Maryland Public Information Act
Submitted Information Requests
DATE | REQUESTER | SUBJECT | REQUEST |
1/11/2022 | David Merrill (SmartProcedure) | Purchasing Records | Any and all purchasing records from 4/13/2022 to current. |
2/14/2022 | Georgia Lee Peters | Board of Education Bonds | • Public Official Surety Bond Maryland law: State Government Code Ann.§ 9-1704 • Public Official Blanket Bond if applicable. • Surety Liability Insurance Policy if applicable. • Power of Attorney for the state authorized bonding company. • Power of Attorney for Blanket Bond from state authorized bonding to include in all instances the bond amount, the bond policy number, the bond expiration date and the surety bond company name and address that covers the Board of Education |
2/16/2022 | Jennifer Adams | ESSER | 1. A signed copy of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Release (ESSER) Fund application for CCPS. 2. A signed copy of the MSDE Notice of Grant Award for any and all ESSER funds. 3. A signed copy of the CCPS ESSER budget and/ or projections for Phase I, Phase II, and Phase Ill. |
2/16/2022 | Jennifer Adams | CYREC | 1.Any and all documentation referring to the initiation of the Cecil Youth Racial Equity Coalition (CYREC) or a club that came to be known as CYREC. 2.The name(s) of the person, group, or group of persons who initiated CY REC or a club that came to be known as CYREC. 3.A list of laws and or acts which protect the initiation, promotion, and support of CYREC by CCPS. 4.All data referred to in the March 24, 2021 Board of Education Meeting pertaining to "black/brown" students and staff. 5.CCPS official definition of "black/brown" students and staff. 6.Federal coding used by CCPS for "black/brown" students and staff. |
6/7/2022 | Madeline Grigoryev (Disability Rights Maryland) | Twilight | Any and all policies, administrative procedures, regulations, manuals, handbooks, trainings, or other materials related to the use of the Twilight Program in CCPS. |
7/22/2022 | Jon Pels on behalf of National PTA | National PTA | All documents constituting communications with, relating to, referring to, or referencing Maryland Congress Of Parents And Teachers, Inc., The Alliance For Maryland Parents, Teachers, And Students, LaTonja Carrera (a/k/a Tonja Carrera, a/k/a LaTonja Martin a/k/a Tonja Martin), Maryland PTA, Midas Kenkyuu LLC and/or Last Minute Meetings; (B) all documents received from Maryland Congress Of Parents And Teachers, Inc., The Alliance For Maryland Parents, Teachers, And Students, LaTonja Carrera (a/k/a Tonja Carrera, a/k/a LaTonja Martin a/k/a Tonja Martin), Maryland PTA, Midas Kenkyuu LLC and/or Last Minute Meetings; (C) all communications with LaTonja Carrera (a/k/a Tonja Carrera, a/k/a LaTonja Martin a/k/a Tonja Martin) and/or Peggy Aye and/or Donald Garrett and/or Tamika Thomas; (D) all emails sent to or from or copying the email address drtonjacarrera@gmail.com; and (E) all emails sent to or from or copying any email addresses that include @mdpta.org in the email address. |
8/22/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Student Activity Funds | Revenue budgeted for FY22 funds collected, Student activity funds by school |
9/28/2022 | Chris Berinato (Fox45 News) | Superintendent Contract | I request an electronic copy of the current contract for the current superintendent of Cecil County Public Schools |
10/19/2022 | Meredith Kolodner | Emergency Petitions | The total number of Emergency Petitions (EPs) that have occurred in each year in 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22. |
10/31/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Info re: book All Boys Aren't Blue | Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson for the use of Cecil County Public Schools. The name(s) of the person, group, or group of persons who requested the integration of All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson into the collection of ANY Cecil County Public Schools media center and/or classroom. A copy of any and all purchase orders for All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson. A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any of the following email addresses regarding All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson. jalawson@ccps.org dbhawley@ccps.org knwilliams@ccps.org jlidums@ccps.org |
10/31/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Info re: book Beyond Magenta | Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled Beyond Magenta, by Susan Kuklin for the use of Cecil County Public Schools. The name(s) of the person, group, or group of persons who requested the integration of Beyond Magenta, by Susan Kuklin into the collection of ANY Cecil County Public Schools media center and/or classroom. A copy of any and all purchase orders for Beyond Magenta, by Susan Kuklin. A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any of the following email addresses regarding Beyond Magenta, by Susan Kuklin. jalawson@ccps.org dbhawley@ccps.org knwilliams@ccps.org jhmiro@ccps.org jlidums@ccps.org kdyar@ccps.org |
10/31/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Student data changes | All records in relation to ANY changes of ethnicity on any Power School System and Naviance System or any other data collection system for students, (student name 1) and prior student (student name 2) (2008-2019). All records including the following: What was the change Date change was made Who made the change Who authorized the change |
10/31/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Info re: book Milk and Honey | Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur for the use of Cecil County Public Schools. The name(s) of the person, group, or group of persons who requested the integration of Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur into the collection of ANY Cecil County Public Schools media center and/or classroom. A copy of any and all purchase orders for Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur. The name(s) of any person, group, group of persons, or organization that donated Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur for use in Cecil County Public Schools media centers or classrooms. |
10/31/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Meeting minutes | Meeting minutes for Committee Meeting (possibly named Ad Hoc) who met on Thursday, October 6, 2022 to review the following books: Red, White and Royal Blue, Looking for Alaska, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl under the supervision of Dr. David Foye. |
10/31/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Info re: book Red, White, and Royal Blue | Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston for the use of Cecil County Public Schools. The name(s) of the person, group, or group of persons who requested the integration of Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston into the collection of ANY Cecil County Public Schools media center and/or classroom. A copy of any and all purchase orders for Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any of the following email addresses regarding Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. jalawson@ccps.org dbhawley@ccps.org dlheath@ccps.org dbfoye@ccps.org jleitgeb@ccps.org cbarlow@ccps.org |
10/31/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Info re: book This Book is Gay | Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled This Book is Gay by James Dawson or Juno Dawson for the use of Cecil County Public Schools. The name(s) of the person, group, or group of persons who requested the integration of This Book is Gay by James Dawson or Juno Dawson into the collection of ANY Cecil County Public Schools media center and/or classroom. A copy of any and all purchase orders for This Book is Gay, by James Dawson or Juno Dawson. A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any of the following email addresses regarding This Book is Gay by James Dawson or Juno Dawson. jalawson@ccps.org dbhawley@ccps.org ddollenger@ccps.org rparsons@ccps.org |
11/15/2022 | Bethany Janka | Contract with Willis Towers Watson | Cecil County Public Schools’ current contract with Willis Towers Watson for benefits consulting and/or health insurance brokerage services. |
11/16/2022 | Nicole Asbury (Washington Post) | SROs | If you have SROs, how are they assigned to schools? Have your school district administrators and/or school board considered removing school resource officers from schools? If so, when? What circumstances prompt police involvement for your school district? According to the MOU with your local law enforcement agency, are school resource officers or law enforcement involved in any school disciplinary decisions? Which entity determines what is considered a school discipline issue? Are SROs or law enforcement involved in scenarios that involve the “distribution or manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance”? |
