SD308 - FOIA Requests Responses

FOIA Requests Responses - 2019

To promote district transparency and assist others who may have similar requests for information, District 308 responses to FOIA responses can be viewed below:

FOIA ID	Date Request Received	Information Requested	Name of Requester	Status/Date of Response	Time to Complete in Hours
19-57	12/9/19	A request for copies of public records that delineate current and historical school attendance zone boundaries for School District 308. These are the boundaries that determine which specific school a student will attend based on where they live within the school district. Specifically requesting the followingrecords:  Current Attendance Zone Boundaries Shapefiles – Geographic Information system copies of the current high school, middle school, and elementary school attendance zone boundaries for School District 308.  Historical Attendance Zone Boundary Maps – Historical maps or descriptions of high school, middle school, and elementary school attendance zone boundaries for School District 308 from the 1989-1990 school year and the 1999-2000 school year, or the years closest to those years if those specific years are unavailable	Sarah Asson	12/9/19	2
19-56	11/20/19	Requesting any and all documents referring to district policies governing recess. This includes but is not restricted to required times and staff responsibilities during recess periods.	Samay Gheewala	11/25/19	2
19-55	11/12/19	A request for contracts or written agreements of any kind, whether in hard copy or electronic formats, for athletic training and/or therapy services from 2016 to the present.	William J. Cadigan	11/19/19	3
19-54	11/12/19	Requesting directory information for all current 9th – 11th grade students and their guardians to include:  Parent/Student Name, Address, Phone Number, Parent Email Address, Student Grade Level	Starr Hayes	11/13/19	1
19-53	11/7/19	Subject: Requesting copies of public records that include job titles, wages (hourly and salary), department, and hours worked (if part time) of all employees of Oswego Community unit School District 308 listed on the Quarterly Contribution report for the payroll that included May 12, 2019. Based on that report, the list should have around 2,839 employees. Teachers should be reported by both grade level and whether or not they teach special education. For example, elementary teachers, kindergarten teachers, and high school special education teachers should all be reported as different occupations. We are not requesting names, SSNs, or any other personal information.	Jered Piepenbrink	11/11/19	2
19-52	11/6/19	Requesting any and all purchasing records from 2019-07-30 (yyyy-mm-dd) to current. The specific information requested 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	Bethany Simpson	11/7/19	1
19-51	10/18/19	Requesting copy of Administrative Service contract (Delta Dental).	Paul Palliser	10/24/19	1
19-50	10/17/19	Requesting records as follows:  A list of incidents within the school district during the 2019-2020 school year so far where school/district personnel were made aware of students threatening suicide, expressing suicidal ideations and/or attempting suicide on school grounds, with information about the date of the incident, gender of the student, the age of the student, the grade of the student, the school in which the incident occurred, the circumstances surrounding the incident and school official response to the incident also included in the list.  A list of incidents within the school district during the 2018-2019 school year where school/district personnel were made aware of students threatening suicide, expressing suicidal ideations and/or attempting suicide on school grounds, with information about the date of the incident, gender of the student, the age of the student, the grade of the student, the school in which the incident occurred, the circumstances surrounding the incident and school official response to the incident also included in the list.  A list of incidents within the school district during the 2017-2018 school year where school/district personnel were made aware of students threatening suicide, expressing suicidal ideations and/or attempting suicide on school grounds, with information about the date of the incident, gender of the student, the age of the student, the grade of the student, the school in which the incident occurred, the circumstances surrounding the incident and school official response to the incident also included in the list.  A list of incidents within the school district during the 2016-2017 school year where school/district personnel were made aware of students threatening suicide, expressing suicidal ideations and/or attempting suicide on school grounds, with information about the date of the incident, gender of the student, the age of the student, the grade of the student, the school in which the incident occurred, the circumstances surrounding the incident and school official response to the incident also included in the list.  A list of incidents within the school district during the 2015-2016 school year where school/district personnel were made aware of students threatening suicide, expressing suicidal ideations and/or attempting suicide on school grounds, with information about the date of the incident, gender of the student, the age of the student, the grade of the student, the school in which the incident occurred, the circumstances surrounding the incident and school official response to the incident also included in the list.	Katie Finlon, Oswego Ledger-Sentinel	10/23/19	4
19-49	10/3/19	Requesting copies of Oswego Community Unit School District 308 disciplinary records relating to vaping or e-cigarette usage. These records should include school, date, student demographic information to the extent it exists, and any other details contained in the report.	Brody Ford	10/17/19	2
19-48	9/19/19	Requesting copy of the latest contract/agreement for elementary school pictures with Lifetouch.	Bob Fabis	9/25/19	1
19-47	8/30/19	Requesting digital copies of any and all sports budgets in the district.	Namratha Prasad	8/30/19	2
19-46	8/20/19	Requesting the following information regarding the Fox Chase Elementary School playground project that was awarded to Hacienda Landscape: 1. Please provide all pay requests and waiver of lien from the start to end for this project.	Lydia Simrayh	8/27/19	3
19-45	822/19	Subject: Requesting the bid opening tabulation or apparent low bidder on the Oswego High School Chiller Replacement Project that bid August 21, 2019.	Tania Campbell	8/27/19	2
19-44	8/16/19	Requesting the following information regarding the Fox Chase Elementary School playground project that was awarded to Hacienda Landscape: 1. Please provide a copy of the certified payroll records after June 1st, 2019	Lydia Simrayh	8/19/19	2
19-43	8/14/19	Requesting all records, documents, communications, emails, correspondence, licenses and/or certificates related to Children’s Road to Success Christian Academy	Scott Petty	8/16/19	1
19-42	8/13/19	Requesting copies of $543 invoices paid to Janco around 12/17/18 and invoices above $5,000 paid around 1/23/2019	Dan Breier	8/13/19	1
19-41	8/6/19	Requesting the 2017-2019 bagged ice melt purchasing history for the District.	Dan Breier	8/12/19	1
19-40	8/6/19	Requesting the bid tabulation from the fuel bid opening on Monday, August 5, 2019	Shaleen McGuire-Okon, Al Warren Oil Co., Inc.	8/12/19	1
19-39	7/31/19	Requesting any and all purchasing records from 2019-04-30 (yyyy-mm-dd) to current. The specific information requested 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	Bethany Simpson	8/6/19	3
19-38	7/29/19	Requesting copies of all Special Needs transportation contracts which cover the 2019-2020 school year for CUSD 308.	tanner@k12transportationresearch.com	8/9/19	1
19-37	7/25/19	Requesting the following information regarding the Fox Chase Elementary School playground project that was awarded to Hacienda Landscape: 1. Please provide copies of the bid packages/bonds.	Lydia Simrayh	7/30/19	2
19-36	7/25/19	Requesting information regarding the actual total cost of the 1% increase for administrators for salary and TRS contribution. Additionally, please provide the savings achieved by cancelling the administrator vacation buyback program.	Robyn Vickers	7/31/19	2
19-35	7/25/19	Requesting the bid tabulation from the previous fuel bid for SD308.	Shaleen McGuire-Okon, Al Warren Oil Co. Inc.	7/31/19	1
19-34	7/25/19	Requesting copies of the transportation contract(s) with current transportation vendor(s)	Keith Galloway	8/1/19	3
19-33	7/19/19	Requesting information relating to course and enrichment offerings at the following school: Long Beach Elementary School and Thompson Jr High School. Specifically, the following information: All Grades  Listing of sports and other intramural activities offered.  Listing of vocal, instrumental, visual, and performing arts courses/activities offered.  Listing of school-sponsored standardized test prep for courses including but not limited to PSAT, ACT, SAT, and ASVAB.  Listing of school-sponsored tutoring services and other programs including but not limited to AVID and 21st Century.  Listing of school-sponsored after-school, summer, during-the-day, and weekend enrichment opportunities including but not limited to field trips, retreats, and school clubs.  Response to whether there are associated fees to participate in any extracurricular activity, club, or sport. 8th Grade  Response to whether Algebra I is available for 8th graders.  Response to whether a foreign language is available for 8th graders. 9th – 12th Grade  Course listing detailing all available math, science, social science, English/language arts, and foreign language course offerings at the high schools.  Course listing of all elective courses offered to 9th – 12th grade  Listing of the highest math and science courses available.  Listing of the dual-credit courses offered.  Listing of Advanced Placement courses offered  Listing of International Baccalaureate courses offered  Response to whether a student may take at least one full year of electives during 9th – 12th grade	Heather Otto	7/24/19	3
