Commonwealth Transparency v. Nashoba Regional School District (SPR 20213203)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 21, 2021 SPR21/3203 Patricia Marone Records Access Officer Nashoba Regional School District 50 Mechanic Street Bolton, MA 01740 Dear Ms. Marone: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency appealing the response of the Nashoba Regional School District (School) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 12, 2021, Commonwealth Transparency requested the following: [1] Any and all public records requests seeking public records of your school(s), and/or district(s)[;] [2] All metadata from the requests in #1 above including all contact information of the requestor, including but not limited to emails and text messages[;] [3] All electronic communications regarding #1 above including but not limited to emails and text messages[;] [4] All responses, appeals, fee requests and responsive records resulting from the requests in #1 above. Previous Appeal This request was the subject of a previous fee and time petition from the School and a subsequent appeal from Commonwealth Transparency. See SPR21/2828 Supervisor of Records Determination (October 29, 2021) and SPR21/2893 Supervisor of Records Determination (November 16, 2021). In the November 16th determination, the School was asked to clarify the tasks involved in its search for responsive records. The School provided a response on December 6, 2021. Unsatisfied with the School’s response, Commonwealth Transparency petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/3203, was opened as a result. 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

Patricia Marone SPR21/3203 Page 2 December 21, 2021 Since opening this appeal, I have learned that Commonwealth Transparency has subsequently modified its request for records. In light of this, I find it unnecessary to opine on this matter. If unresolved issues remain, Commonwealth Transparency may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency Mr. Kevin S. Freytag, Esq.