12/10/2022 | Deonne Sophie | ESSER | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) I Fund Application C125 Original and Amendments Notice of Grant Award Original and Amendments Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II Fund Application C125 Original and Amendments Notice of Grant Award Original and Amendments American Rescue Plan (ARP) - Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III Fund Application C125 Original and Amendments Notice of Grant Award Original and Amendments |
12/15/2022 | Jennifer Adams | Emails re: book Milk and Honey | A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any of the following email addresses regarding a book entitled Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur. jalawson@ccps.org dbhawley@ccps.org jaleitgeb@ccps.org Salamb@ccps.org dbfoye@ccps.org Cabarlow@ccps.org jhammer@ccps.org krickansrud@ccps.org |
12/15/2022 | Janis Farese (American Transparency) | Compensation Records 2022 | An electronic file (ie Excel, PDF, Word) of any and all employees including part-time, temporary, seasonal employees and elected officials for year of 2022 (fiscal or calendar year). Each employee record should contain the year of compensation, first name, middle initial, last name, hire date (mm-dd-yyyy), base salary amount, bonus amount, overtime amount, gross annual wages and position title. |
12/21/2022 | Lucas Jolicoeur | Special Ed state applications | Local Application for Federal Funds (LAFF) Signed C-1-25 MSDE Budget Form and Budget Detail Form IDEA Part B Section 611 funds * Passthrough * Passthrough Parentally Placed Private School Children with Disabilities (PPPSCW)* * Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS)* IDEA Part B Section 611 State-Targeted Priority funds * Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC)* * Family Support Services* * Consortia* * Local Implementation for Results IDEA Part B Section 619 funds * Preschool Passthrough * Preschool Passthrough Parentally Placed Private School Children with Disabilities (PPPSCD)* * Preschool Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS)* * If applicable to the LEA. Application * SFY 2022 - SFY 2023 Comparative Staffing/Funding Data Form * SFY 2023 Preschool Special Education & Related Services Budgeted Expenditures, (signed), if applicable * SFY 2023 CCEIS Plan (signed), if applicable * SFY 2023 Family Support Services, (signed) * SFY 2023 LIR Plan (signed) * SFY 2023 Consortia, (signed) if applicable Consolidated Local Implementation Grant (CLIG) SFY 2023 Application for Participation SFY 2023 CLIG Reporting & Supplemental Forms Workbook SFY 2022 CLIG State General Funds Funding Adjustment Certification and Agreement Form |
12/26/2022 | Phyllida Lorena | Special ed state & federal applications | Signed C-1-25 MSDE Budget Form and Budget Detail Form IDEA Part B Section 611 funds · Passthrough · Passthrough Parentally Placed Private School Children with Disabilities (PPPSCW)* · Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS)* IDEA Part B Section 611 State-Targeted Priority funds · Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC)* · Family Support Services* · Consortia* · Local Implementation for Results IDEA Part B Section 619 funds · Preschool Passthrough · Preschool Passthrough Parentally Placed Private School Children with Disabilities (PPPSCD)* · Preschool Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS)* * If applicable to the LEA. Application · SFY 2022 - SFY 2023 Comparative Staffing/Funding Data Form · SFY 2023 Preschool Special Education & Related Services Budgeted Expenditures, (signed), if applicable · SFY 2023 CCEIS Plan (signed), if applicable · SFY 2023 Family Support Services, (signed) · SFY 2023 LIR Plan (signed) · SFY 2023 Consortia, (signed) if applicable |
12/27/2022 | Phyllida Lorena | ESSER | ESSER I (CARES) Application and Certification and Budget Narrative and C125 ESSER II (CRRSA) Application and Certification and Budget Narrative and C125 ESSER III (ARP) Application and Certification and Budget Narrative and C125 Coronavirus Relief Fund – Tutoring (CARES) Application and Certification and Budget Narrative and C125 Coronavirus Relief Fund – Technology (CARES) Application and Certification and Budget Narrative and C125 Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund – Technology (CARES) Application and Certification and Budget Narrative and C125 |
1/10/2023 | Donna Culberson | Cecil Solidarity Communication | Copies of any and all email correspondence to or from the following email addresses related to racism, privilege, social injustices and coordinated educational opportunities between Cecil Solidarity and Cecil County Public Schools. jalawson@ccps.org dbhawley@ccps.org tfdavis@ccps.org dlheath@ccps.org christine.cecilsolidarity@gmail.com bethan.cecilsolidarity@gmail.com jared.cecilsolidarity@gmail.com tyrese.cecilsolidarity@gmail.com jessica.cecilsolidarity@gmail.com |
1/17/2023 | Ron Robusto | Salaries and contracts | Please provide the name of any company, vendor or consultant, or other non-CCPS employee, amount of contract and scope of work for: 1) Instruction and Curriculum 2) Professional development 3) Any scope of work that impacts student or staff development including, but not limited to mental health training, behavior modification (e.g safe/quiet/rooms) and discipline. 4) Training I would also like salaries of all management employees, by title. |
1/18/2022 | Nick Jacobs (Edge Point) | outstanding or returned checks | An accounting of all outstanding and returned checks which remain stale and/or remain outstanding from 1-1-19 to present. -Field Values requested: Payee name, date and/or year, amount, check number and address check was mailed to. |
1/27/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Book review process | In this video, Dr. Lawson states: “Currently what they have done is they have developed a rubric. And when I say a rubric it’s just really just a set of criteria that if this exists then the school system will respond this way.” “We are applying this rubric.” “Our media specialists have identified a set of books that the only way a student can have access is if they get permission from their parent on the front end.” Please send the following: The “rubric” used, to-date, as mentioned in #s 1 and 2 above. Any and all copies of modifications of the “rubric” referred to in #s 1 and 2 above since the conception of said “rubric”. A current list of the “set of books” identified, to-date, as mentioned in #3 above. |
1/26/2023 | Ron Robusto | Follow-up to 1/17 request | May I have the actual bid submitted by the contractor awarded the following: Restorative practices training - Akoben - CCPS RFP #18-21 Through a partnership grant with the University of Maryland, Baltimore Board Approved Contract Information: http://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/cecil/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AZFP4262B8A7 Also, regarding the salaries, for the senior staff and their respective administrators/secretaries, may I have the information broken down by: Title and Incumbent Salary |
1/30/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Akoben | 1. Copies of all training agendas and packets used in any training/teaching for CCPS staff and/or students by Akoben, LLC 2. Copies of all materials used in any training/teaching CCPS staff and/or students by Ako-ben, LLC. 3. Copies of all emails between any representative of Akoben, LLC and any ccps.org email address regarding any training/teaching of CCPS staff and students either prior to the training/teaching or after the training/teaching. 4. All data showing the progress of student behaviors since using Akoben, LLC. This would include beginning data, data during training/teaching, and data after the training/teaching of Akoben, LLC. 5. Copies of all contracts between Cecil County Public Schools and Akoben, LLC. 6. Copies of all invoices and payment receipts between Cecil County Public Schools and Ako-ben, LLC. |
1/31/2023 | Elizabeth Yetzer | CAC Policy history | I am requesting the original “1969” document that was written to establish the Citizen’s Advisory Committee. I’m also requesting all revisions. Along the same lines, I’m requesting the original document for the “guidelines for the Citizen’s Advisory Committee” and all the revisions. |
2/9/2023 | Brian Hampton | Email correspondence | As a concerned citizen I would like to request email correspondence between CCPS Board members (past and present)/Leadership team and citizens/officials in the following list. Christopher Abernethy Jennifer Adams, Cecil County Moms for Liberty Chapter Co-Chair Brandi Brady, Cecil County Moms for Liberty Chapter Treasurer Lisa Conley Donna Culberson, County Commissioner; Cecil County Moms for Liberty Chapter Chair Jackie Gregory, County Commissioner President Ron Robusto Mike Rosado Vincent Sammons, Cecil County Republican Central Committee Chairman Sandra Ward,Cecil County Republican Central Committee Member Elizabeth Yetzer, Cecil County Moms for Liberty Chapter Secretary |
2/16/2023 | Phyllida Lorena | ESSA 2022 Plan | I wish to inspect all records in your custody and control pertaining to the following: 2022 Local ESSA Consolidated Strategic Plan |
2/22/2023 | Ron Robusto | Superintendent contract and salary | I requesting the following: 1) The original contract Dr. Lawson executed upon becoming/accepting his position as CCPS superintendent ( I believe it was four years ago?) 2) Any subsequent contracts he has executed to retain his position as superintendent 3) His original salary when he first assumed the superintendent position and every subsequent raise he received. |
2/23/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Email correspondence | Under the Maryland Public Information Act Title 4, I am requesting an opportunity to obtain the following information. 1. A copy of any and all email correspondence containing the following names and/or abbreviations. Please exclude emails sent or copied to or from me directly. a. Ms. Adams b. Jennifer Adams c. J. Adams d. JGA e. (student’s name) mom/mother f. Mr. & Mrs. Adams 2. Please disclose by description if any emails are being withheld and how many. |
2/23/2023 | Ron Robusto | Budget details | Please send me the following: The budget detail for the request approved last evening. I want to drill down on allocations for raises and hiring if more teachers. |
2/25/2023 | Nannette Carney | Cecil Title II, Part A Supporting Effective Instruction | Title II, Part A Supporting Effective Instruction Application including Appendix ● Comprehensive Teacher Induction Program Compliance Report ● A signed C-1-25 MSDE budget form ● A signed MSDE Assurances Form GRANT PERIOD July 1, 2022-September 30, 2023. |
2/26/2023 | Leo Carney | Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services | Local Application for Federal Funds (LAFF) SFY 2023 Application for Participation Notice of Grant Award (NOGA) SFY 2023 Excel Workbook SFY 2022 - 2023 Comparative Staffing/Funding Data Form SFY 2023 Special Education and Related Services BUDGETED Expenditures C-1-25 and budget detail form providing detailed information related to proposed expenditures SFY 2023 CCEIS Plan Template SFY 2023 Family Support Services Template SFY 2023 LIR Early Childhood Grant Template SFY 2023 LIR Secondary Transition Grant Template SFY 2023 LIR Access, Equity, Progress Grant Template Consolidated Local Implementation Grant (CLIG) SFY 2023 Application for Participation Notice of Grant Award (NOGA) SFY 2023 CLIG Reporting & Supplemental Forms Workbook SFY 2023 Linking Funds to Program Improvement Chart |
2/26/2023 | Leo Carney | Title I, Part A | Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies GRANT PERIOD July 1, 2022 - September 30, 2024 (27 months) Fiscal Guidance Excel Sheet Attachment A: Listing of Percentage of Teachers and Certification Status in Title I Schools Attachment B: Disparities Worksheet Attachment C: Approval letter to waive a Title I school with less than 40% poverty Attachment D: Addendum: Progress Monitoring Attachment E: A draft C-1-25 MSDE budget form Attachment F: A signed recipient assurances page |
2/26/2023 | Robin Wormald | LEA Fine Arts Initiative Grant (FY23) | Fine Arts Initiative Grant (SIGNED) – FY23 GRANT PERIOD July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 A C-1-25 MSDE budget form (SIGNED) MSDE Assurances page (SIGNED) |
2/27/2023 | David Patlin | Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants | Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants Performance period for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 grant is July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023. The Tydings period is from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024 A signed C-1-25 MSDE budget form Equitable services forms (i.e., Intent to Participate, Affirmation of Consultation, Per Pupil Allocation Spreadsheet, and plan for activities/programs) A signed recipient assurances page Title IV, Part A – Budget Narrative |
3/7/2023 | Leo Carney | Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement | Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Program period: 7/1/2022 - 9/30/2023 (15 months) Tydings amendment period: 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2024 (12 months) A signed Attestation – Section 3115 (A) A signed Attestation – Educational Equity Regulation (COMAR 13A.01.06) A completed Title III, Part A Budget Detail spreadsheet EXCEL A signed C-1-25 MSDE budget form A signed recipient assurances page |
3/7/2023 | Ron Robusto | Superintendent's evaluation | I am requesting a copy of Dr. Lawson’s formal goals for purposes of his annual evaluation and his formal evaluations for each year he has served as superintendent of schools. |
3/8/2023 | Ron Robusto | Assoc. superintendent and executive director employment contracts | Please send me employment contracts of the two associate superintendents and any executive directors (I don’t know all of their names) who also have employment contracts. |
3/27/2023 | Megane Muluh-Stephens | SLP contracts | I would like to request to see the contracts for Speech-Language Pathologist contractor within the past 3 years. |
3/30/2023 | Ron Robusto | Active shooter policies/contracts | 1) Policies concerning active shooter situations 2) Policies concerning the hardening of schools 3) Contracts for consultants hired for training of employees on active shooter situations |
3/31/2023 | Ron Robusto | Data request for threats and weapons | 1) The number of incidents involving a gun or knife brought into CCPS in years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 2) The redacted investigation report for each incident 3) Remedial action taken following each incident 4) The number of incidents involving a threat against another student or CCPS employee, the redacted investigation report and the remedial action |
4/5/2023 | Nathanial @ LiveBy | Boundary data | we are requesting that the school district send us current school attendance boundaries for all levels of schools in your school district in one of the following formats: Shapefile (includes associated files: .shp, .shx, .dbf, .cpg, .proj) GeoJSON KML |
4/14/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Ethics Regulation | 1. How are members selected to be on the Ethics Panel? (What is the criteria?) For instance, are they friends of board members? Have they submitted their names somewhere to be considered? How does one get to a point that they would be chosen by the president and approved by the board? 2. How long is the term? 3. Do panel members take an oath? If so, how do I get a copy of the oath? If no oath, are there written terms of their agreement as members of the Ethics Panel? Would you send a copy of the agreement? 4. Could you tell me the terms of each current member? Specifically, when their term started and when it ends? |
4/24/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Email correspondence | A copy of any and all email correspondence between a. jalawson@ccps.org and cteigland@ccps.org, b. jalawson@ccps.org and jhammer@ccps.org, c. jalawson@ccps.org and whmalesh@ccps.org, d. jalawson@ccps.org and dbhawley@ccps.org and containing the following names and/or abbreviations. a. Ms. Adams b. Jennifer Adams c. J. Adams d. JGA e. (name) mom/mother f. Mr. & Mrs. Adams |
4/24/2023 | Jennifer Adams | CAC Library Media Presentation | A copy of the exact slide show, presented by Mr. Kyle Rickansrud, in the April 13, 2023 Citizens Advisory Committee meeting. As this was a public meeting, one would suppose that all slides were approved for public view. If, however, slides with pictures of students were not approved for public view, I understand that faces may be covered. |
5/3/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Info re book: Let's Talk About It | 1. Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled Let’s Talk About It, by Matthew Nolan by any staff member of Cecil County Public Schools. 2. A copy of any and all purchase orders for Let’s Talk About It, by Matthew Nolan. 3. A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any CCPS email addresses regarding Let’s Talk About It, by Matthew Nolan. |
5/8/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Info re book: Gender Queer | 1. Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe, by any staff member of Cecil County Public Schools. 2. A copy of any and all purchase orders for Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe. 3. A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any CCPS email addresses regarding Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe |
5/30/2023 | Jennifer Adams | October 12 Board of Ed Meeting | 1. Any and all audio/video taken during the meeting above. 2. Any and all notes/meeting minutes taken by CCPS administration or the leadership team regarding the meeting above. 3. Any and all emails regarding the meeting above. a. A detailed explanation of any redacted emails (an overview of who, what, when, where, etc). |
6/13/2023 | Bryan Horst | Personal information | 1. Any and all documents relating to his child (emails, pictures, video, written documents, etc.) |
6/13/2023 | Ron Robusto | Emails from Dr. Lawson to his subordinates | 1. Any emails from Dr. Lawson to his subordinates mentioning Mr. Robusto’s name |
6/22/2023 | Ron Robusto | Emails re Renee Dixon from 6/1-6/21/23 | 1. All emails between BOE members and CCPS staff concerning Renee Dixon's social media or Facebook post 2. All emails between Diana Hawley and the persons on the subject of Renee Dixon's social media or Facebook post 3. All emails between Jeffrey Lawson and any persons on the subject of Renee Dixon's social media post or Facebook post a. Any other emails from/to CCPS or BOE employees containing a reference to Renee Dixon's social media or Facebook post |
6/26/2023 | Phyllis Kilby | Emails/correspondence to/from Renee Dixon from 1/1-6/25/23 | 1. All emails/correspondence to/from Renee Dixon and: County Executive Danielle Hornberger, Council President Jackie Gregory, Council Member Donna Culberson, Jennifer Adams (Moms of Liberty), Vincent Sammons (Republican Central Committee), and Ron Robusto |
7/11/2023 | Ron Robusto | Correspondence to/from Jeffrey Lawson to public citizens and organization from 5/1-7/10/23 | All written correspondence to and from Jeffrey Lawson and external public citizens and organization between the timeframe of May 1st and July 10, 2023. |
7/11/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Variations of GBC and GBC-RA from 11/2018-present | Send all variations of GBC and GBC-RA from November 2018 to present. Please also send any documentation on Board of Education votes taken to approve the changes. If no Board of Education vote, please send the reason why. |
7/14/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Information on Lucky by Alice Sebold | Any and all documentation referring to the purchase of a book entitled Lucky, by Alice Sebold, A copy of any and all purchase orders for Lucky, by Alice Sebold, A copy of any and all email correspondence to or from any CCPS email addresses regarding Lucky, by Alice Sebold. |
7/16/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Information on Destiny Discover from 1/2/22 until present | A list of all books removed from Destiny Discover for each school in Cecil County Public Schools from January 2, 2022 to present, The date each book was removed from Destiny Discover, The reason each book was removed from Destiny Discover, and Emails sent regarding the follow-up of each book and instruction to remove from classroom libraries. |
7/18/2023 | Allison Barone | FOIA - RFP 11/3/2022 | A copy of the winning proposal selected pursuant to the RFP, along with any exhibits, appendices and marketing materials; and Any other bids, scoring sheets or tabulation forms that may have been completed as part of the RFP review process. |
7/20/2023 | Donna Culberson | Information on Gender Inclusive Schools staff development for 2023-2024 school year | If CCPS is included in the Gender Inclusive Schools staff development program for the 2023-2024 school year, I would like any information available related to the program including but not limited to: 1. date of training, 2. who can participate outside of school staff, 3. location of training, 4. description of the training, 5. any training material already received. |
7/27/2023 | James Wray | Re-evaluated Books and Instructional Materials from 1/22 until present | A list of all books or other instructional materials for which re-evaluation requests have been submitted pursuant to Policy 8040 from January, 2022 to the present, including the name of the requester and the date of the request. In addition, where the re-evaluation request was submitted using the Request for Reevaluation of Instructional Materials Form, I also request a copy of such form. |
8/2/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Survey Information | 1. The names of all surveys planned to be conducted by CCPS in the 2023-2024 school year. 2. The questions on each of the surveys. 3. The most recent results of each survey in the past years. |
8/14/2023 | Jaden Farris | Information regarding books reviewed for reconsideration (Policy KLB) | A copy of the complete original submitted request. Any other Cecil County Public Schools documentation of the reasons considered for retention, reasons considered for removal, and the final determination letter on the retention or removal of each book. Members of the Reconsideration Committee for each book. The vote breakdown of the Reconsideration Committee for each book. |
8/16/2023 | Avi Meth | FOIA - RFP #23-17 | I am requesting all award documents, evaluation documents, and pricing documents from each individual bidder for CCPS RFP # 23-17: Therapy, Nursing and Other School-Based Professional Services. |
8/17/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Video Footage at Booth Street | Video Footage at Booth Street - 8/16/23 from 3-9:00 PM and 10/12/22 from 5-9:00 PM |
8/18/2023 | Jennifer Adams | Retention of Policies and Regulations | Send your most current Retention Schedule outlining the retention of Policies and Regulations for Cecil County Public Schools. |
8/20/2023 | Sam Dixon | Lifetouch | Request a copy of the contract CCPS signs with Lifetouch for them to provide photography services to CCPS |
9/5/2023 | Brenda Peiffer | Renewed Bids for Cafeteria Related Products 2023-2024 School Year | The award tabulation/renewal pricing: a list of each line item on the contract, listing the estimated usage, cost per bid unit, pack size, awarded vendor, and brand. In addition, please include any available competitive bid pricing information. |
9/6/2023 | Ron Robusto | Student Enrollment from 2018-Present | Number of enrolled students in CCPS excluding Judy Program for school years 2018/2019 through 2023/2024 |
9/12/2023 | Harper Lawson | Log of MPIAs from 1/1/21 - 9/12/23 | “MPIA log” - I am seeking information about all MPIA requests received by your agency from January 1, 2021, to September 12, 2023. |
9/12/2023 | Ron Robusto | Queries re: J. Lawson and R. Robusto from 6/7/23 | Please provide: 1) the number of citizens whom Dr. Lawson has directed his CCPS staff to not respond to any.. future queries, as he did to me on or about June 7, 2023. 2) copy of his directive on or about June 7, 2023 to all CCPS staff to not respond to any of (my) future queries. |
9/13/2023 | Ron Robusto | Teacher Headcount | Please provide: 1) 2022/23 headcount 2) 2023/24 current headcount |
9/13/2023 | Christopher Abernethy | Payroll | I am looking for the payroll for the entire Cecil County school board administration. Also would like to know other then education classes and sports monies spent on clubs and other programs that does not deal with education. |
9/14/2023 | Dillon Mullan | Removal of Books | Can you share information about the process for removing books in Cecil County Public Schools? How many books have been requested for removal since June? How many books have been removed from libraries? What is the district policy for reviewing requests for removal? Do books remain in libraries until they are reviewed? |
9/22/2023 | Rhea Mae Lumanog | FOIA - RFP #23-17 | Deltek is submitting a public records request to Cecil County Public Schools for commercial purposes. Project Name: Therapy, Nursing and Other School-Based Professional Services. |
10/3/2023 | Ron Robusto | Bullying Incidents from SY23 and current year (CCPS Policy JFCN-EA) | Summary of all bullying incidents reported for school year 2022/2023 and for this current year 2023/2024 |
10/9/2023 | Michael Rost | Insurance and Benefits | 1. A copy of the last property & casualty insurance renewal summary for all lines of insurance purchased by the school district (general, liability, auto, workers comp, professional, directors, and officers, etc.). This document summarizes the insurance terms, limits, deductibles, premium and exclusions. 2. A copy of the last employee benefits insurance renewal summary for health, dental and vision plans sponsored by the school district. This document shows plan options available to the district's employees and the pricing for employee, employee plus spouse, employee plus family. |
10/17/2023 | Christy Wulff | FOIA - RFP #23-17 | I am writing to formally request the redacted responses submitted for RFP ‘CCPS RFP #23-17: Therapy, Nursing and Other School-Based Professional Services. |
10/26/2023 | Rhea Mae Lumanog | FOIA - Bid Number 23-14 | Project Name: Consulting Services to Implement Energy Star Portfolio Manager Bid Number: 23-14 Due Date: 4/27/2023 Contract Number: Awarded Vendor Name: Awarded Vendor Address: Awarded Vendor Phone: Award Amount: Award Date: Start Date: End Date: Contract Terms: Contract Document: |
11/10/2023 | Steven Briva | FOIA - RFP #23-27 | Title: Therapy, Nursing and Other School-Based Professional Services Bid Number: 23-27 Due Date: 03/24/2023 A copy of the rates that each of the selected vendors submitted would be appreciated. |
12/7/2023 | Ron Robusto | Salary for Management Positions | 1) Total amount of salary increases for CCPS management for fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023 2) Spreadsheet indicating the title for each management employee and the amount each position increased for each of the three fiscal years indicated above. 3) Current salary, by management position. |
12/7/2023 | Ron Robusto | Superintendent's Salary | All payments made to the superintendent for FY 23 Including but not limited to: Reimbursements, salary pay stubs, bonuses, etc. |
12/28/2023 | Jennifer Parkes | Bus Video | Attached please find our request for a copy of any videotapes taken on the school bus that was involved in an accident on October 11, 2022 at the intersection of Northeast Road and Tiger Drive. |
12/28/2023 | Avi Meth | Special Education Services | 1a. Who are the companies currently contracted to provide Speech-Language Pathology services to Cecil County Public Schools and what is the current daily or hourly rate (whichever is applicable) paid for those services? 1b. How many Speech-Language Pathology therapists do each of these contracted companies have actively working for Cecil County Public Schools? 2a. Who are the companies currently contracted to provide Virtual Speech-Language pathology services to Cecil County Public Schools and what is the current daily or hourly rate (whichever is applicable) paid for those services? 2b. How many Virtual Speech-Language Pathology therapists do each of these contracted companies have actively working for Cecil County Public Schools? 3a. Who are the companies currently contracted to provide Registered Behavior Technician/Behavior Specialist services to Cecil County Public Schools and what is the current daily or hourly rate (whichever is applicable) paid for those services? 3b. How many Registered Behavior Technicians/Behavior Specialist do each of these contracted companies have actively working for Cecil County Public Schools? 4a. Who are the companies currently contracted to provide Paraeducator/Teachers Assistant/Classroom Assistant services to Cecil County Public Schools and what is the current daily or hourly rate (whichever is applicable) paid for those services? 4b. How many Paraeducator/Teachers Assistant/Classroom Assistants do each of these contracted companies have actively working for Cecil County Public Schools? 5a. Who are the companies currently contracted to provide Instructional Facilitators (in-person aide to virtual therapist) services to Cecil County Public Schools and what is the current daily or hourly rate (whichever is applicable) paid for those services? 5b. How many Instructional Facilitators (in-person aide to virtual therapist) do each of these contracted companies have actively working for Cecil County Public Schools? |
1/2/2024 | Janis Farese (American Transparency) | Compensation Records 2023 | An electronic file (ie Excel, PDF, Word) of any and all Cecil County Public Schools employees including part-time, temporary, seasonal employees and elected officials for year of 2023 (fiscal or calendar year). Each employee record should contain the year of compensation, first name, middle initial, last name, hire date (mm-dd-yyyy), base salary amount, bonus amount, overtime amount, gross annual wages and position title. |
1/3/2024 | Ron Robusto | Invoices for books | All invoices for books written by Allen Ginsberg. |
1/10/2024 | Jennifer Adams | Invoices for Swagit | Invoices on the cost of this new Swagit system. |
1/12/2024 | Leah Gimbel | Staff Member Information | Requesting a list of staff members employed in schools in your district. This should include staff members from all schools in each district, including the staff members' names, their positions, the current school they are at, and if possible, their district email address. |
1/12/2024 | Ron Robusto | Salaries for Management & Non-Managers | ALL positions and salaries for management and non-managers in the CCPS system. |
1/25/2024 | Ron Robusto | Information in Christie Stephens | Regarding CCPS Employee Christie Stephens: Her Title, Date of Hire, and Salary, her predecessor’s name, title and salary. If this was a new position, please indicate such. |
1/31/2024 | Jennifer Adams | Threats from Moms for Liberty documentation | Any and all documentation of threats of violence against teachers, librarians, and/or children by Moms for Liberty, Moms for Liberty - Cecil County, Jennifer Greer Adams, and/or Donna Culberson. |
1/31/2024 | Donna Culberson | Tax rebates donated to CCPS | 1. The total number of tax rebates donated to CCPS during the period beginning July 1, 2023 to present. 2. The total dollar amount of all rebates received during the period of July 1, 2023 to present. |
2/1/2024 | Ron Robusto | Aren't We Worth It Video | 1) any records, documents, and invoices related to the video , “Aren’t We Worth It”. 2) Associate superintendent Buckley’s emails with the title “CCPS Funding” 3) Associate superintendent Buckley’s emails to/from XXX and XXX (students) 4) Associate superintendent Buckley’s emails with phrase “Aren’t We Worth It” *Covering the timeframe between January 1, 2024 and February 1, 2024 inclusive. |
2/3/2024 | Jennifer Adams | MPIA Log | Requesting a log of all Requests for Information submitted to the Public Information Office between June 1, 2023 to present. |
2/5/2024 | Jennifer Adams | CCPS policy for storing criminal history information | Please send any and all policies regarding hiring/retaining employees with criminal records. |
2/6/2024 | Ron Robusto | Policies Concerning Activities Permitted or Prohibited by CCPS Employees | Requesting any CCPS policy addressing the following: - if CCPS employees are permitted to participate in any local political agenda, unrelated to school board elections, - the types of activities they may or may not engage in, - the forms of communication permitted or prohibited, - who they may or may not communicate with regarding any political activity. |
2/6/2024 | Danielle Hornberger | Detailed CCPS Line-Itemed Budget for FY17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 | A detailed line-item budget for Cecil County Public Schools for the following Fiscal Years: FY24, FY23, FY22, FY21, FY20, FY19, and FY18, and FY 17. And for these years, please provide the following information: - A breakdown the budget by individual schools and departments. - Please include year over year increases and decreases for each line item. - Please also provide the number of positions and titles for each school and department and please also break out teachers, paraprofessionals, administrative and maintenance positions. |
2/6/2024 | Kathie Kennedy Stubbs | Itemized Compensation for FY19, 20, 21, 22, 23 | Total itemized compensation of all staff at the Carver Center, all Principals, and all Assistant Principals, including salary, and any additional compensation including any Federal relief such as ESSER and/or LEADS but not limited to bonuses (must be itemized) for FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023. Please exclude fringe benefits. |
2/15/2024 | Jennifer Adams | March 24, 2021 BOE Meeting Video | A copy of the March 24, 2021 Board of Education Meeting, regarding the CCPS Racial Equity Coalition. |
2/15/2024 | Jennifer Adams | Invoices with Akoben and contracts with Dr. Malik Muhammad | All invoices, receipts, contracts between CCPS and Akoben, LLC. Some of these invoices, receipts, contracts may also be between CCPS and Dr. Malik Muhammad (Abdul-Malik Muhammad or any variation of the name). Please send all documentation from January 2020 to present. |
2/15/2024 | Jennifer Adams | Emails to/from pio@ccps.org from 1/11/22 to present | Provide all emails to and from pio@ccps.org from 1/11/2022 to present. |
2/16/2024 | Ronald McLaughlin | Personal information | I would like to Request my Children's School Email addresses. Any and All communications from those email addresses on 21 Oct 2023., Any phone records pertaining to My Children on 21 Oct 2023, incoming and outgoing, with use of public funding. The Cecil County public schools policy or policies on electronic communication. |
2/20/2024 | Ryan Harris | CCPS Benefit Information | Copies of the current contract with CCPS for Employee Benefits Consulting services |
2/21/2024 | Eric George | MPIA Information | MPIA Requests & Resources For the time period of 1/01/2022 to 2/21/2024, can you provide a record of how much time and/or equivalent financial resources were dedicated to answering each of the MPIA requests you have received? A breakdown by requestee name (versus each individual request) would also suffice. If neither detailed records are available at the resolution requested, please provide any overall measures or metrics you have compiled on the resources allocated to fulfilling MPIA requests over that time period. |
2/22/2024 | Danielle Hornberger | Email Request | I formally request copies of any email that includes “County Executive”, “Danielle”, or “Hornberger” between 2/14/2023-2/22/2024. |
2/22/2024 | Ryan Kelly | Book Challenges and Removals | I am requesting the following information about internal and external communications regarding book challenges and removals from your school district: Internal emails and messages from school administrators and librarians about book removals and book challenges between January 2020 and February 2024 that include the following keywords: “book challenge,” “book removal,” “book ban,” “banned books,” “library removal,” “Moms for Liberty,” “Moms4liberty,” “Citizens Defending Freedom,” and “Parents' Rights in Education.” External emails and messages received from the public, parents, advocacy groups (including but not limited to groups associated with Moms for Liberty, Citizens Defending Freedom and Parents' Rights in Education) or others about book removals and challenges received or sent between January 2020 through February 2024. |
2/24/2024 | Sean Brimm | Email Request | I formally request copies of any email that includes “County Executive”, “Danielle”, or “Hornberger” between 2/14/2023-2/22/2024. |
2/29/2024 | Ron Robusto | Book Invoices | I am requesting the invoices for the following books by Allen Ginsberg. I am also requesting the status of the review referenced by Dr. Lawson. Collected poems, 1947-1997, Howl, and other poems, Collected poems, 1947-1989, Death & Fame Poems, 1983-1987. Author - Allen Ginsberg |
3/1/2024 | Jennifer Adams | Internal/External Communications Regarding Book Challenges | I am requesting the following information about internal and external communications regarding book challenges and removals from your school district: Internal emails and messages from school administrators and librarians about book removals and book challenges between January 2020 and February 2024 that include the following keywords: “book challenge,” “book removal,” “book ban,” “banned books,” “library removal,” “Moms for Liberty,” “Moms4liberty,” “Citizens Defending Freedom,” and “Parents' Rights in Education.” External emails and messages received from the public, parents, advocacy groups (including but not limited to groups associated with Moms for Liberty, Citizens Defending Freedom and Parents' Rights in Education) or others about book removals and challenges received or sent between January 2020 through February 2024. |
3/6/2024 | Ron Robusto | Student Support Center Information | Please provide the following: 1) Board of Education Policy on The Student Support Center. 2) Names of all the schools that contain a Student Support Center. 3) The documentation required to be completed when sending a student to the center. 4) Any summary report available containing the date, location, and reason a student went to the center for FY 2021 through 2024 inclusive. 5) The title and name of the CCPS Administrator who directly oversees the entire process. |
3/8/2024 | Aferdita Watson | MD State Education Survey Results | I am requesting all Maryland State education survey results for climate surveys ranging from 2019 to 2024. I believe they were sent separately to the students and teachers. |
3/11/2024 | Kathie Kennedy Stubbs | Video on Facebook | Total itemized money used to create the video posted on the Facebook page CCPS Facts that reviewed Small Capital Budget requests. And what budget this money came from. I also am requesting to know what CCPS resources were used to create this video |
3/12/2024 | Krista Young | Bus Video | I would like to request under the M.P.I.A act the video footage from bus #224 on February 8,2024 at approximately 3:30-4:00 pm. |
3/13/2024 | Cecil Watcher | Dr. Lawson Information | We are requesting the itemized total compensation for Dr. Lawson in FY2023, this includes salary, benefits, and accumulated Paid Time Off. We are also requesting any information on how Dr. Lawson and his spouse's lifetime health insurance are accounted for in the budget, along with the number used for this benefit in FY2023. |
3/25/2024, 3/28/2024 | Kathie Kennedy Stubbs | Emails pertaining to Danielle Hornberger | Please provide any emails dated February 1, 2023 to the present with Danielle or Hornberger or County Executive that also include any of the following: election, elect, vote, party, go, support, Republican, Democrat, unaffiliated, primary election, party affiliation, party change voter registration. |
3/26/2024 | Sarah Leman | Willis Towers Watson Benefits (FOIA) | The current health benefits consulting contract with Willis Towers Watson I am requesting copies of the following information from the record detailed above: Contract, including any amendments Bidders List (List of companies who submitted proposals) All Submitted Proposals Solicitation/RFP |
4/4/2024 | Christine Wade | Enrollment | Trying to determine whether Cecil County Public Schools has a formula to project the number of students in a new development based on the housing unit type. Can you tell me if Cecil County Public Schools has a formula to project student enrollment? IF so, can you please share that formula? Additionally, can you share the Cecil County Public Schools established per student spending projection? |
4/9/2024 | Angela Scerni | Transactions and Agreements between 2019-2024 | As per the provisions outlined in Sec. 4-503 of the General Provisions Article of the Maryland Code, I am writing to request specific information pertaining to various transactions and agreements relevant to CCPS organization operations between the years 2019 and 2024. Please be advised that this request is made pursuant to legal rights and obligations under the aforementioned statute. Below, I have delineated the specific items of information that we require: Invoices and purchase orders issued to and by Bell Techlogix during the period spanning from 2019 to 2023. Invoices relating to membership fees for the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE), along with any associated contracts and details of services rendered. Any correspondence, including emails, exchanged between MABE and the School Board, containing the keyword ""Blueprint,"" for the years 2020 through 2023. Invoices issued by the Division of Administration for all contracted services, pursuant to COA (CODE 0280 CIP), for the years 2019 to 2023. Invoices and contracts pertaining to services rendered and administrative memberships to the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), pursuant to COA (CODE 0505), for the years 2019 to 2024. Information under the Information Technology account, including invoices and bidding contracts, for contracted services pursuant to COA (CODE 0208) for the following: Security Consulting for the years 2019 to 2024 Frontline Absence Management for the years 2019 to 2024 MetaSource Webxtender Support for the years 2019 to 2024 Zoho Password Self-Service Support for the years 2019 to 2024 Virtu Encrypted Email Service for the years 2019 to 2024 Invoices and bidding contracts for software licenses pursuant to COA (CODE 0267), specifically for Timeclock Plus software licensing and support, for the years 2019 to 2024. Any information pertaining to the referral for county equipment purchase to replace virtual server infrastructure (CODE 0601) as per the ""FY24 Tech Plan,"" including details of current bidders for the contract. Invoices and bidding contracts for Brinks armored car services, pursuant to COA (CODE 0280 - Contracted Service). |
4/17/2024 | Ron Robusto | Safety Information | April 23-April 24) redacted spreadsheet on threats and weapons |
4/19/2024 | Chris O'Connell | Unclaimed Fund Information | Under the Maryland Public Records law, I am requesting the list of any unclaimed funds your office is currently holding that have escheated from the estates of deceased people within the last 24 months. |
4/25/2024 | Rexal Alzona | Purchasing Records from 1/18/23 to current | "SmartProcure is submitting a Public Information Act (PIA) request as defined by Md. Code Ann to the Cecil County Public Schools for any and all purchasing records from 1/18/2023 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable. The specific information requested from your record keeping system is: 1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number 2. Purchase date 3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase) 4. Line item quantity 5. Line item price 6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address" |
6/3/2024 | Ron Robusto | Books Purchased in CCPS Media Centers | Please provide the total number of books purchased and the costs for the books in the CCPS media centers in FY24. Note: this request excludes books purchased for curriculum in the classrooms. |
6/10/2024 | Donna Culberson | SSC Information | Data Management details collected from each visit to the SSC (Student Support Center) for the 2023-2024 school year through May 31, 2024. Data requested should include school, grade, date, time in and out, behavior concern and intervention provided. Data NOT required includes student names, referring teacher, class referred from. 2. Monthly survey results completed by teachers for the school year 2023-2024 school year through May 31, 2024. These are the surveys used to measure the effectiveness of the SSC and the interventions. Teacher and student names are not being requested. Data requested should include school name, date, interventions used and effectiveness of said interventions. |
6/10/2024 | Donna Culberson | Bullying Information | The total number of Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation Reporting Forms submitted during the current school year 2023-2024 thus far, broken down by school. 2. The total number of Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation Reporting Forms submitted during the school year 2022-2023, broken down by school. |
6/10/2024 | Donna Culberson | Remedial measures information | All current remedial measures in place to address the behaviors reported on the Bullying, Harassing and Intimidation Reporting Forms. 2. A list of the school wide evidence-based anti-bullying programs implemented at all grade levels to promote positive behaviors. |
6/17/2024 | Vance | Email Information | Email addresses for school board members/trustees within the school district. Email addresses and job titles of all current teachers within the school district. Email addresses and job titles of all current principals within the school district. Email address and job title of the current superintendent. Email addresses and job titles of all current administrative staff within the school district. |
6/28/2024 | Janie Jordan | CCPS Employee Information | A copy of a listing of all Cecil County Public School’s employees’ first and last names, e-mail addresses, title/position, and primary campus/department location. |
7/1/2024 | Asha Taylor | Media Challenges | ● Any complaints, requests, and/or challenges for removal, reclassification, and/or reconsideration of publications (including books, magazines, movies, music, and/or other media), along with any associated records, petitions, and/or correspondence since August 1, 2019. This also includes evaluations by school staff and records of final decisions. ● A listing of books banned from the school district’s curriculums and libraries since August 1, 2019, including dates of official book removals. ● A copy of the established school district’s resource reevaluation policy, as required by the Freedom to Read Act, MD SB0738 (2024). ● A copy of the formal complaint/petition procedure for books to be challenged, along with the date that procedure went into place. |
7/21/2024 | Michale Zwick | School Board Funds | I am requesting information regarding any and all funds paid to your school board from probate or trust cases in which one or more recipients could or did not claim their inheritance. I am only seeking those funds still in your custody, not those that have been claimed or remitted to another entity. For each such payment or deposit, please provide the following information: Name of case; Name of recipient(s) entitled to claim the funds; Amount paid into your custody; and Date of such payment. |
7/31/2024 | Taylor Nichols | Gender Identity Policies | I am requesting the following documents about gender identity policies from your school district: Written policies, regulations, guidelines or other governing documents relating to student gender identity and the treatment of transgender students in your school system. These policy, regulations and guidelines may relate to (but not be limited to): -Transgender students or students who identify as a gender other than the one they were born with or use a name other than the name on their birth certificate. -The use of restrooms and locker rooms, use of names and pronouns, participation in athletics and participation in extracurricular activities based on self-identified gender. -Dress codes, gender-based activities, gender-separated areas, physical education classes and intramural sports and school clubs. -Discrimination, bullying, harassment and threat assessments. -Permanent school records, privacy and disclosure of information based on self-identified gender. -Mandatory parental reporting based on self-identified gender. |
8/7/2024 | Amy Blevins | Milk & Dairy Bid Information | Award documentation for bids 24-17 Milk & Dairy and 24-16 Custodial Paper. The documents that I am looking for would be for the 2024/2025 school year and contain line-item pricing, vendor and brand information, as well as any competitive pricing that was submitted at the time of the bid opening. |
8/27/2024 | Thomas Murgitroyde | Commercial Security Services | Provide all contracts, proposals, bids, purchase orders, communications, and associated documents (including pricing, itemization, contract expiration dates, and contract terms) for all commercial security services at all schools and associated buildings within the last 10 years related to the following: -Access control systems and services (i.e. electronic entry into buildings) -Burglar alarm systems and services including monitoring -Deterrent systems (such as metal detectors, weapons detection, vape/smoke detection, panic buttons, and guard services) -Video surveillance systems and services -CCTV surveillance systems and services -Fire alarm systems and services including monitoring -Cyber security systems and services -Device monitoring (i.e. Temperature control monitoring of refrigeration systems) |
9/5/2024 | Lori Scott | Evacuation Information | As pursuant to Sec 4-503 of the Annotated Code of MD, pls provide: 1. All policies and procedures for evacuating students/staff from schools' second floor or higher at the time of a fire. 2. Please disclose if there are stairwell chairs or evacuation tracks in each school 3. Please provide a list of all schools and indicate if they have a handicapped access single point of entry door with a speaker to call the front office and door switch to be opened by office staff. |
9/11/2024 | Jennifer Burleigh | CHMS Video | All video surveillance available from outside of cherry hill middle school on the night of 9/9/2024 between the hours of 6pm to 830 pm. |
9/12/2024 | Justin Cunningham | Vendor Information | Vendors: A list of all vendors your institution has used from 2022-01-01 onward. Purchase Orders: A list of all purchase orders dated 2022-01-01 onward. Contacts: A list of all current employee / staff contact information. |
9/19/2024 | Jared Guardipee | Emails to D. Culberson from CCPS | I would like to request any email sent to Donna Culberson from Cecil County Public schools during 2024. |
9/23/2024 | Kevin Cartwright | Mental Health Information | I write to request access to and a copy of: -The number of FTE employees who worked as social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals at the school district for each school year between the 2014- 15 school year and the 2024- 25 school year. -Hours worked and cost of contracting with any non-employee mental health professionals for each of those school years. -The number of students seeking or receiving mental health services, broken down by grade, for each of those school years. -The number of unique mental health crises, broken down by grade, for each of those school years. Also, if possible, please include data on the outcome of those crises (such as the number resolved by school personnel, use of county crisis system, hospitalizations and involvement of law enforcement using the Emergency Petition process). -The total number of students enrolled at the school district, broken down by grade, for each of those school years. -The aggregate results of any mental health screenings or surveys that your district has done between the 2014-15 school year and the 2024-25 school year. If your agency does not maintain these public records, please let me know who does and include the proper custodian's name and address. |
10/2/2024 | Andrea Cooperman | Maintenance Information | All Well Reports, Perc Tests, Septic Records and Site Plans. |
10/3/2024 | Mike Boerman | Contractor's Payment Information for NEMHS | We would like to request a copy of the contractor’s payment/performance bond for the following public construction project: North East Middle School & High School Complex Cboe North East Mshs Replacement Atc Appleton Rd / E Cecil Ave / Irishtown Rd Elkton, Md 21921 |
