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Public Records Request v. Wellesley Public Schools (SPR 20242731)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 10-02-2024
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20242731 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Public Records Request concerning records held by Wellesley Public Schools, opened 10-02-2024. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20242731
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Public Records Request
- Custodian
- Wellesley Public Schools
- Date Opened
- 10-02-2024
- Date Closed
- 10-10-2024
- Response Provided Date
- 10-22-2024
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 7 Business Days
- Went to Court
- No
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 10, 2024 SPR24/2731 Cynthia D. Mahr Superintendent for Finance and Operations Wellesley Public Schools 40 Kingsbury Street Wellesley, MA 02481 Dear Ms. Mahr: I have received the petition of Public Records Requestor (requestor) appealing the response of the Town of Wellesley (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 15, 2024, the requestor sought the following “de-identified” information: [1] Number of WPS students on 504 Plans by grade; [2] Number of students on IEPs by grade; [3] Number of students in specialized programs broken down by program and school; [4] Number of students in learning centers by school; [5] Number of students entering into initial IEPs by grade; [6] Number of students entering into initial 504 Plans by grade. Previous Appeal This request was the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR24/2715 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (October 1, 2024). In my October 1st determination, I closed the appeal after the Town provided a further response to the requestor on September 30, 2024. Unsatisfied with the September 30, 2024 response, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2731, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided a further response to the requestor on October 4, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s September 30th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s October 4th 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 Cynthia D. Mahr SPR24/2731 Page 2 October 10, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Public Records Requestor