Other (indicate in message) Submitted: June 15, 2026 | Updated: July 21, 2026

(June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

SUBJECT:
Public records request. (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 - 03/31/2024.

MESSAGE:
Good evening Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records,

Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

Basic salary data is simple to provide, very commonly produced, and widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of school employees. Many NC schools fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day.

Please provide the public personnel record for Stephanie Elaine Williams, Finance Department, Durham Public Schools from November 01, 2004 through March 31, 2024. Specifically – please provide the following data points:

- Hire Date, Job Title, Beginning Salary
- Promotion Dates, New Job Titles, New Salaries
- Separation Date, Final Job Title, Final Salary

** I’m simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I’m NOT asking for the opportunity to come in person to “inspect”, nor to obtain a printed copy of, this electronic record. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record already exists). If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **
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Please note that by submitting this request, I’m NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it isn’t possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and clear explanations of those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.

By Law I’m not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:

Sunshine Request
PO Box 17391
Asheville, NC 28816

The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

Thank you for your assistance!

** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

Editor’s Note: Sunshine Request makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

Status: Government Processing Request

Activity:

  • July 21, 2026 4:40 pm

    1 week ago

    from: Crystal Roberts <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 21, 2026, 4:40 PM
    subject: Re: Your request for information

     

    Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I’ll check.

     

    Regards,

    Crystal Roberts

     

    Crystal Kimpson Roberts

    Director of Strategic Communications

    Office of Public Affairs

    Durham Public Schools

    Fuller Administration Building

    511 Cleveland Street

    Durham, North Carolina 27702

    919.560.2000, extension 21211

    919.402.6441

    [email protected]

     

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    Status: Government Processing Request
  • July 21, 2026 4:29 pm

    1 week ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Crystal Roberts <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 21, 2026, 4:29 PM
    subject: Re: Your request for information

     

    Ok. Thanks for confirming.

     

    I submitted the request on June 15, 2026 @ 5:40pm ET via your public records request form.

     

    I will follow up again in another week or so, if I don’t hear anything else before then.

     

    Thank you for your help.

    Have a good evening!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Clarification Provided
  • July 21, 2026 4:24 pm

    1 week ago

    from: Crystal Roberts <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 21, 2026, 4:24 PM
    subject: Re: Your request for information

     

    Good afternoon,
    This response was regarding your request for information about Stephanie Williams.

     

    Thank you.

     

    Regards,

    Crystal Roberts

     

    Crystal Kimpson Roberts

    Director of Strategic Communications

    Office of Public Affairs

    Durham Public Schools

    Fuller Administration Building

    511 Cleveland Street

    Durham, North Carolina 27702

    919.560.2000, extension 21211

    919.402.6441

    [email protected]

     

    Follow us: Twitter|Facebook| Instagram

    Status: Clarification Provided
  • July 21, 2026 4:16 pm

    1 week ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Crystal Roberts <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 21, 2026, 4:18 PM
    subject: Re: Your request for information

     

    Hi Crystal,

     

    Got my wires corset there. I apologize. Please disregard the last message.

     

    I meant to say. Can you please confirm you’re replying to the following records request:

     

    subect:
    (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

     

    Thank you.

     

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Crystal Roberts <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 21, 2026, 4:16 PM
    subject: Re: Your request for information

     

    Hi Crystal,

     

    Thank you for your message.

     

    Just to confirm. You’re referring to my public records request, Ref #: R000368-061826 . Correct?

     

    SUBJECT:
    (June 2026) Request for Cabarrus County, NC Schools: Superintendent employment contract versions since hire, and School Board voting records on contract approvals and amendments.

     

    Thank you.

    Status: Clarification Provided
  • July 21, 2026 4:07 pm

    1 week ago

    from: Crystal Roberts <[email protected]>
    to: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 21, 2026, 4:07 PM
    subject: Your request for information

     

    Good evening,

     

    We are in receipt of your request for information and have begun gathering the data.

     

    Thank you.

     

    Regards,

    Crystal Roberts

     

    Crystal Kimpson Roberts

    Director of Strategic Communications

    Office of Public Affairs

    Durham Public Schools

    Fuller Administration Building

    511 Cleveland Street

    Durham, North Carolina 27702

    919.560.2000, extension 21211

    919.402.6441

    [email protected]

     

    Follow us: Twitter|Facebook| Instagram

    Status: Government Processing Request
  • July 17, 2026 4:49 pm

    2 weeks ago

    from: Terry Phillips <[email protected]> via dpsnc.onmicrosoft.com
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 17, 2026, 4:50 PM
    subject: Automatic reply: Following up on my Public records request: (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

     

    I am away from the office today. I will respond to your email as soon as I return.