10/11/2024 | Mary Anne Worthington | Copier Information | As a way to position CSA to compete for your business during the next bid process, I am sending you this written request for records. Requests for information can sometimes come across as abrasive, which is why I want to assure you that this request is being made simply to collect information and determine the proper follow up times down the road. I am graciously requesting the following information: • Lease and Maintenance/Service contract(s) pertaining to all multifunctional copier machines (roughly 100 machines). • All invoices relating to the multifunctional copier machines over the past six months. In the case of annual invoices please provide the last 2 years of invoicing. • List of all multifunctional copier machines (preferably in excel) that includes: o Model, Serial numbers, contract number, installed locations, installation date, and average monthly page volume over the last roughly 12-month period. |
10/16/2024 | Jennifer Adams | 2023 Video Recordings of BOE Meetings | Links to the video recordings of all CCPS Board of Education meetings in 2023. |
11/7/2024 | Rexal Alzona | Purchase Order Information from May 7, 2024-Current | Any and all purchasing records from 5/7/2024 to current. |
11/11/2024 | Kimia Hamidi | Purchase Order Data from January 2023-Present | All purchase orders from January 1, 2020, to the present day. |
11/19/2024 | Janis Farese (American Transparency) | Employee Information for FY24 | Pursuant to the Public Information Act, this is a request for a copy of the following records: An electronic file (ie Excel, PDF, Word) of any and all Cecil County Public Schools employees including part-time, temporary, seasonal employees and elected officials for year of 2024 (fiscal or calendar year). Each employee record should contain the year of compensation, first name, middle initial, last name, hire date (mm-dd-yyyy), base salary amount, bonus amount, overtime amount, gross annual wages and position title. |
12/27/2024 | Ken Woods | Adobe Acrobat Information | The information being requested is as follows: The number of Adobe Acrobat Pro Licenses & Expiration date of Licenses |
1/6/2025 | Janis Farese (American Transparency) | CCPS Payment Transactions for 2023-2024 | This is a request for an electronic copy of all payment transactions for Cecil County Public Schools for fiscal year 2023-2024. This could be considered one of the following reports: Vendor Payment Checkbook Report, Checkbook Register, Expenditure Data, Transactional Detail Payments, Online Checkbook, or Disbursements. We would accept any existing report which contains a minimum of the Payee Name, Amount and Date of each transaction. |
1/8/2025 | Jas Kwatra | Technology Staffing & Non-IT Staffing Service Information | We want to raise a Public Record Request for any Bids the agency has awarded for Technology Staffing & Non-IT Staffing Services or any Staff Augmentations services in the last 5 years The information we are looking at is as follows; 1. Technical & Cost Proposals of the awarded vendors for the requested contract 2. Bid tabulation/scoring sheet of the previous award for the requested contract 3. Current Spend on the requested contract 4. Contract Expiry Date |
1/28/2025 | Patrick Hauf (Sinclair) | Policy documentation re: transgender information | Documentation of a policy that directs educators how to support transgender and gender nonconforming students. All documentation of presentations and trainings for educators that details how to support transgender and gender nonconforming students. |
2/4/2025 | Abbas Khan (Inovo) | Vendor Information from 7/20-current | Inovo AI Solutions LLC is initiating a request under Maryland Public Information Act (PIA) for all purchasing records from 07/01/2020 to date for all schools under your jurisdiction. We seek access to electronic records that can be provided without the necessity for hardcopy duplication, scanning, or any physical handling of documents. We are interested in the following details for purchases from your record-keeping system for the given period. This data can be quickly exported in a purchase order or vendor history report from the accounting system by your finance team: • Vendor Number or Vendor ID • Vendor Name • Identifier for each purchase, such as purchase order number (PO#) or, alternatively, an invoice or check number • Purchase Date • Line item details or description of each purchase • Line item quantity • Line item price The information we are requesting is generally part of council/board meeting packets as "bills" or "vendor payments." |
2/6/2025 | Mike Howell | Communications from 9/1/24 - Present | I respectfully request the following records from Cecil County Public Schools: 1. Copies of all records and communications containing the following search terms: a. “Resource Guide for LGBTQ+ Youth Maryland” b. “GenderJOY” c. “FreeState Legal Project” d. “Gay, Lesbian and Straight Educators Network” e. “TransYouth Family Allies” f. “Family Acceptance Project” |
2/18/2025 | Amy Blevins (Interflex, Inc.) | Bread & Rolls Bid 22-01 | I am respectfully requesting the award/renewal information for the 2024-2025 school year pertaining to the Bread and Rolls bid 22-01. Documentation could consist of vendor, brand and possible product codes. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. |
2/22/2025 | Drew Owens (Capital News) | School Attendance Zone Boundaries | I am requesting the following information about school attendance zone boundaries in an electronic form we can read in R. |
2/24/2025 | Robert Palmer (Tri State Office) | 2024/2025 Mailroom Equipment Lease | We're requesting records for the 2024 and 2025 tax year concerning your mailroom equipment lease or purchase order. Please provide a most recent copy of the lease and/or purchase order that shows the type of mailing equipment, monthly/quarterly payment, and date of the signed agreement. |
2/24/2025 | Justin Wenig | Student Transportation Vendors (last 3 years) | I am requesting materials possessed by Cecil County Public Schools for all of the following student transportation vendors with which you have a relationship: HopSkipDrive, FirstAlt, Adroit, Pawar I am looking for all contracts, purchase orders, and master service agreements that are still in effect or have been in effect in the past 3 years. I am looking for existing, already maintained electronic records (without copying, scanning, or printing). |
3/2/2025 | Caren Saunders | Enrollment Trends from 2023-2025 | I am a doctoral student at Bowie State University conducting an IRB approved study on enrollment trends in relation to policy changes. I am seeking enrollment data from three high schools in your district for the school years 2023-24 and 2024-25. Specifically, I am requesting the following information for Bohemia Manor High School, North East High School, and Rising Sun High School (separated by school): 1. The number of students enrolled in at least one AP class, disaggregated by the following ethnic/racial categories (per the Office of Civil Rights guidelines): Hispanic or Latino of any race American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Black or African American White Two or more races 2. The number of students enrolled in at least one Dual Enrollment class, also disaggregated by the same ethnic/racial categories. 3. The school year that the district began covering the costs of AP and/or Dual Enrollment courses. |
3/3/2025 | Michael Zwick | Funds Paid to BOE from Probate and Trust Cases | I am requesting information regarding any and all funds paid to your school board from probate or trust cases in which one or more recipients could or did not claim their inheritance. I am only seeking those funds still in your custody, not those that have been claimed or remitted to another entity. For each such payment or deposit, please provide the following information: Name of case; Name of recipient(s) entitled to claim the funds; Amount paid into your custody; and Date of such payment. |
3/13/2025 | Saige Linscomb | RFP for Cecil County Health Dept. CCHD #2025-9 | I would like to make a public information request to receive the following for the above-mentioned RFP for Cecil County Health Department Strategic Planning CCHD #2025-9: Pricing information submitted by the proposers Bid tabulation sheet/scoring sheets (and any evaluator notes if available) Copies of the proposals submitted (excluding the proposal submitted by Tetra Tech) |
3/17/2025 | Richard Lippert | Bargaining Agreement | I am requesting a copy of the current bargaining agreement between CCPS and non-certificated administrators/supervisors. A link to this document or the document itself can be sent to the email address provided. |
4/17/2025 | Michael Durkee | List of escheated funds from 4/14/23-4/14/25 | I respectfully request a list of all Escheated funds which the Board of Education for your county has received from probate cases that were deposited into your registry between April 14, 2023 and April 14, 2025, and have not been claimed. |