Kathy Davidoff v. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (SPR 20220575)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 17, 2022 SPR22/0575 Helene Bettencourt Records Access Officer Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148-4906 Dear Ms. Bettencourt: I have received the petition of Kathy Davidoff appealing the response of the Department Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 23, 2022, Ms. Davidoff requested, “…copies of all emails regarding [a named project]: sent to and from the Problem Resolution System (PRS), sent to and from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), all internal emails of DESE, BSEA and PRS.” On March 9, 2022, the Department responded. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Ms. Davidoff petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0575, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department responded to Ms. Davidoff’s request with a further response sent on March 11, 2022. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s March 9th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Davidoff may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s March 11th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Kathy Davidoff 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