     

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Jul 17, 2026, 4:49 PM
    subject: Re: Following up on my Public records request: (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

     

    Good evening Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records,

     

    I submitted the following public records request to Durham, NC Schools on June 15th @ 5:40pm via your website’s public records request form:

     

    (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

     

    I have not received a response since submitting the request, nor to my follow up email about this on July 08.

     

    Under NC Public Records Law, your office is required to “promptly” process all public records requests. Essentially, this means that if you intentionally delay the fulfillment of a request by allowing it to “sit” until staff has availability to address it, or feels like answering my emails, then this could be considered a denial of a request. With this in mind, I want to highlight the court case referenced in item #6 of the following article, posted on the NC Press Association website. In this instance: “The trial court held that an unjustified one-month delay in production of records was tantamount to a denial”. http://www.ncpress.com/stories/a-bakers-dozen-for-2022nc-public-records-law,2390

     

    Having made reasonable attempts to follow up since June 15 — if I don’t hear back next week, I’ll need to mark this request as having been “Denied” by your organization.

     

    Thank you for your help.

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Follow up
  • July 8, 2026 5:40 pm

    3 weeks ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Jul 8, 2026, 5:40 PM
    subject: Following up on my Public records request: (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

     

    Good evening Anthony, Kenneth, Rubhean, Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records.

     

    I submitted the following public records request to Durham, NC Schools on June 15th @ 5:40pm, via your website’s public records request form:

     

    (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

     

    I have not received a response since submitting the request, other than an auto-reply that said the submission was “received”.

     

    Trial courts have found that an unjustified one month delay in the production of records is tantamount to a denial.

     

    Can you please provide a status update on my request, and please provide an anticipated date for its completion?

     

    I will follow up in 1 week, if I don’t hear anything else.

     

    Thank you for your help.

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Follow up
  • June 15, 2026 5:40 pm

    1 month ago

    from: Asana <[email protected]>
    reply-to: [email protected]
    to: [email protected]
    date: Jun 15, 2026, 5:40 PM
    subject: “Durham Public Schools Public Information Records Requests” submission received

     

    Your Durham Public Schools Public Information Records Requests submission has been received

     

    Durham Public Schools Public Information Records Requests

     

    Durham Public Schools welcomes public records requests. To facilitate this process and ensure a streamlined and efficient response, we have designed a user-friendly Public Information Request Form. Your request will be processed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have any questions or need assistance with the form, feel free to contact us at (919) 560-2000. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work together to maintain transparency and accountability within our school district.

     

    Thanks for submitting a request

    A confirmation will be sent to [email protected]

    To get more than just updates, log in to Asana

     

    ** Editor’s Note: We submitted the following public records request to Durham, NC Schools on 06/15/26 at 5:40pm EST via their public records request form. Any updates we receive will be posted on our website.

     

    SUBJECT:

    Public records request. (June 2026) Request for Durham, NC Public Schools: Employment data related to Finance Department. 11/01/2004 – 03/31/2024.

     

    MESSAGE:

    Good evening Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records,

     

    Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html 

     

    Basic salary data is simple to provide, very commonly produced, and widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of school employees. Many NC schools fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day.

     

    Please provide the public personnel record for Stephanie Elaine Williams, Finance Department, Durham Public Schools from November 01, 2004 through March 31, 2024. Specifically – please provide the following data points:

     

    – Hire Date, Job Title, Beginning Salary

    – Promotion Dates, New Job Titles, New Salaries

    – Separation Date, Final Job Title, Final Salary

     

    ** I’m simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I’m NOT asking for the opportunity to come in person to “inspect”, nor to obtain a printed copy of, this electronic record. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record already exists). If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **

    ————————————

     

    Please note that by submitting this request, I’m NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it isn’t possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and clear explanations of those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.

     

    By Law I’m not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:

     

    Sunshine Request

    PO Box 17391

    Asheville, NC 28816

     

    The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

     

    Thank you for your assistance!

     

    ** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

    Status: Sent to Government
  • June 15, 2026 5:39 pm

    1 month ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending