Commonwealth Transparency v. Beverly, City of - Public Schools (SPR 20241269)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 9, 2024 SPR24/1269 Erin Brown Director of Information and Human Resources Beverly Public Schools 70 Balch Street Beverly, MA 01915 Dear Ms. Brown: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (“requestor”) appealing the response of the Beverly 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 March 26, 2024, the requestor sought, “[a]ny and all email communications which contains 1367661 and/or 1367661.v1 including any attachments. This [request] includes but is not limited to email, email-attachments, text messages, calendar entries, voice mail messages and/or physical documents. . . .” In an initial response on April 8, 2024, the School states, “[t]he [School] requires further clarification on what exactly is being requested.” On April 11, 2024, the requestor replied to the School, “[p]lease explain what clarifications we can make to help you?” On April 12, 2024, the School asked, “[w]hat is 136661—I have no idea.” The requestor informed the School, “[p]lease search your electronic mail systems for this text.” On April 26, 2024, the requestor petitioned the Supervisor of Records, stating, “[a]s of the date of this appeal, no responsive documents or responses have been received. [The requestor] hereby appeals the non-response of the [School].” As a result, this appeal was opened. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, I learned that the School provided the requestor with a further response on April 26, 2024. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the School’s April 26th response within ninety calendar 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

Erin Brown SPR24/1269 Page 2 May 9, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency