Matthew Rocheleau v. Medfield Public Schools (SPR 20200605)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records April 13, 2020 SPR20/0605 Dr. Jeffrey Marsden Superintendent of Schools Medfield Public Schools 459 Main Street Medfield, MA 02052 Dear Dr. Marsden: I have received the petition of Matthew Rocheleau appealing the nonresponse of the Medfield Public Schools (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on February 14, 2020, Mr. Rocheleau requested records regarding “any/all settlement agreements regarding the provision of special education service(s) and/or educational placement(s) for students with disabilities entered into by your school district with parent(s)/guardian(s) from January 1, 2010 to present” within the possession of the Department. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Rocheleau petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR20/0605, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that the Department has yet to respond to Mr. Rocheleau’s request. Accordingly, the Department is to provide Mr. Rocheleau with a response to this request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law, and its Regulations as soon as practicable. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Rocheleau may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Dr. Jeffrey Marsden SPR20/0605 Page 2 April 13, 2020 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Matthew Rocheleau