List of books prohibited under Senate File 496 (Linn-mar Community School District)

Good Morning Ben,

We are in receipt of your Public Records request dated 10/5/2023. I apologize for the delay as Caitlin is no longer with our district. Jeri Ramos is your contact person at the District regarding this records request. She can be reached via email at jramos@linmar.k12.ia.us<mailto:jramos@linmar.k12.ia.us> or by phone at (319) 447-3066. Please be advised that we are currently in the process of evaluating your request in an effort to provide you an estimated timeline and cost for any records we maintain that are responsive to your request.

Iowa law provides that, “A governmental body should provide records “promptly” and as soon as feasible unless the size or nature of the request makes that infeasible.” Time to locate a record(s) can vary considerably depending on: the specificity of the request, the number of potentially responsive documents, the age of the documents, the location of the documents, and whether the documents are stored electronically or not.

Additionally, Iowa Code Section 22.3(2) states that all reasonable expenses for the production of a public record request can be charged to the requestor. Reasonable expenses include actual costs associated with the retrieval, review and production of the records. In addition, the Iowa Code specifies that fulfillment of a public records request “may be contingent upon receipt of payment of expenses to be incurred in fulfilling the request and such estimated expenses shall be communicated to the requestor upon receipt of the request….” See Iowa Code Section 22.3(1).

Once your request is fully evaluated and should there be a charge to retrieve, review and/or copy the records, the District will provide you the estimated cost before working on the request and you will be given an option of modifying the type or scope of the request, in desired, to help reduce the fees and timeline for a response. In accordance with Iowa law, the District will not charge for requests that take less than 30 minutes to retrieve and produce.

This letter shall serve as notice that, in accordance with District policy and the authority granted in Iowa law, the District will require payment upfront and will begin to act upon your request once payment is received and will inform you of the estimated completion date. Payment is to be made to the Linn-Mar Community School District, Business Office, 2999 North 10th Street, Marion, IA 52302. If the actual cost of retrieving, reviewing, and releasing the requested records is less than the estimated amount, the District will refund any difference. And, if the cost is more, the District will let you know of any additional fees to be paid before releasing the requested records.

Amy Fecht

Human Resources Coordinator

Linn-Mar Community School District

2999 North 10th Street

Marion, Iowa 52302

319-447-3053

NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This message and any response to it may constitute a public record, and therefore, may be available upon request in accordance with Iowa Public Records Law, Iowa Code Chapter 22

Good Morning Ben,

In response to your open records request on 10-4-2023:

* A list of books that have been removed from schools in your district under Senate File 496, the schools from which they were removed, and whether the district or individual schools are storing the books that were removed.

* There are no records responsive to this request. This work is in progress.
Regards,

Jeri Ramos
Chief Technology Officer
Linn-Mar Community School District
2999 North 10th Street
Marion, IA 52302
CETL - Certified Education Technology Leader

Good Morning Ben,

In accordance with SF496, this is a collaborative effort with school Media Specialists (Teachers) and administration.
Thanks!

Jeri Ramos
Chief Technology Officer
Linn-Mar Community School District
2999 North 10th Street
Marion, IA 52302
CETL – Certified Education Technology Leader

Hello Ben,

I believe we have replied to your request(s). Is there an open question you still have?

Jeri

Jeri Ramos

CTO - Chief Technology Officer

Linn-Mar Community School District

2999 N 10th Street

Marion, IA 52302

Ben,

We have not completed our review as of yet. Therefore, we have no records yet to provide.

Thank you,
Jeri

Jeri Ramos

CTO - Chief Technology Officer

Linn-Mar Community School District

2999 N 10th Street

Marion, IA 52302