Maureen Ronayne v. Melrose, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20220394)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 1, 2022 SPR22/0394 Dr. Julie Kukenberger Superintendent of Schools Melrose Public Schools 360 Lynn Fells Parkway Melrose, MA 02176 Dear Superintendent Kukenberger: I have received the petition of Maureen Ronayne appealing the nonresponse of the Melrose Public Schools (School) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 28, 2022, Ms. Ronayne requested documents as to “which teachers are trained and certified in evidenced based reading instruction…” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ronayne petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0394, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the School has provided a response. As such, the School is ordered to provide Ms. Ronayne with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. Ms. Ronayne may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Maureen Ronayne 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