Wiesenberg, Peggy v. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (SPR 20140633)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords January 5, 2015 SPR14/633 Ms. Jacqueline Reis Media Relations Coordinator Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 76 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Ms. Reis: I have received the petition of Peggy Wiesenb erg appealing the nomesponse of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) to her September 30, 2014 request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Wiesenberg requested a copy of records regarding a proposal related to a charter school. Ms. Wiesenberg, having received no written response within 10 days, petitioned this office for an appeal. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention of this office the Department provided this office with a copy of the October 16, 2014 email response with the attached public records that were provided to Ms. Wiesenberg free of any applicable fees. Accordingly, I will onsider this administrative appeal closed Supervisor of Records cc: Ms. Peggy Wiesenberg One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre