From: ‘J.H. Snider’
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2018 12:18 PM
To: ‘John White’ <john2.white@pgcps.org>
Cc: ‘Demetria Tobias’ <demetria.tobias@pgcps.org>; ‘Shauna Battle’ <shauna.battle@pgcps.org>; ‘Raven Hill’ <raven.hill@pgcps.org>; ‘Monica Goldson CEO’ <ceo@pgcps.org>
Subject: RE: Public Information Act request
Dear Mr. White:
If you want to comply with the 30-day response requirement of the Public Information Act in responding to my August 23, 2018 Public Information Act request, tomorrow is the last day you can do so. Of course, responding within the 30 days required by law doesn’t per se mean that you are complying with the substance of my request, including the spirit and letter of the law.
Sincerely,
J.H. Snider
From: John White <john2.white@pgcps.org>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2018 5:42 PM
To: ‘J.H. Snider’
Cc: Demetria Tobias <demetria.tobias@pgcps.org>; Shauna Battle <shauna.battle@pgcps.org>; Raven Hill <raven.hill@pgcps.org>; Monica Goldson CEO <ceo@pgcps.org>
Subject: Re: Public Information Act request
Hello Mr. Snider,
I am responding to your message below and providing the signed copies of former CEO Dr. Kevin Maxwell’s employment contract and the amendment to the employment contract. I am researching your additional requests and will respond in accordance with law.
Best regards,
John White
Public Information Officer
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Sasscer Administration Building
14201 School Lane
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Office: 301-780-6814
Mobile: 240-691-6744
Email: John2.White@pgcps.org
www.pgcps.org | www.facebook.com/pgcps | www.twitter.com/pgcps
From: John White <john2.white@pgcps.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 7:23 PM
To: ‘J.H. Snider’
Cc: Demetria Tobias <demetria.tobias@pgcps.org>; Shauna Battle <shauna.battle@pgcps.org>; Raven Hill <raven.hill@pgcps.org>; Monica Goldson CEO <ceo@pgcps.org>
Subject: Re: Public Information Act request
Thank you Mr. Snider.
I am in receipt of your request for public records, made under the Maryland Public Information Act, and will fulfill your request in accordance with the law.
Best regards,
John White
Public Information Officer
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Sasscer Administration Building
14201 School Lane
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Office: 301-780-6814
Mobile: 240-691-6744
Email: John2.White@pgcps.org
www.pgcps.org | www.facebook.com/pgcps | www.twitter.com/pgcps
From: ‘J.H. Snider’
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 3:58 PM
To: ‘John White’ <john2.white@pgcps.org>
Subject: Public Information Act request
Dear Mr. White:
Under the Maryland Public Information Act, State Government Article (SG) §§ 10-611, et seq., I request the following documents:
- Kevin Maxwell’s current Employment Contract with PGCPS as referenced in Amendment to Employment Contract (see August 22, 2018 emails below).
- All correspondence between PGCPS and the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System during 2018 concerning deferred compensation for Maryland superintendents.
- All correspondence between PGCPS staff and PGCPS Board of Education Chair Segun Eubanks during 2018 concerning compensation for Maryland superintendents under Maryland State law.
In my judgment, these document requests were already covered under my previous Public Information Act request dated July 26, 2018 (see below, including August 22, 2018 correspondence). But as I look at the 30-day calendar on my July 26, 2018 Public Information Act request, you appear to be signaling disagreement. So I am submitting this request to leave no room for differences of interpretation.
Please email me the requested documents as an email attachment.
If fulfilling this Public Information Act request is expected to take more than 2 hours, then please provide separate costs for document requests 1), 2), and 3) above in your response to me. In addition, in the unlikely event that any information cannot be provided to me in an electronic format, please cost it out separately.
If you deny any part of this request, please cite each specific Public Information Act exemption that justifies your denial of the information. As you know, Maryland law specifies that public employee compensation, including all contracts concerning compensation, is public information.
I look forward to your acknowledgement of this request within the ten calendar days required by the Public Information Act.
Sincerely,
J.H. Snider