Colman Herman v. Boston, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20231060)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 30, 2023 SPR23/1060 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer City of Boston 1 City Hall Square, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 29, 2023, Mr. Herman requested the following records indicating the names and other information for any and all individuals: [1] Who are in the Boston Public Schools’ ‘suitable professional capacity (SPC)’ program during the current school year (2022-2023)…[;] [2] Who were in the Boston Public Schools’ ‘suitable professional capacity (SPC)’ program in 2020-2021 (with the thirteen columns of SPC data). Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1060, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Herman with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the City’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

Shawn A. Williams, Esq. SPR23/1060 Page 2 May 30, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman