POLICY #1343
INSPECTION & EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS
EVERY PERSON WHO HAS CUSTODY OF A PUBLIC RECORD SHALL PERMIT. THE RECORD TO BE INSPECTED AND EXAMINED BY ANY PERSON DESIRING TO DO SO, AT ANY REASONABLE TIME, UNDER REASONABLE CONDITIONS AND UNDER SUPERVISION BY THE CUSTODIAN (DESIGNEE) OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. THE RULES LISTED BELOW SHALL COVER THE CHARGES FOR THIS SERVICE.
AUTHORITY: F. S. 230.22 (1) (2)
F. S. 119.07
Policy Adopted: 10/16/90 AMENDED RULES APPROVED: 6/2/92
RULES
1 . For duplicated copies of not more than 14" x 8 1/2" in size, a fee of fifteen (15) cents per one-sided copy shall be
charged. For all other copies, the actual cost of the copy shall be charged. For purposes of this rule, "actual cost"
shall mean the cost of materials and supplies used to duplicate the record, but not the labor cost or overhead cost.
2 . The Board shall charge an additional five (5) cents (total of twenty {20} cents) for each two-sided duplicated copy.
3 . The Board authorizes the Superintendent to charge an additional reasonable charge for the labor and overhead
associated with the duplication of oversized documents, such as maps, photographs, blueprints, computer reports
and labels, etc.
4 . If the nature or volume of public records requested to be inspected, examined, or copied is such as to require
extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by district
personnel, the Superintendent (designee) may charge in addition to the actual cost of the duplication, the labor
cost of the personnel providing the service. For purposes of this rule, "extensive" means that it will take more
than fifteen (15) minutes to locate, review for confidential information, copy and refile the requested material.
5. 4. The Board may charge up to one dollar ($1.00) per copy for a certified copy of a public record.
AUTHORITY: F. S. 230.22 (1) (2)
F. S. 119.07
RULES ADOPTED: 10/16/90 AMENDED RULES ADOPTED: 6/2/92
http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/sbbcpolicies/docs/P1343.000.pdf
*Included below is my request for PUBLIC RECORDS and the several emails that have gone back and forth trying to obtain PUBLIC RECORDS pertaining to my daughter, Mariah having her Occupational Therapy Service taken away leading up to one of many reasons for withdrawing my daughter from Broward Public Schools. Way too much nonsense and hiding information from parents!!
From:
Nancy Linley-Harris Date: Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:59 PM
Subject: Why such a high cost to VIEW PUBLIC RECORDS? ///Fwd: Public Records Request 12/13-7995 (Estimated Cost)
To: Superintendent Robert Runcie
, Laurie Rich Levinson , Patricia Good , "Nora A. Rupert" , Katherine Leach , Robin Bartleman , Donna Korn , Ann Murray , "Abby M. Freedman" , Rosalind Osgood , Nancy Harris , Jim Harris
Cc: Terryann Bartlett , Jeannette Ramos , PatriceTaime , LYNDA OLDS
Dear Superintendent Runcie and the School board of Broward County Public School District,
I have requested a couple of PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST and am floored at the cost for me to be able to VIEW and have access to my daughter's records..an "estimated cost" that could cost MORE than $237.93 with a deposit of $118.93 to even start 'processing" and with it possibly costing me even MORE than this estimated cost. Why is is this cost so much to view records, why not let me decide what I want paper copies of? Am I paying someone's hourly wage to go look for records that should be easily located and kept?
Since Parkway Middle schools "ESE team" (....*the ESE Specialist) and the District ESE Department admins. have done all they can to write-up my daughter's Individual Education Plan (IEP) to be just they way 'they wanted' it to be and not anything I wanted or knew would be good for my daughter, if I wanted to help her receive a 21st Century Education everyone "talks about."
My daughter has been receiving Occupational Therapy since she was just 4 months old and in school since she was 3 years old. She needs Occupational, Speech & Language and Physical Therapy to help her with her be all she can be in her school career and in life career.
On May 14th, 2013 at now the 9th IEP meeting held at Parkway Middle for my daughter; her Occupational Therapy service was taken away from her. I was not in agreement to it, but I didn't have it in me to FIGHT and FILE DUE PROCESS over it. Instead, I wanted and needed to know more about the OT services that she actually did receive this entire school year.
