Communications referencing the term "new normal" (Watervliet City School District)

I will be out of the office beginning July 5, 2022 through approximately August 5, 2022.  I am hoping to return on August 8.  I will not have access to e-mails during this time.  I will do my best to respond to all messages when I return.  If you need immediate assistance, please call (518) 629-3201.
Warm Regards,

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Bernadette L. Boardman Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Clerk of the Board FOIL Officer Watervliet City School District 1245 Hillside Drive Watervliet, NY  12189 Phone: (518) 629-3201 Fax: (518) 629-3265
"Be the change you wish to see in the world"

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Mr. Parker,

This is to certify that I received your e-mail regarding a Freedom of
Information Law request (see your e-mail, below).

Within 20 business days, we will provide any records we have in response.

Very truly yours,

*Bernadette L. Boardman*
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Clerk of the Board
FOIL Officer
Watervliet City School District
1245 Hillside Drive
Watervliet, NY 12189
Phone: (518) 629-3201
Fax: (518) 629-3265

*"Be the change you wish to see in the world"*

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October 3, 2022

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Jackson Parker
requests@muckrock.com

Re: Response to Freedom of Information Law Request

Dear Mr. Parker:

This will respond to your New York State Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) requests received by me on August 5, 2022 and follows my initial response to you acknowledging receipt of those request dated August 8, 2022. I am responding to your request as the Records Access Officer of Watervliet City School District. In your requests you seek:

1. All records, communications or briefings created, generated, forwarded, transmitted, sent, shared, received, or reviewed by any district official in any way describing or attempting to describe the definition of the phrase "new normal", including but not limited to any record located on backup tapes, archives, any other recovery, backup, storage or retrieval system, district electronic mail or message accounts, non-district electronic mail or message accounts, personal electronic mail or message accounts, district servers, non-district servers, and personal servers, as well as any electronic mail or message carbon copied to district account recipients, any electronic mail or message carbon copied to non-district account recipients, any electronic mail or message forwarded to district account recipients, any electronic mail or message forwarded to non-district account recipients, and attachments to any electronic mail or message.

2. Any and all emails, paper communications, phone logs, text messages, receipts, invoices, memorandum, meeting notes from/to/cc anyone with the following:
- School Building Leader
- School Administrator /Supervisor
- School District Leader
- School District Business Leader
- School Board Member
which contain the statement “new normal”. Be sure to include contents of attachments to emails.

3. Any and all emails, paper communications, phone logs, text messages, receipts, invoices, memorandum, meeting notes from/to/cc anyone with the following:
- School Building Leader
- School Administrator / Supervisor
- School District Leader
- School District Business Leader
- School Board Member
which contain the statement “moral panic”. Be sure to include contents of attachments to emails.
Please be advised that after a search and investigation, the District appears to be in possession of approximately 5,624 pieces of correspondence that may be responsive to your request, with the vast majority being unsolicited, commercial advertisements from various vendors. Given the scope of records within the District’s possession that may be responsive your request, as currently drafted, we respectfully ask that you consider refining your request, so that the District can narrow its response to provide you with only those records you are actually seeking, if the District is in possession of such records. Of course, should you still wish to proceed with your initial request set forth above, the District will have to print such records in order to review them appropriately and redact them, if necessary, and payment of $.25 per page will need to be paid in advance. Please let me know how you would like to proceed.

Sincerely,

Bernadette L. Boardman
Records Access Officer