "weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York,"
"Jessica," "Prendergast," "Courtney," "Daniel, "Holtzman," and "Teresa."”.

Please be advised that the District is still in the process of gathering
and reviewing the documents requested. Due to the voluminous nature and
scope of your request, the District requires an additional 20 business days
to process your FOIL request. Accordingly, the District intends to provide
you with copies of the documents, to the extent that the same are subject
to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, by January 20, 2022.
Should additional time be required to process your request, you will be
contacted before said date. Please further note that, in the event that any
responsive documents become available for disclosure, in whole or in part,
prior to the foregoing time period you will be immediately contacted.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer*Great Neck
Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

From: Pseudo Nym

Sounds good! Just to clarify the punctuation included in the keywords should be ignored.

Ex. “Holtzman,” should be “Holtzman” and “Teresa.” should be “Teresa”

From: Great Neck Public Schools

*-via electronic transmission to **requests@muckrock.com
<requests@muckrock.com> *

January 20, 2022

Dear Pseudo Nym:

This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated September 25, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you October 1, 2021, the District’s
request for clarification from you on October 6, 2021, the District’s
follow up letter on November 1, 2021, and the District’s follow up letter
on December 15, 2021.

Your FOIL request seeks copies of the following District records: “Any and
all communications between 06/15/21 and 9/25/21 concerning the topic of AP
points, or points added to a student's class average in accordance with his
or her score on AP exam(s) for the class, including but not limited to any
of the following keywords: "AP," "Appell," "CollegeBoard," "Knacke,"
"North," "South," "Advanced Placement," "points," "weighting," "GPA,"
"Randy," "York," "Jessica," "Prendergast," "Courtney," "Daniel, "Holtzman,"
and "Teresa."”.

Please be advised that the District is still in the process of gathering
and reviewing the documents requested. Due to the voluminous nature and
scope of your request, the District requires an additional 10 business days
to process your FOIL request. Accordingly, the District intends to provide
you with copies of the documents, to the extent that the same are subject
to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, by February 3, 2022.
Should additional time be required to process your request, you will be
contacted before said date. Please further note that, in the event that any
responsive documents become available for disclosure, in whole or in part,
prior to the foregoing time period you will be immediately contacted.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education *

*Records Access Officer*

Great Neck Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office

345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020

(516) 441-4007

[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: *KUNIKO LANGEL* <klangel@greatneck.k12.ny.us>
Date: Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
To: <requests@muckrock.com>

*via electronic transmission: requests@muckrock.com
<requests@muckrock.com> *

December 15, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated September 25, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you October 1, 2021, the District’s
request for clarification from you on October 6, 2021, and the District’s
follow up letter on November 1, 2021.

As per your clarification to your FOIL request on October 29, 2021, you
seek copies of the following District records: “Any and all communications
between 06/15/21 and 9/25/21 concerning the topic of AP points, or points
added to a student's class average in accordance with his or her score on
AP exam(s) for the class, including but not limited to any of the following
keywords: "AP," "Appell," "CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South,"
"Advanced Placement," "points," "weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York,"
"Jessica," "Prendergast," "Courtney," "Daniel, "Holtzman," and "Teresa."”.

Please be advised that the District is still in the process of gathering
and reviewing the documents requested. Due to the voluminous nature and
scope of your request, the District requires an additional 20 business days
to process your FOIL request. Accordingly, the District intends to provide
you with copies of the documents, to the extent that the same are subject
to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, by January 20, 2022.
Should additional time be required to process your request, you will be
contacted before said date. Please further note that, in the event that any
responsive documents become available for disclosure, in whole or in part,
prior to the foregoing time period you will be immediately contacted.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer*Great Neck
Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

*From:* requests@muckrock.com <
requests@muckrock.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, December 1, 2021 1:00 AM
*To:* klangel@greatneck.k12.ny.us
*Subject:* RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails

Great Neck Public Schools
FOIL Office
345 Lakeville Road
Great Neck, NY 11020

December 1, 2021

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law
request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 25, 2021. You
previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 15, 2021. I wanted
to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and
to see if that date was still accurate.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 119544
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

---

On Nov. 1, 2021:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
*-via electronic transmission to **requests@muckrock.com*
<requests@muckrock.com>* -*

November 1, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated September 25, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you October 1, 2021, and the District’s
request for clarification from you on October 6, 2021.

