Colin J. Hogan v. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (SPR 20241092)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 25, 2024 SPR24/1092 Helene Bettencourt Associate Commissioner Commissioner’s Office Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 135 Santilli Highway Everett, MA 02149 Dear Ms. Bettencourt: I have received the petition of Colin Hogan, of the New Bedford Light, appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 27, 2024, Mr. Hogan requested “…records that demonstrate the following (parentheses indicate the numbered slide of the [specified] PowerPoint where this data was presented:” [1.] How many New Bedford dropouts met the Competency Determination (Slide 12) [2.] How many of New Bedford’s students who did not meet the Competency Determination did not meet local requirements either (Slide 20), including broken down by student demographic (Slide 23) [3.] How many attempts did New Bedford students need to meet the Competency Determination, both in aggregate and by student group (Slide 24) [4.] How many New Bedford students who did meet the Competency Determination used an EPP, in total and by student group (Slide 26) Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Hogan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1092, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Hogan 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

Helene Bettencourt SPR24/1092 Page 2 April 25, 2024 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. Mr. Hogan may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colin Hogan