19-32	7/18/19	Requesting information relating to course and enrichment offerings at Oswego High School as follows: Listing of sports and other intramural activities offered for 9th-12th graders. Listing of vocal, instrumental, visual, and performing arts courses/activities offered for 9th-12th graders, Listing of school-sponsored standardized test prep for courses including but not limited to PSAT, ACT, SAT, and ASVAB, Listing of school-sponsored tutoring services and other programs including but not limited to AVID and 21st Century, Listing of school-sponsored after-school, summer, during-the-day, and weekend enrichment opportunities including but not limited to field trips, retreats, and school clubs, Course listing detailing all available math, science, social science, English/language arts, and foreign language course offerings at the high school, Listing of the highest math and science courses available, Listing of the dual-credit courses offered,Listing of the Advanced Placement courses offered, Listing of International Baccalaureate courses offered, Listing of all elective courses offered to 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, Response to whether a student may take at least one full year of electives during 9th-12th grade, Response to whether there are associated fees to participate in any extracurricular activity, club, or sport.	Tim/Empower Illinois	7/23/19	3
19-31	7/17/19	Requesting the following information regarding the Fox Chase Elementary School playground project that was awarded to Hacienda Landscape: 1. Please provide a copy of the executed contract with the awarded contractor. 2. Please provide the estimated start/completion dates. 3. Please provide copies of all certified payrolls after 05/1/2019. 4. Please provide copies of any pay requests and waivers of lien. 5. Please provide copies of all correspondence between the public body and the awarded contractor. 6. Please provide copies of all of the engineer/project manager progress notes.	Lydia Simrayh	7/24/19	2
19-30	7/12/19	Requesting resignation letter and/or documents on departure, application, resume, and all contracts related to Scott Savage from the time period of January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2019.	Ralph Padron	7/15/19	3
19-29	7/10/19	Requesting the CIP (Capital Improvement Program) or master Plan information for District 308 and information about proposed projects.	Bob Rundgren	7/15/19	2
19-28	6/27/19	Requesting digital copies of any and all contracts between the school district and companies that provide recycling service to it.	Namratha Prasad	7/1/19	2
19-27	5/23/19	Requesting the updated senior (graduating class of 2019) and junior (graduating class of 2020) “directory information” as defined in 105 ILCS 5/34-18. This request is applicable to each public high school within your district’s purview.	Major Robert Stevenson	5/29/19	2
19-26	5/23/19	Requesting information for the construction and/or maintenance work planned for any building owned or leased by the district which includes the scopes listed. From January 2019-October 2019. In addition, if any contracts have already been awarded, please include the names and contact information of those contractor(s) and/or sub-contractor(s).	Ron Mika	5/28/19	2
19-25	5/7/19	Requesting the total number of safety plans for students actively in effect as of today’s date for all SD308 elementary, junior high and high school students. I would appreciate a total count each for elementary, junior high and high school, as well as total count for each school.	Janine Hines	5/14/19	3
19-24	5/1/19	Requesting information regarding Cobra, Oswego Pony Baseball and Delta Aquatics fees.	Ali Swanson	5/8/19	2
19-23	5/2/19	Requesting list of all employees temporarily assigned to locations other than their intended school due to suspension. In addition to a list of names, please include the reason for reassignment, reassignment date, which location (network office/home, etc.) they are assigned to. If providing names is not option, please denote employee by position (ex. Teacher, custodian, security guard) and then include other information requested (reason for reassignment, date re-assigned, location re-assigned).	Lauren Victory	5/6/19	2
19-22	4/30/19	Requesting the following information regarding the Tyler software being installed at District 308. 1. Copy of signed contract 2. Cost of Software 3. Installation costs 4. Yearly/Monthly fees 5. Training costs 6. Will new electronics need to be purchased/ ex. Nurse station scanners/ipads 7. Any other costs associated with software upgrade 8. Additionally, the current contract District 308 has with the vendor E-finance and the monthly/yearly fee associated with the current software.	Andrea Riefke	5/6/19	2
