Jasper County School District Public Information Office Freedom of Information Act Requests

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1 Jasper County School District Public Information Office Freedom of Information Act s The District is making every effort to address and report every FOIA request it receives. If you have sent an FOIA request and it is not in the list below, then that request may not have reached the right person within the District. Please mail your FOIA request to FOIA /Public Information Office, Jasper County School District, P.O. Box 848, Ridgeland, SC or your request to smurdaugh@jcsd.net. You may also deliver your request personally to the Jasper County School District Central Office at 0942 N. Jacob Smart Boulevard, Ridgeland, SC. If delivering personally, please be sure to deliver it directly to the Public Information Office on the second floor. The District cannot and will not be responsible for FOIA requests that are sent to other employees. Please remember that FOIA requests must be made in writing; verbal requests cannot be accepted. All FOIA requests are public information. Click on the links on the FOIA main page to see the indicated requests and responses. The status codes are defined as follows: 5. received 4. acknowledged 3. Clarification/follow-up sought from requestor 2. Clarification received. Response sent to requestor ed ed Information 6 June 8, 203 June 24, 203 Milton Woods Receipts corresponding to AMEX statements of June 24, 203 Acknowledgement letter, including a statement of outstanding balance for previous FOIA materials and estimated costs for redacting and copying receipts corresponding to AMEX statements, sent 6/24/ May 29, 203 May 29, 203 Tom Barton Reporter/ The 4 May 0, 203 May 0, 203 Barbara B. Clark 7//203: Mr. Woods withdrew this FOIA request in a verbal statement to Shellie Murdaugh; Ms. Murdaugh will follow-up with a letter confirming the withdrawal of this request. Video of altercation at HRMS May 29, 203 District responded that the video is part of the student s record, per FERPA, and as such is not subject to release. This request is set to completed. To see the original request and the District s response, exit this document and select FOIA #5. A copy of the letter that the superintendent referred to in her presentation stating that the Jasper County School District was cited by the South Carolina State Department of Education for having 50 percent of their teachers not certified. 5/0/203 Acknowledgement letter and request for clarification sent 5/0/203. Clarification response received 5/0/203. 5/3/203: Information provided to Ms. Clark, including reference to source documents on the South Carolina Department of Education s website. Status of this FOIA request set to completed. To see the final communication, please exit this document, select FOIA #4, and scroll to the last page.

2 ed ed Information 3 March 4, 203 May 3, 203 Unknown Document is unsigned and the sender s name and address cannot be determined or verified. See the letter presented by Rep. Newton by exiting this page and selecting FOIA #3 in the list of requests. This item is included in this summary only because it was provided by Rep. Newton. This item was not received by the District prior to Rep. Newton making it available to the District. of 4/30/203 (to The following request has been sent (4/30/203) to Rep. Weston Newton, who Rep. Newton) indicated he had received information from a citizen that an FOIA request had been submitted to Jasper County School District on March 3, 203, and that that request had never been addressed. The District has no record that the FOIA request has been received. The District s request to Rep. Newton follows: 5//203: Rep. Newton replied that he had been given the document by another member of the Legislative Delegation. He indicated that he would send the document when he returned to Bluffton. The document was received by the District from Rep. Newton 5/3/203. See the document and the exchange by exiting this document and selecting FOIA #3 from the list of documents. The copy of the document sent to the District by Rep. Newton s office is not signed and does not identify the sender. As a result, the District is flagging this request as unanswerable/completed and will do no further work with regard to this request. 2 April 22, 203 April 26, 203 Milton Woods, Jr., Concerned s for Quality Government. Credit card statements from 2007 to present for all employees, board members, employee vendors, etc. (Revised 5/8/203) 2. Documentation corresponding to expenses paid related to credit cards (Revised 5/8/203) 3. List of employee vendors for 200 to the present (Revised 5/8/203) 4. Current salary list for district staff. (Addressed in acknowledgement letter.) 5/29/203: This request has been set to complete. To view the communications related to this request, please exit this document and select FOIA #3. 4/30/203 Acknowledgement letter sent to Mr. Wood, listing items of his request, asking clarification on specific terms, pointing to online information that addressed one of his concerns, and detailed the cost of completing his request. You can find the source documents for this request by exiting this page and selecting FOIA #2 from the list of requests. 5/8/203: Mr. Woods revised his request for documents and information. To see the revised request, please exit this document, open FOIA #2, and scroll to the last page. 5/7/203: Mr. Woods and a colleague picked up and provided partial payment for the requested materials. At that time, he provided additional clarification of parts of his request that extends his request. 5/9/203: Additional clarification has been sought regarding materials delivered. To see the additional clarification and response, please exit this document, open FOIA #2, and scroll to the last several pages. Status has been revised to Clarification Sought. 5/23/203: Clarification received. 5/24/203: Additional information collected and prepared (redacted) for distribution. 5/24/203: Mr. Woods and a colleague picked up the final set of information. This FOIA request has been completed. To see the final communication, please exit this document, open FOIA #2, and scroll to the last page.

3 February 20, 203 February 22, 203 ed Karen Patterson /Parent ed Information Security records for the district from the past ten years regarding drug sweeps, weapons, etc. of Feb. 28, 203 A letter was sent to Ms. Patterson, referring her to law enforcement for the drug sweep information (law enforcement runs the sweeps) and providing an estimated cost for the discipline records requested. The letter asks that Ms. Patterson acknowledge that she wants to pursue the matter and that she will provide a deposit for those costs. 5/29/203: Ms. Patterson has not acknowledged that she wants further information from the District. This FOIA request has been set to complete. To view the communications related to this FOIA request, please exit this document and select FOIA #. 0 January 23, 203 Don Bowen Member of SC House Salary and benefits information for all staff in the district s Finance Office and Human Resources Office Jan. 24, 203 After requesting clarification of the request and receiving a response, the District sent an anonymized list of JCSD Finance and HR employees, with salaries, and a statement that the District provided no benefits packages for those employees. 9 November 5, 202 The newspapers Names, job titles, of individuals in the district making over $50,000 per year Nov. 3, 202 The request and response were managed through communication. The District sent a list of the names and salaries of all of those within the district making $50,000 or more per year. 8 October 7, 202 October 7, 202 Kelly Davis The State Newspaper Information for salaries of high school level athletic department employees in the district making $50,000 or above Oct. 8, 202 The request and response were managed through communication. The district responded that there were no high school level athletic employees who made $50,000 or more for their coaching responsibilities. 7 September 7, 202 September 7, 202 March 2, 203 Susan Dunn ACLU of S.C. All district policies, guidelines referring to religion, religious activities within the Jasper County School District Sept. 2, 202 April 22, 203 The District responded by letter, explaining that most of the information requested could be found on the district s website. The letter also explained the costs which would be involved in locating other documents. There was no follow-up by the ACLU at that time. Follow-up received March 2, 203 (dated March 3, 203). Volume of request reduced. Receipt acknowledged and April 9, 203, has been set for delivery of request (time set to include the District s Spring Break). On April 9, 203, ACLU notified check for deposit had not been received. ACLU confirmed check to be sent. ed materials sent to ACLU April 22, August 6, 202 August 6, 202 Tom Barton Reporter/ The 5 June 8, 202 June 2, 202 Ransom Dunham Verifying employment of Marc Grant in the school district. Mr. Grant is a former employee. Hiring procedures followed for several employees in the district. Credit card statements for board members, some staff, bonuses paid to employees. Sept. 7, 202 Aug. 4, 202 The District provided dates of employment and position held in JCSD and reported no disciplinary action related to Mr. Grant while he was in the district. The District acknowledged receipt of the request and, later, sent a letter, with attached documents. The letter also indicated the amount of the fee for collecting credit card information as requested. The letter indicated that the athletic director did not have a district credit card during the period of time for which information was collected. Additional information was provided regarding bonuses for classified staff and authorization for transfer of funds to pay those bonuses. The letter requested a deposit for a part of the fees and direction about the next steps

4 ed ed Information of Mr. Dunham wanted to take with regard to the requested information for which fees would be imposed. Mr. Dunham has not responded to those requests. No further communication has been received from Mr. Dunham. 4 June 8, 202 June 8, 202 Rachel Heaton Reporter with ed school district s copy of background check on Dr. Arthur Holmes June 8, 202 The District responded that background checks are handled by SLED and that personal information would not be released. 3 June 8, 202 June 8, 202 Rachel Heaton Reporter with ed info on credit cards records on James Gardner and district policy on credit cards June 28, 202 The District responded that Mr. Gardner did not possess a district credit card during the dates indicated in the request. At that time, there was no policy concerning the use of district credit cards. 2 June 3, 202 Randy Horton ing itemized credit card statements, funding sources for bonus checks June 25, 202 The letter of June 25, 202, acknowledged that a request for specific information was received prior to December 3, 20, that two undated requests were received by the District through the Board s attorneys, and that three requests (those in item, below) were received by the District through the Board s attorneys. There was no response from Mr. Horton and the district decided not to follow up out of respect for specific extenuating circumstances. 5/29/203: No further communication has been received about this request. This request has been set to complete. May 29, 202 June 7, 202 Randy Horton Itemized credit card statements of the athletic director (5 years) and the Superintendent (no dates specified); list of everyone making an FOIA request who paid for the information by certified check (no dates specified) June, 202 Three separate requests (each dated May 29, 202) were handed to the Board s attorney June 6, 202 and were forwarded to the Superintendent s Office June 7, 202. Each request was submitted as a member of the JCSD Board of Education; however, the requests were handled as though Mr. Horton was a citizen. The Superintendent acknowledged receipt of the requests in a letter to Mr. Horton, dated June, 202, and directed the district s PIO to provide the requested information within the parameters set by the law. The PIO sent a letter, dated June 25, 202, to Mr. Horton, listing known FOIA requests and asking Mr. Horton to confirm that the list was correct and comprehensive through June 25, 202. There was no response from Mr. Horton and the district decided not to follow up out of respect for specific extenuating circumstances. 5/29/203: No further communication has been received about this request. This request has been set to complete. All FOIA requests are public information. Click on the links on the FOIA main page to see the indicated requests and responses. The status codes are defined as follows: 5. received

5 4. acknowledged 3. Clarification/follow-up sought from requestor 2. Clarification received. Response sent to requestor