District Watch: Sunshine Law Compliance Monitoring

Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request status, as of 4/20/2008
This table reports on the status of all public document requests made to the Rochester City School District by the Rochester Fund. The "reference" column includes background information on the document. Highlighted items are key accountability plans, reports or other documents mandated by federal or state regulations or district policy. Items that have been provided by the district are part of the Rochester Fund's community document library. For access to these documents or to make a request for research, please email us at roch_fund@rochester.rr.com or contact us by phone at 350-8306.

date of request	item requested	Reference	current status
1/5/2007	2004-05 and 2005-06 Budgets for use by each Parent Professional and Project Worker	2007 Title Consolidated application	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Guidelines for creating and sustaining a district-wide parent advisory board (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	2007 Title Consolidated application/ (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Protocols for addressing parent concerns (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	2007 Title Consolidated application/ (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Current Parent Involvement Policy Steering Committee Guidelines, 2005-06 and 2006-07  (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	2007 Title Consolidated application/ (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Administrative Guidelines 1900-R (2 most recent versions)	2007 Title Consolidated application	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Current Parent Involvement Policy Steering Committee   minutes . (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	2007 Title Consolidated application/ (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Current Parent Involvement Policy Steering Committee  membership 2005-06 and 2006-07 . (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	2007 Title Consolidated application/ (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Information related to the annual review and report on the Parent Involvement Policy 2004-05 and 2005-06. (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	2007 Title Consolidated application/ (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Parent Involvement benchmarks for staff and parent responsibility , 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	2007 Title Consolidated application/ (District Parent Involvement Policy, Section VIII)	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	District Professional Development Plan(s) covering school year 2005-06  filed with NYS Department of Education, including any addenda,or correspondence between the district and NYS Department of Education regarding such plans.	Req'd NYS Ed plan	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	District Professional Development Plan(s) covering school year 2006-07  filed with NYS Department of Education, including any addenda,or correspondence between the district and NYS Department of Education regarding such plans.	Req'd NYS Ed plan	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	All expenses associated with the production and distribution of the November 2005 Annual Accountability Report.	Accountability Report	-no documentation provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Biennial Review of the District Plan for the Participation of Parents and Teachers In School-Based Planning and Shared Decision Making (last two reviews filed with NYS Department of Education).	Req'd NYS Ed plan	-Partially provided -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Current resume or curriculum vitae of all current members of the Superintendent's cabinet.	NA	-Promised, not provided. -No certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	All information related to the 2004-05 and Parent surveys and/or other instruments used to solicit parent input.	2007 Title Consolidated application	-Promised, not provided. -No certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	All information related to the 2005-06 Parent surveys and/or other instruments used to solicit parent input.	2007 Title Consolidated application	-Promised, not provided. -No certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	2005-06 and 2006-07 lists of PTA/PTO officers, by school	2007 Title Consolidated application	-Promised, not provided. -No certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Job descriptions of Parent Professional and Project Worker (2 most recent versions)	2007 Title Consolidated application	-Promised, not provided. -No certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Information regarding the district's accountability system of classifications, 2004-05.	p. 16 Accountability Report	-Partial -No certification/reciept provided
1/5/2007	Information regarding the district's accountability system of classifications 2005-06 .	p. 16 Accountability Report	-Partial -No certification/reciept provided
1/5/2007	Information regarding the district's accountability system of classifications, 2006-07.	p. 16 Accountability Report	-Partial -No certification/reciept provided
1/5/2007	Information regarding the Superintendent's annual school targets, 2004-05.	p. 16 Accountability Report	-Provided in full -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Information regarding the Superintendent's annual school targets 2005-06 .	p. 16 Accountability Report	-Provided in full -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Information regarding the Superintendent's annual school targets 2006-07.	p. 16 Accountability Report	-Provided in full -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	2005-06 Superintendent Evaluation Tool	Board of Education meeting minutes, August 9, 2006.	-Provided in full -no certification/receipt provided
1/5/2007	Rochester City Board of Education Resolution No 2006-07: 79.	Board of Education meeting minutes	-Request denied despite despite advisory opinion supporting access (click for advisory opinion).