Board of Education Meeting
| Submitted | Nov. 23, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | Feb. 3, 2022 |
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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 (text messages and emails) from 11/1/21 to 11/23/21 among Board of Education trustees (Rebecca Sassouni, Donna Peirez, Barbara Berkowitz, Jeffrey Shi, and Grant Toch) and superintendent Teresa Prendergast regarding Board of Education meeting 11/17/21, all emails sent by North High administration (Daniel Holtzman, Ronald Levine, and Kathlyne Snyder) advising teachers on how to respond to questions about the meeting and Dr. Honig's slideshow presentation, and all meeting notes taken by North High administration regarding the 11/17/21 Board of Education meeting.
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
I will be out of the office on Tuesday, Nov. 22, returning on
Wednesday, Nov. 23. If you require immediate assistance, please
contact Michele Domanick at mdomanick@greatneck.k12.ny.us.
From: Pseudo Nym
Just following up…
From: Great Neck Public Schools
via email
December 1, 2021
Dear Pseudo Nym:
This letter will formally acknowledge receipt of your November 23, 2021
Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, received by this Office on
November 24, 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/>
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From: Pseudo Nym
It has been 20 days.
From: Pseudo Nym
Nevermind, sorry. It has been 20 days since your receipt of the letter, not from the date of the acknowledgment letter.
From: Muckrock Staff
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 Nov. 23, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 14, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Great Neck Public Schools
Great Neck Public Schools will be closed from December 24 - 31 for the
holiday recess. We will reopen on January 3, 2022.
Wishing you a safe and joyous holiday season.
Kuniko Langel
From: Great Neck Public Schools
*-via electronic transmission to requests@muckrock.com
<requests@muckrock.com> *
January 5, 2022
Dear Pseudo Nym:
This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated November 23, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you December 1, 2021.
Your FOIL request seeks copies of the following District records: “*All
communications (text messages and emails) from 11/1/21 to 11/23/21 among
Board of Education trustees (Rebecca Sassouni, Donna Peirez, Barbara
Berkowitz, Jeffrey Shi, and Grant Toch) and superintendent Teresa
Prendergast regarding Board of Education meeting 11/17/21, all emails sent
by North High administration (Daniel Holtzman, Ronald Levine, and Kathlyne
Snyder) advising teachers on how to respond to questions about the meeting
and Dr. Honig's slideshow presentation, and all meeting notes taken by
North High administration regarding the 11/17/21 Board of Education meeting*
.”
Please be advised that the District is in the process of gathering and
reviewing the documents requested. Due to the nature 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 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/>
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From: *KUNIKO LANGEL* <klangel@greatneck.k12.ny.us>
Date: Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Board of
Education Meeting
To: <requests@muckrock.com>
via email
December 1, 2021
Dear Pseudo Nym:
This letter will formally acknowledge receipt of your November 23, 2021
Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, received by this Office on
November 24, 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
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 11:33 PM <requests@muckrock.com>
wrote: <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Great Neck Public Schools
FOIL Office
345 Lakeville Road
Great Neck, NY 11020 <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
November 23, 2021 <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
To Whom It May Concern: <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the
following records: <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
All communications (text messages and emails) from 11/1/21 to 11/23/21
among Board of Education trustees (Rebecca Sassouni, Donna Peirez, Barbara
Berkowitz, Jeffrey Shi, and Grant Toch) and superintendent Teresa
Prendergast regarding Board of Education meeting 11/17/21, all emails sent
by North High administration (Daniel Holtzman, Ronald Levine, and Kathlyne
Snyder) advising teachers on how to respond to questions about the meeting
and Dr. Honig's slideshow presentation, and all meeting notes taken by
North High administration regarding the 11/17/21 Board of Education meeting.
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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. <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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. <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Sincerely, <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Pseudo Nym <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 121540
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516 <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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.
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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From: Muckrock Staff
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 Nov. 23, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 20, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 November 23, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you December 1, 2021, and the
District’s follow up letter on January 5, 2022.
Your FOIL request seeks copies of the following District records: “*All
communications (text messages and emails) from 11/1/21 to 11/23/21 among
Board of Education trustees (Rebecca Sassouni, Donna Peirez, Barbara
Berkowitz, Jeffrey Shi, and Grant Toch) and superintendent Teresa
Prendergast regarding Board of Education meeting 11/17/21, all emails sent
by North High administration (Daniel Holtzman, Ronald Levine, and Kathlyne
Snyder) advising teachers on how to respond to questions about the meeting
and Dr. Honig's slideshow presentation, and all meeting notes taken by
North High administration regarding the 11/17/21 Board of Education meeting*
.”
Please be advised that the District is in the process of gathering and
reviewing the documents requested. Due to the nature 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, Jan 5, 2022 at 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Board of
Education Meeting
To: <requests@muckrock.com>
*-via electronic transmission to requests@muckrock.com
<requests@muckrock.com> *
January 5, 2022
Dear Pseudo Nym:
This letter is sent in connection with your Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”) request dated November 23, 2021, and in furtherance of the
District’s acknowledgment letter to you December 1, 2021.
Your FOIL request seeks copies of the following District records: “*All
communications (text messages and emails) from 11/1/21 to 11/23/21 among
Board of Education trustees (Rebecca Sassouni, Donna Peirez, Barbara
Berkowitz, Jeffrey Shi, and Grant Toch) and superintendent Teresa
Prendergast regarding Board of Education meeting 11/17/21, all emails sent
by North High administration (Daniel Holtzman, Ronald Levine, and Kathlyne
Snyder) advising teachers on how to respond to questions about the meeting
and Dr. Honig's slideshow presentation, and all meeting notes taken by
North High administration regarding the 11/17/21 Board of Education meeting*
.”
Please be advised that the District is in the process of gathering and
reviewing the documents requested. Due to the nature 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 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/>
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: *KUNIKO LANGEL* <klangel@greatneck.k12.ny.us>
Date: Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Board of
Education Meeting
To: <requests@muckrock.com>
via email
December 1, 2021
Dear Pseudo Nym:
This letter will formally acknowledge receipt of your November 23, 2021
Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, received by this Office on
November 24, 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
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 11:33 PM <requests@muckrock.com>
wrote:
Great Neck Public Schools
FOIL Office
345 Lakeville Road
Great Neck, NY 11020 <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
November 23, 2021 <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
To Whom It May Concern: <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the
following records: <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
All communications (text messages and emails) from 11/1/21 to 11/23/21
among Board of Education trustees (Rebecca Sassouni, Donna Peirez, Barbara
Berkowitz, Jeffrey Shi, and Grant Toch) and superintendent Teresa
Prendergast regarding Board of Education meeting 11/17/21, all emails sent
by North High administration (Daniel Holtzman, Ronald Levine, and Kathlyne
Snyder) advising teachers on how to respond to questions about the meeting
and Dr. Honig's slideshow presentation, and all meeting notes taken by
North High administration regarding the 11/17/21 Board of Education meeting.
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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. <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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. <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Sincerely, <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Pseudo Nym <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 121540
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516 <http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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.
<http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/>
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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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