GDPA Request: Nonexclusionary Discipline State Funds – FY24 and FY25 – State Funds

Dear e,

Thank you for contacting the Minnesota Department of Education. This will acknowledge receipt of your correspondence in which you have requested information pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

The Department’s data practices unit will collect any responsive information that may be available and will respond to you as soon as reasonably possible.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Adam

Adam J. Heuett
Adam J. Heuett
Staff Attorney
Data Practices Compliance Official (DPCO)
Office of the General Counsel
He/Him/His
Direct Phone: 651-582-8267 | adam.heuett@state.mn.us<mailto:adam.heuett@state.mn.us>

Minnesota Department of Education
400 NE Stinson Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413
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Dear e,
I have spoken with the grants team regarding your request and they have some questions that I would like to discuss with you in order to properly understand, and fulfill, your requests. I am happy to keep your identity anonymous, if that is how you wish to proceed. Please let me know if you would like to discuss these scoping questions via email or via phone call. My contact information is below. Thank you for your understanding and I look forward to speaking with you soon. Take care.

Sincerely,
Adam

Adam J. Heuett
Adam J. Heuett
Staff Attorney
Data Practices Compliance Official (DPCO)
Office of the General Counsel
He/Him/His
Direct Phone: 651-582-8267 | adam.heuett@state.mn.us<mailto:adam.heuett@state.mn.us>

Minnesota Department of Education
400 NE Stinson Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413
education.mn.gov<https://education.mn.gov/>

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Hi e,
Thank you for your quick response. In speaking with the grants team, they stated that most requests for grants data are for grant agreements, applications, and reporting documents. Is that what you are interested in? While it is possible we could provide additional documents such as communications related to the grants, those are not necessarily centrally located and may take a considerable amount of time to pull, depending on their volume. Additionally, I wanted to let you know that the MTSS grant and NED grant are both still in process. Minnesota Statutes Section 15.599<https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/13.599> limits the amount of data that we can share publicly about grants during various phases of their process. As such, the amount of data we can share on those two grants is very limited at this time. Please let me know if you have any questions about that, or would like to modify the scope of your request as a result. I look forward to your response. Have a great day and take care!

Sincerely,
Adam

Adam J. Heuett
Adam J. Heuett
Staff Attorney
Data Practices Compliance Official (DPCO)
Office of the General Counsel
He/Him/His
Direct Phone: 651-582-8267 | adam.heuett@state.mn.us<mailto:adam.heuett@state.mn.us>

Minnesota Department of Education
400 NE Stinson Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413
education.mn.gov<https://education.mn.gov/>

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Good afternoon,

I am following up on the request for “a copy of all documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, and reporting documents for the Nonexclusionary Discipline State Funds – FY24 and FY25 – State Funds grant program.” At this point in time, the attached list of applicants and the amount requested is what is considered public data. Grant contracts are in process of being executed and more information could be shared once those are fully executed, which we anticipate occurring by the end of January.
Best,
Bette

Bette Benson
Grants Specialist Coordinator

Minnesota Department of Education
400 NE Stinson Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413
education.mn.gov<https://education.mn.gov/>

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