Bethel School District – Request for a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by the District including District Responses for the years 2010 - 2021

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act [RCW 42.56] I hereby request the following records:

I request a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by Bethel School District and a complete electronic copy of the District's Responses to these Public Records Requests for the time period January 1, 2010 through November 4, 2021.

In the event the District chooses to provide these records in installments over time I request the records to be produced in reverse chronological order - from the most recent records to the earliest.

If this request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the PRA. I also request a detailed contemporaneous log to be provided for any document withheld or redacted.

For each responsive record the District contends is exempt from public disclosure, in whole or in part, please specifically identify the record by subject, title, author, custodian and date, and state how a specific statutory exemption applies to each record as required by RCW 42.56.210(3) and Rental Housing Ass'n v. Des Moines, 165 Wn.2d 525, 199 P.3d 393 (2009).

I request electronic production of all electronic records in the original NATIVE electronic format for each record.

I request for these public records to be produced by public (no password) e-mail attachment or link. If electronic attachment or link is not possible, an alternative would be to produce responsive records via USB DRIVE or DATA CD-ROM.

THIS REQUEST IS NOT BEING MADE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public.

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.

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,

PRA Audit

Hello Ms. Kemp,

Thank you for your email.

We would appreciate any questions you may have to be sent via email.

In response to your query regarding parents/students:

Presumably, virtually an entire student’s educational file would be exempt from any public records request.

We would agree to exclude records requests made by parents/guardians about their students for their student’s grades and educational file.

Thank you.

Hello,

Thank you for your letter.

In response to your question of whether or not employee personnel files should be produced as responsive records, the answer is yes. All public records requests (PRR) the District has received would be considered responsive documents to be produced including employee personnel files.

Thank you.

Hello,

It has been 126 days since we received the Districts one and only installment of records. When can we expect the remainder of requested records to be produced? Thank you.

VIA EMAIL TO: dboyles@bethelsd.org

Hello,

Who is responsible for public records at your agency? We receive no response to communications and no records are bring produced.

Please advise.

VIA EMAIL: kkemp@bethelsd.org
08/05/2022
Subject: RE: Washington Public Records Act Request: Bethel School District – Request for a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by the District including District Responses for the years 2010 - 2021

Email
Hello,

It has been 126 days since we received the Districts one and only installment of records. When can we expect the remainder of requested records to be produced? Thank you.

1-25-23

via email to kkemp@bethelsd.org

Hello,

Is this public records request now closed?

1-31-23

via email to kkemp@bethelsd.org

Hello,

Is this public records request now closed?

05-29-23

VIA EMAIL TO: communications@bethelsd.org

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act [RCW 42.56] I hereby request the following records:

I request a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by Bethel School District and a complete electronic copy of the District's Responses to these Public Records Requests for the time period January 1, 2010 through May 29, 2023.

In the event the District chooses to provide these records in installments over time I request the records to be produced in reverse chronological order - from the most recent records to the earliest.

If this request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the PRA. I also request a detailed contemporaneous log to be provided for any document withheld or redacted.

For each responsive record the District contends is exempt from public disclosure, in whole or in part, please specifically identify the record by subject, title, author, custodian and date, and state how a specific statutory exemption applies to each record as required by RCW 42.56.210(3) and Rental Housing Ass'n v. Des Moines, 165 Wn.2d 525, 199 P.3d 393 (2009).

I request electronic production of all electronic records in the original NATIVE electronic format for each record.

I request for these public records to be produced by public (no password) e-mail attachment or link. If electronic attachment or link is not possible, an alternative would be to produce responsive records via USB DRIVE or DATA CD-ROM.

THIS REQUEST IS NOT BEING MADE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public.

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.

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,

PRA Audit

6-15-23

via email to: "Publicrecords" <publicrecords@bethelsd.org>

Hello,

I have already made a declaration regarding no commercial purpose in the original PRA request . Please see the original PRA request. Your form is not required and will not be completed.

Thanks.

"From: PRA Audit

11/05/2021
Subject: Washington Public Records Act Request: Bethel School District – Request for a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by the District including District Responses for the years 2010 - 2021

Email
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act [RCW 42.56] I hereby request the following records:

I request a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by Bethel School District and a complete electronic copy of the District's Responses to these Public Records Requests for the time period January 1, 2010 through November 4, 2021.

In the event the District chooses to provide these records in installments over time I request the records to be produced in reverse chronological order - from the most recent records to the earliest.

If this request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the PRA. I also request a detailed contemporaneous log to be provided for any document withheld or redacted.