19-21	4/30/19	Requesting any and all purchasing records from 2019-01-28 (yyyy-mm-dd) to current. The specific information requested 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	Bethany Simpson	4/30/19	1
19-20	4/24/19	Requesting copies of any current collective bargaining agreements between organization and any organized labor collective bargaining unit, and if there is no collective bargaining agreement in place, a copy of the last expired agreement. Additionally, requesting data with the following data points for all employees represented or not by any organized labor collective bargaining unit. - First name, Middle name or initial, Last name - Employee email address - Start date - Department - Job Title - Compensation - Compensation type (full Time/Part Time/ Hourly) - Organized labor collective bargaining unit name (if applicable)	Kaza Rhan	4/30/19	1
19-19	4/19/19	Requesting all current transportation contracts for Alternative/Special Needs Transportation between CUSD308 and the awarded vendors for research purposes.	Tanner Johnson	4/26/19	2
19-18	4/19/19	Requesting the dollar amount the school district has spent in legal fees for 2018 and up to this point in 2019, including what has been billed up to this point. Also, to include a breakdown of what each department spent in legal fees.	Michelle Sather	4/24/19	2
19-17	4/11/19	Requesting any and all invoices from the vendor “Grainger” for March of 2019. These invoices should include all line item details: price, part #, description, quantity, etc. .	Anthony Beavers	4/11/19	1
19-16	4/9/19	Requesting the following information: does SD308 inspect their playground equipment or does it hire a company to perform this service. If an outside company does this please provide the invoice/quotes for this service.	Ralph Padron	4/10/19	2
19-15	4/8/19	Requesting any communication between the district and Dr. Keith F. Bell, in relation to the copyright infringement suit brought against the district, including communication that began Dec. 26, 2018, and any ensuing communication.	Shea Lazansky	4/12/19	2
19-14	4/8/19	Requesting the following information: Copy of the most recent invoices of waste disposal services for all schools within SD308 and Copy of the most recent contract for waste disposal services for all schools within SD308.	Rob Propst	4/18/19	1
19-13	4/4/19	Requesting the following information regarding the Fox Chase Elementary School Playground Renovations project that was bid on 02/12/2019: 1. Please provide the bid tabulations and engineer’s estimates 2. Please advise the date that they’ve been awarded, the start date, and estimated end date. 3. Please provide a list of sub contractors if applicable. 4. Please provide a copy of the executed contract with the awarded contractor. 5. Please provide copies of any correspondence between the awarded contractor and public body.	Lydia Simrayh	4/5/19	1
19-12	4/2/19	Requesting the 2018-2019 snow plow removal rates for trucks with plows, skidsteers and endloaders when used and billed by the hour.	Jeff Hyatt	4/3/19	1
19-11	3/26/19	Requesting the documents showing which school buildings in the district each have a storm shelter that meets the minimum requirements of the ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters (ICC-500), including the location of each shelter relative to its assigned school building. For those school buildings in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 that do not have a storm shelter that meets the minimum requirements described above, please provide me with documents showing how and where the children in each of those school buildings are to be sheltered in case of a tornado emergency including the location of each shelter relative to its assigned school building.	Olivia Deloian	4/10/19	5
19-10	3/19/19	Requesting the bid opening tabulation or apparent low bidder on the Traughber Junior High School Condensing Coil Project that bid March 13, 2019.	Tania Campbell	3/21/19	2
19-9	3/19/19	Requesting official documentation of the specific start and end dates and yearly salary/total compensation of Kerry John Foderaro’s employment in the district as the Assistant Superintendent of Oswego School district 308.	Marni Foderaro	3/21/19	2
19-8	3/5/19	Requesting information in relationship to athletic training services and contract for Oswego High School. Specifically, requesting a copy of the current athletic training contract with Athletico that details the service and personnel provided, the length of the agreement and amount paid for the services.	Marcus Ohnemus	3/6/19	1
19-7	2/28/19	Requesting the following records: 1. Total number or count of Community School District 308 students attending schools within district 308 that are not the designated school associated with their residence as the zoning boundaries currently exist. Including, but not limited to, attendance transfer requests for all schools at the elementary, middle & high school levels for the past two years. 2. Total number or count of elementary students that attend a portion of and/or all of their school day in any program at an alternative school in the area that is not one of the listed elementary, middle or high schools in district 308. Please also provide the names and addresses of those institutions. 3. Total number of battery incidents occurring on all elementary school properties within Community School District 308 during the 2018/2019 school year that were investigated by any school official.	Janine Hines	3/6/19	2
19-6	2/28/19	Requesting the following records: 1. Records showing any formal disciplinary actions taken against Jodi Ancel by Community Unit School District 308 or any of its officials since 1/1/2012. 2. If not included in the above, all records related to internal and external complaints made against Jodi Ancel, including but not limited to, allegations of misconduct. 3. If not included in the above, all records related to disciplinary action taken against Jodi Ancel. 4. If not included in the above, all records related to internal investigations of Jodi Ancel..	Janine Hines	3/6/19	1
19-5	2/19/19	Requesting any and all documented employee or school board communication in possession of Oswego Community Unit School District 308 or its employees, including but not limited to temporary and permanent files, all emails sent or received and all documents that individually identify Michelle (Thorson) Dittman.	Alexis P. Ferracuti-Law Office of Peter Ferracuti	3/4/19	3
19-4	2/13/19	Requesting copy or copies of the lease agreement for 233 W. Washington, Oswego, IL 60543. Any information, including contact, and name(s) of those who filed the lease for this address. Any other information which may be unknown to myself, but pertain to this situation of a falsified lease.	Nathaniel DeMont-RNJ News/Only Oswego	2/19/19	3
19-3	2/7/19	Requesting copies of any current collective bargaining agreements between your organization and any organized labor collective bargaining unit, and if there is no collective bargaining agreement in place, a copy of the last expired agreement. Additionally, we are requesting electronic (preferable non-PDF such as CSV, Excel, Txt) data with the following data points for all employees represented or not by any organized labor collective bargaining unit:  First name, Middle name or initial, Last name  Employee email address  Start Date  Department  Job Title  Compensation  Compensation type (Full Time/Part Time/Hourly)  Organized labor collective bargaining unit name (if applicable)	Karolis Dirzys-Local Labs	2/13/19	3
19-2	2/4/19	Request for copies of the following documents:  Any record of payments made to Christopher Jackson  Any record of payments made to Keira Jackson  Any record of payments to jp&j staffing	WSPY News	2/5/19	1
19-1	2/4/19	Requesting copies of the current electricity supply contract(s) for the district.	Brent Bodefeld	2/8/19	2
18-68	1/22/19	A request for the following information: 1. The names of all non-certified support staff employed by Community Unit School District 308, excluding any staff already represented by an IEA-affiliated local; 2. Their job titles: 3. Their date of hire; 4. Their work building and its address; 5. The number of hours they are scheduled or have worked per week; 6. The number of hours they are scheduled per year; 7. Their collective bargaining unit status (i.e. whether or not they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement) and, if they are in a bargaining unit, the name of the labor organization with which that unit is affiliated. 8. Copies of any contracts the district has with subcontractors currently engaged in district support staff work (e.g. transportation services, food services, custodial services, etc.)	Joe Hart	2/1/19	2
18-67	1/22/19	A request for copies of documents of any and all purchasing records from 10/18/18 to current relating to: 1. Purchase order 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	Bethany Simpson	1/25/19	2
18-66	1/15/19	Requesting the name and email address of all teachers or administrators who are retiring in 2019.	Nathan Mihelich	1/16/19	1
18-65	1/11/19	Requesting a copy of the 2018-2019 complete, executed contract between Aramark and Oswego Community Unit School District 308. Please provide responsive materials in electronic format where available.	Lynn Williamson	1/15/19	1
18-64	1/2/19	Requesting all annual costs related to the Springboard curriculum/program used in District 308. Expenses to include, but not be limited to: Materials and ongoing consumables, trainings, software access/licensure. This request is for expenses incurred in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and actual and budgeted expenses for 2018-2019	Peter Gatz	1/7/19	2