If the records are really made public....Now I want to know when did my daughter actual have her OT service times, the clinical notes written about the OT sessions with my daughter, emails between any and all of the OT's that have worked with my daughter this school year. Now especially I'd like to view all emails with the Occupational therapist that worked directly and any that worked indirectly with my daughter and between their supervisor - ESE District OT/PT Administrator, Karleen Brunt. I have a feeling the ESE District Staff ultimately made the decision beforehand for my daughteroto; NOT LET HER HAVE her Occupational Therapy anymore! I'm sure that decision was made before the May 14th, 2013 IEP meeting. At the IEP meeting held on 5/14/13, it was told to me that "THEY" didn't recommend that Mariah receive OT anymore, this was told to me by Lori Anne Henrickson, the OT that evaluated Mariah recently in March. Lori didn't actually work with Mariah each week or care that Mariah needed to be helped with increasing her speed and words per minute in writing and/or keyboarding...no new OT goals were wanted, she was just the OT that did the OT evaluations.
I would appreciate if someone can provide me clarity as to why it may cost me close to $250 just to even VIEW just my daughter's OT Records, why such a high cost with the possibility of it costing even more than the "estimated cost" of $237.93.
Thank you,
Nancy Linley-Harris
*please read emails included below
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Requel L. Bell <requel.bell@browardschools.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Subject: Public Records Request 12/13-7995 (Estimated Cost)To:
podsangels@gmail.comCc:
podsangels@gmail.com
Ms. Harris,
You have been provided the the estimated cost to prepare the records for inspection. Once the payment is received, you will be provided the date to inspect.
Please advise of how you would like to proceed.
Requel Bell
Public Relations and Government Affairs Dept
600 SE 3rd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
To the Attention of: Raquel Bell,
Please advise me on the availability to VIEW THE PUBLIC RECORDS I have requested pertaining to my daughter, Mariah Harris and her Occupational Therapy Clinical Notes, Dates of Service & OT Logs, including any and all email communication pertaining to my daughter with OT Therapist and Karleen Brunt. I would like to view these records.
Sincerely,
Nancy Linley-Harris
Dear Ms. Harris,
We have received the estimated cost from the Office of Karleen Brunt. Please forward a check or money order in the amount of $237.93 or to begin processing your request, we accept a deposit in the amount of $118.96. Please note this is only an estimate, once the deposit has depleted, we will cease all work production and will require an additional deposit to continue. Please forward your payment to PRGA, 600 SE 3rd Avenue, 2nd Floor, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. Make payment payable to Broward County Public Schools.
Please advise of how you would like to proceed.
Requel Bell
Public Relations and Government Affairs Dept
600 SE 3rd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Nancy Linley-Harris <podsangels@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 15, 2013 at 1:23 AM
Subject: Records Request ~ OT Therapy logs and clinical notes and emailsTo: Requel Bell ~ RECORDS REQUEST BCPS <
requel.bell@browardschools.com>, Nancy Harris <
podsangels@gmail.com>, Jim Harris <
jharfoto@bellsouth.net>
Cc: Terryann Bartlett <
tabartlett@comcast.net>, Jeannette Ramos <
hearts544@hotmail.com>, PatriceTaime <
ptaime@bellsouth.net>
To the Attention of: Raquel Bell
Please accept this as a formal request for information of Public Records from the District of Broward County Public Schools.
I am requesting copies of any and all Occupational Therapy clinical notes and OT therapy logs and dates of OT services for Mariah Harris.
I am officially requesting any emails written between Broward County Public Schools OT Department Administrator, Karleen Brunt & any and all Occupational Therapist that have specifically worked with and assigned to work with Mariah Harris, either as her OT therapist or just as an evaluator pertaining to my daughter, Mariah Harris while attending Parkway Middle School this entire 2012-2013 school year.
Please notify me of any charges that may apply (if any) and of when this information will be available to me.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this Public Records request.
Nancy Linley-Harris
*sent 6/10/13 from Nancy Linley-Harris
"If a child can't learn the way we teach,
...maybe we should teach the way they learn." - Ignacio Estrada
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