Corey Spaulding v. Canton, Town of - Public Schools (SPR 20232874)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 11, 2023 SPR23/2874 Stephen Marshall Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations Public Record Request Officer Canton Public Schools 960 Washington Street Canton, MA 02021 Dear Mr. Marshall: I have received the petition of Corey Spaulding appealing the nonresponse of the Canton 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 October 23, 2023, Ms. Spaulding requested: [1.] [a]ny and all federal and state grants applied for by the Canton School District [2.] the names of the applicants and their titles[;] [3.] the names, titles, and addresses of who employees of the Canton School District corresponded with to apply for and receive federal and state grants [and] the dates of correspondence, applications, requests, etc. for federal and state grants[;] [4.] [t]he purpose of the federal and state grants[;] [5.] the dates the grants were received, dates deposited, the account the grants were deposited into[;] [6.] any and all receipts, correspondence, for how the grants were used, expended, applied controlled[;] [7.] ... how much of the grants remain, what account they are in, any and all correspondence regarding the expenditure of the grants to the school committee[;] [8.] ... any and all invoices, check numbers, receipts for services and/or goods for the past 5 years. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Spaulding petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2874, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the School has provided a response. Accordingly, the School is ordered to provide Ms. Spaulding with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public 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

Stephen Marshall SPR23/2874 Page 2 December 11, 2023 Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Spaulding may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Corey Spaulding