For each responsive record the District contends is exempt from public disclosure, in whole or in part, please specifically identify the record by subject, title, author, custodian and date, and state how a specific statutory exemption applies to each record as required by RCW 42.56.210(3) and Rental Housing Ass'n v. Des Moines, 165 Wn.2d 525, 199 P.3d 393 (2009).

I request electronic production of all electronic records in the original NATIVE electronic format for each record.

I request for these public records to be produced by public (no password) e-mail attachment or link. If electronic attachment or link is not possible, an alternative would be to produce responsive records via USB DRIVE or DATA CD-ROM.

THIS REQUEST IS NOT BEING MADE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public.

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.

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,

PRA Audit"

8-1-23

Via email to "Publicrecords" <publicrecords@bethelsd.org>

Hello,

Have all requested records been produced? Is this Public Records request now closed?

October 6, 2023

Hello Ms. Kemp,

You have requested fees in the amount of $38.83 for this first installment of electronic records.

Are the fees you are requesting actual costs? If so, please provide evidence and data as to how Bethel School District calculated the actual cost of $38.83 to produce these public records in electronic format.

Thank you.

October 12, 2023

Hello Ms. Kemp,

You did not answer my question about ACTUAL COSTS.

You have requested fees in the amount of $38.83 (3,107 files at the rate of 5 cents for every 4 files, or (3107*0.05)/4 = $38.83 )for this first installment of electronic records the ACTUAL COST to the Bethel School District?

If so, please provide evidence and data as to how Bethel School District calculated the actual cost of $38.83 to produce these public records in electronic format.

I also request you .zip the 3,107 files into 1 file for convenience and economy.

Please let me know what the ACTUAL COSTS are for 3,107 files at the rate of 5 cents for every 4 files, and what the ACTUAL COSTS are for 1 .zip file.

Thank you.

November 7, 2023

submitted via email to "KATHRYN KEMP" <kkemp@bethelsd.org>

Hello,

I don't understand your "communication informing you of our need for an
extension" including "clarification."

Here is the original request:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act [RCW 42.56] I hereby request the following records:

I request a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by Bethel School District and a complete electronic copy of the District's Responses to these Public Records Requests for the time period January 1, 2010 through November 4, 2021.

In the event the District chooses to provide these records in installments over time I request the records to be produced in reverse chronological order - from the most recent records to the earliest.

If this request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the PRA. I also request a detailed contemporaneous log to be provided for any document withheld or redacted.

For each responsive record the District contends is exempt from public disclosure, in whole or in part, please specifically identify the record by subject, title, author, custodian and date, and state how a specific statutory exemption applies to each record as required by RCW 42.56.210(3) and Rental Housing Ass'n v. Des Moines, 165 Wn.2d 525, 199 P.3d 393 (2009).

I request electronic production of all electronic records in the original NATIVE electronic format for each record.

I do not know how to make this request more clear.

You have closed the request, opened the request, delayed the request, closed, opened, and then requested commercial purpose forms. You have demanded fees that do not seem to be based on actual agency costs and then ignored my inquiries about actual agency costs. I too am quite confused as to where you are now with this request, however when we get to the end I will count up the entire production installments and if in sum total they match:

"a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by Bethel School District and a complete electronic copy of the District's Responses to these Public Records Requests for the time period January 1, 2010 through November 4, 2021."

GREAT!

if not,

PROBLEM.

That should answer all the questions you could ever have about this request.

Thank you.

-Please get back to me with an answer about my email of 10-11-23 questions about actual agency costs.

November 18, 2023

submitted via email to "KATHRYN KEMP" <kkemp@bethelsd.org>

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act [RCW 42.56] I hereby request the following records:

I request a complete electronic copy of all Public Records Requests received by Bethel School District and a complete electronic copy of the District's Responses to these Public Records Requests for the time period January 1, 2010 through November 4, 2021.

In the event the District chooses to provide these records in installments over time I request the records to be produced in reverse chronological order - from the most recent records to the earliest.

If this request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the PRA. I also request a detailed contemporaneous log to be provided for any document withheld or redacted.

For each responsive record the District contends is exempt from public disclosure, in whole or in part, please specifically identify the record by subject, title, author, custodian and date, and state how a specific statutory exemption applies to each record as required by RCW 42.56.210(3) and Rental Housing Ass'n v. Des Moines, 165 Wn.2d 525, 199 P.3d 393 (2009).

I request electronic production of all electronic records in the original NATIVE electronic format for each record.