Your clarification FOIL request dated October 29, 2021, seeks copies of the
following District records: “Any and all communications between 06/15/21
and 9/25/21 concerning the topic of AP points, or points added to a
student's class average in accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s)
for the class, including but not limited to any of the following keywords:
"AP," "Appell," "CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South," "Advanced
Placement," "points," "weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York," "Jessica,"
"Prendergast," "Courtney," "Daniel, "Holtzman," and "Teresa."”.

Please be advised that the District is in the process of gathering and
reviewing the documents requested. Due to the nature and scope of your
request, the District requires an additional 30 business days to process
your FOIL request. Accordingly, the District intends to provide you with
copies of the documents, to the extent that the same are subject to
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, by December 15, 2021.
Should additional time be required to process your request, you will be
contacted before said date. Please further note that, in the event that any
responsive documents become available for disclosure, in whole or in part,
prior to the foregoing time period you will be immediately contacted.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education *

*Records Access Officer*

Great Neck Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office

345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020

(516) 441-4007

[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

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On Oct. 29, 2021:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
Correction (changed "Hotlzman" to "Holtzman"):

Any and all communications between 06/15/21 and 9/25/21 concerning the
topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in
accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class, including but
not limited to any of the following keywords: "AP," "Appell,"
"CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South," "Advanced Placement," "points,"
"weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York," "Jessica," "Prendergast," "Courtney,"
"Daniel, "Holtzman," and "Teresa."
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On Oct. 28, 2021:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
Here’s the clarification.

Any and all communications between 06/15/21 and 9/25/21 concerning the
topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in
accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class, including but
not limited to any of the following keywords: "AP," "Appell,"
"CollegeBoard," "Knacke," "North," "South," "Advanced Placement," "points,"
"weighting," "GPA," "Randy," "York," "Jessica," "Prendergast," "Courtney,"
"Daniel, "Hotlzman," and "Teresa."
---

On Oct. 6, 2021:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
via email

October 6, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

The District is in the process of reviewing the records it has in its
possession based on your request; however, due to the broadness of your
request, the District requests that you clarify the types of communications
you are requesting as well as topic of your request.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer*Great Neck
Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007
[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

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On Oct. 1, 2021:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
via email

October 1, 2021

Dear Pseudo Nym:

This letter will formally acknowledge receipt of your September 25, 2021
Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, received by this Office on
September 27, 2021.

Please be advised that the District will respond to your request by either
granting or denying the request, in whole or in part, within twenty (20)
business days from the date of this acknowledgment letter. However, if
circumstances prevent the disclosure of the materials sought within twenty
(20) business days from the date of this acknowledgement letter, the
District will contact you in writing to provide a reason for the inability
to grant the request within such time period and a reasonable date certain
of when the request will be granted, in whole or in part.

Please be further advised that the District charges the statutorily
permitted fee of $0.25 per page for duplication of records requested under
FOIL, unless the same are available for electronic transmission.

If you have any questions relating to this matter, please feel free to
contact me.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education *

*Records Access Officer*

Great Neck Public Schools
Superintendent’s Office

345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020

(516) 441-4007

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 10:30 PM
Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
To: <cbowler@greatneck.k12.ny.us>

Great Neck Public Schools
FOIL Office
345 Lakeville Road
Great Neck, NY 11020

September 25, 2021

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the
following records:

All communications between the dates 06/01/21 and 09/25/21 concerning the
topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in
accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Pseudo Nym

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 119544
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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On Sept. 25, 2021:
Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: AP Points Emails
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the
following records:

All communications between the dates 06/01/21 and 09/25/21 concerning the
topic of AP points, or points added to a student's class average in
accordance with his or her score on AP exam(s) for the class.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Pseudo Nym

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 119544
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

From: Great Neck Public Schools

Please see attached letter.

Sincerely,

*Kuniko Langel *

*Secretary to the Board of Education Records Access Officer *Great Neck
Public Schools
345 Lakeville Rd, Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4007

[image: GNPS Logo (cropped)] <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>

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