Notice of Procedures for Requesting Public Records

Strive Charter School is subject to New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), Article 6 of the Public Officers Law. Anyone may ask to inspect or copy the school's records, except records that the law protects, such as student records.

How to Make a Request

Send a written request, by mail or email, describing the records you want in enough detail for staff to find them. You do not need to say why you want the records.

Inspection and Copying of Records

Records available for public inspection and copying may be inspected at Strive Charter School, 604 East 139th Street, Bronx, NY 10454, during regular school operating hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days a week.

Please contact the Records Access Officer, Ariana Lopez, in advance to arrange an inspection or request copies of records.

What Happens Next

Within five business days, the school will make the records available, deny the request in writing with the reasons, or acknowledge the request and give a date, generally within 20 business days, by which it will respond.

If more than 20 business days after acknowledgment are needed to provide records, the school will explain the reason in writing and provide a specific reasonable date for its response.

Fees

Inspecting records is free. Paper copies up to 9 by 14 inches cost $0.25 per page; other copies cost the actual cost of reproduction. Electronic copies are free when there is no reproduction cost.

Appeals

If your request is denied in whole or in part, you may appeal in writing within 30 days to the Records Access Appeals Officer: Executive Director, Strive Charter School, at the address below. The school will respond within 10 business days.

Additional Records Available for Inspection

Also available for public inspection: a list of the names, public office address, titles, and salaries of the school's officers and employees, and a record of each trustee's final vote on every matter the Board votes on.

For more information about FOIL, visit the New York State Committee on Open Government at Committee on Open Government.

Subject Matter List

Strive Charter School keeps records in the following categories. Listing a category does not mean every record in it is available; some records are exempt from disclosure under FOIL or other laws, including FERPA and Education Law § 2-d.

• Charter, charter agreement, amendments, and correspondence with the SUNY Charter Schools Institute
• Board of Trustees: agendas, minutes, meeting notices, resolutions, and records of votes
• Bylaws and Board-adopted policies
• Annual reports, accountability plans, and renewal applications
• Budgets, financial statements, independent audits, and the Financial Policies and Procedures Manual
• Contracts, leases, and purchasing records
• Grant applications, awards, and reports
• Payroll records and the list of employee names, titles, and salaries
• Personnel policies and staff handbook
• Admissions and enrollment: lottery procedures, applications, and waitlist records
• Student records (available only to parents, eligible students, and others as FERPA permits)
• Student-Family Handbook, school calendar, and school schedules
• Curriculum and instructional materials
• Aggregate assessment results and state reports
• Health and safety plans, including emergency response plans, and facility records
• Insurance policies
• FOIL requests and responses