Diversity, Equity, Inclusion materials (Watervliet City School District)
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| Multi Request | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion materials |
| Submitted | March 5, 2023 |
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From: Jackson Parker
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
All materials and correspondence between the district Board of Education, district Administration, district Equity Committee or Office, Faculty, Staff, Third Party Contractors and Consultants related to the following terms, subjects or concepts between April 2021 to the date this request is fulfilled:
Race
Anti-racism
Racism
Equity
Culturally Responsive
Decolonize
Diversity
Implicit Bias
Intersectionality
Microaggression
Oppression
Patriarchy
People of Color
Privilege(d)
Safe Space
Social Justice
Tokenism
White Supremacy
This request shall also include any teachings of such curriculum mentioned above by any faculty employed within the school district, third party contractors, consultants or other third parties invited by the school or agents of the school.
This request shall also include any documents or materials accessed by the school district, but stored on third party service providers on behalf of the district, and links/references/credentials for access to such materials if present in emails or electronic systems or files stored in browser caches, cloud storage (i.e. Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc), or local hard drives managed by the district. This request shall also include non-school email and texting services used by the district, board, administration and faculty to conduct activities and business related to the school district (i.e. Gmail, Outlook, etc).
This request shall also include any training material or supplemental information provided to district staff, whether required or suggested.
Please keep in mind, pursuant to the Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York Local Government Records (LGS-01): Any record listed in the LGS-01 Schedule for which a Freedom of Information (FOIL) request has been received should not be destroyed until that request has been answered and until any potential appeal is made and resolved, even if the retention period of the record has passed.
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,
Jackson Parker
From: Watervliet City School District
This is to certify that I am in receipt of your e-mail regarding
a Freedom of Information Law request (see below).
We are in the process of reviewing this request. Within 20 business days,
we will provide any records we have in response to this request. Please
note the following charges may apply:
1. Pages not larger than 9 inches by 14 inches: 25 cents per page.
2. Pages larger than 9 inches by 14 inches: 35 cents per page.
3. Other permissible fees for requests that require a large volume of
material and/or time to fully comply.
Sincerely,
*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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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Watervliet City School District
I will be out of the office March 23 & 24, 2023. I will not have access to emails 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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From: Watervliet City School District
Good Afternoon,
With regard to your FOIL request below, your request is too broad. Please
narrow your search.
Sincerely,
*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"*
--
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended
solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.
This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the
individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not
disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender
immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and
delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient
you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any
action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly
prohibited.
From: Jackson Parker
Thank you for your response to my Freedom of Information Law request dated March 6, 2023. I understand the concerns regarding the breadth of my original request and would like to provide clarification to help narrow the scope and make it more manageable for the Watervliet City School District to process.
Please consider the following modifications to my original request:
Timeframe: Limit the search to records and correspondence from January 1, 2022, to the date this revised request is processed.
Search Terms: Instead of the 18 original search terms, please focus on the following eight terms:
a. Equity
b. Culturally Responsive
c. Implicit Bias
d. People of Color
e. Social Justice
f. Diversity
g. Decolonize
h. Intersectionality
Correspondence: Focus the search on correspondence between the district Board of Education, district Administration, and district Equity Committee or Office only. Exclude correspondence between faculty, staff, third party contractors, and consultants unless they are directly communicating with the aforementioned groups.
I hope these clarifications and modifications will make the request more manageable for your team. I appreciate your assistance in locating and providing any responsive records to this revised request.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Watervliet City School District
I will be out of the office May 1-5, 2023. I will not have access to emails during this time. I will do my best to respond to all messages when I return on May 8. 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"
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 6, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Watervliet City School District
Good Morning,
Please see the attached in relation to this FOIL request.
Bernadette Boardman
FOIL Officer
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