Customer Name:
Kim Nibeck Notaro
| Since Board member Keith Chval stated D86 has been working on alignment for 3 years on October 23| 2019. Please provide in PDF form any and all email correspondence (including attachments) dated from October 23| 2016 through the date of this request regarding| discussing AND/OR referencing ANY existing or proposed D86 science sequence AND/OR D86 science alignment proposal or science sequence recommendation or board approved science program FROM OR TO Lisa Fernandez (former Hinsdale Central Science Chair) AND/OR Julie May (current Hinsdale Central Science Chair) AND/OR Julie Gaubatz (Hinsdale South Science Chair) AND/OR Carol Baker (D86 Chief Academic Officer) AND/OR Bruce Law (former D86 Superintendent) AND/OR Tammy Prentiss (current D86 Superintendent) through D86 assigned email accounts AND ANY of the following email addresses: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] AND/OR any email address ending with the following: argohs. net bhsd228.com chsd117.org cm201u.org cps.edu d118.org dist113.org glenbrook225.org hinsdale86.org loy.org nths.net pths209.org |
Response:
| Please be advised the District has removed or redacted deliberative internal opinions| drafts| and correspondence pursuant to FOIA Section 7(1)(f)| which exempts preliminary drafts and pre-decisional communications used by a public body in its deliberative process. See 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(f); see also Harwood v. McDonough| 344 Ill. App. 3d 242| 247 (1st Dist. 2003). Also removed were course materials and research materials used by faculty members pursuant to FOIA Section 7(1)(j). 5 ILCS 140/7(1) (j). The District further redacted the identities and personal email addresses of private citizens| as the release of such information may “constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(c); see Chicago Alliance for Neighborhood Safety v. City of Chicago| 348 Ill. App. 3d 188| 209| 211 (1st Dist. 2004) (court upheld the redaction of private citizens’ names and identities| noting that “the core purpose of the FOIA is to expose what the government is doing| not what its private citizens are up to.”). Note that individually identifiable student information is prohibited by law from disclosure and has been removed. See 5 ILCS 140/7.5(r); 105 ILCS 10/6. Additionally| the District redacted home addresses and home or personal telephone numbers per FOIA Section 7(1)(b). See also 5 ILCS 140/2(c-5). Correspondence between the District and its attorney was also removed pursuant to FOIA Section 7(1)(m). 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(m). Lastly| we did not include correspondence in regard to FOIA requests or communications regarding the District’s formulation of FOIA responses| as we did not view these communications as responsive. You have a right to have the District’s response reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Attorney General. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). You can file your Request for Review with the PAC by writing to: Public Access Counselor Office of the Attorney General 500 South 2nd Street Springfield| Illinois 62706 Fax: 217-782-1396 Email: [email protected] If you choose to file a Request for Review with the PAC| you must do so within 60 days of the date of this letter. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). Please note that you must include a copy of your original FOIA requests and this letter when filing a Request for Review with the PAC. You also have the right to seek judicial review of any denial by filing a lawsuit in the State circuit court. 5 ILCS 140/11. As the District’s FOIA Officer| I am responsible for the District’s response to your requests. If I have misunderstood your requests in any way| please clarify your requests in writing to me. |