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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: May 30, 2025 | Updated: June 14, 2025
(May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.
Good afternoon Dr. Dechant, Kimberly, Heidi, Dr. Dickerson, Dr. Fehrman, (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
Please provide the electronic copy of all Monthly Invoices for payments of local funds made to other schools (charter or otherwise) based on the number of students living in the ACS district but attending other schools. Please provide each month's invoices for the following years: FY23 (2022-2023) , FY24 (2023-2024) , FY25 (2024-2025).
If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
** 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. However, 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: Completed
Activity:
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June 14, 2025 1:08 pm
1 week ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 14, 2025, 1:08 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Thank you!
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Heidi Faber Kerns, CMAChief Financial OfficerAsheville City Schools85 Mountain StreetAsheville, NC 28801828-350-6104 (Office)828-429-0982 (Cell)
Status: Completed -
June 13, 2025 4:02 pm
1 week ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
date: Jun 13, 2025, 4:02 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Excellent, thanks for clarifying.
I’ll go ahead and mark the request as “Completed” on our website.
Thank you for your help.
Have a great weekend!
Status: Completed -
June 13, 2025 3:45 pm
1 week ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 13, 2025, 3:45 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Yes, this was the remainder of your request.—
Heidi Faber Kerns, CMA
Chief Financial OfficerAsheville City Schools85 Mountain StreetAsheville, NC 28801828-350-6104 (Office)828-429-0982 (Cell)
Status: Clarification Provided -
June 13, 2025 3:34 pm
1 week ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
date: Jun 13, 2025, 3:34 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Hi Heidi,
To clarify –
I did receive your message on June 03, 11:18 AM asking me to confirm if the format for the one sample spreadsheet you sent (2025 CS Monthly Transfers.xls) would be acceptable. I agreed, and said the format of the spreadsheet provided would be sufficient. When you said “Will do!” I interpreted this to mean you’ll be sending more files at some point.
I had not received any other files as of my follow up message last night.
Thank you for sharing the 3 spreadsheets above this afternoon. If these files fully satisfy the request, please let me know and I will mark it as “Completed” on our website.
Have a great weekend!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Clarification Requested -
June 13, 2025 3:12 pm
1 week ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 13, 2025, 3:12 PM
subject: Fwd: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.She may be out of the office. Here is what I provided in response to your request.
Thanks for letting me know you had not received it.
Heidi
———- Forwarded message ———
From: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Subject: Fwd: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.
To: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]
> I reached out to them about this and offered this format which gives them more of what they are looking for. They told us that this would satisfy the request.
Thanks.
Heidi
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Heidi Faber Kerns, CMA
Chief Financial OfficerAsheville City Schools85 Mountain StreetAsheville, NC 28801828-350-6104 (Office)828-429-0982 (Cell)** Editor’s Note: Please see the 3 PDF files [not spreadsheets] attached (“fwdpublicrecordsrequest_may2025requestforashevill.zip“) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
June 12, 2025 2:12 pm
2 weeks ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
date: Jun 12, 2025, 2:12 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Thank you Heidi.
The last message I received from you was on Tue, Jun 3, 5:57 PM. “Thanks! Will do!”
I checked my spam folder as well to be sure.
Status: Clarification Provided -
June 12, 2025 1:36 pm
2 weeks ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 12, 2025, 1:36 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.I already responded. Let me see why you may not have received it.
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Heidi Faber Kerns, CMA
Chief Financial OfficerAsheville City Schools85 Mountain StreetAsheville, NC 28801828-350-6104 (Office)828-429-0982 (Cell)
Status: Government Processing Request -
June 12, 2025 1:28 pm
2 weeks ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
date: Jun 12, 2025, 1:28 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Good afternoon Heidi,
Just checking in to see if you’re able to provide an anticipated date or timeline for the completion of my request?
I’ll wait another week to follow up.
Have a great day!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
June 3, 2025 5:57 pm
3 weeks ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 3, 2025, 5:57 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Thanks! Will do!
Heidi Faber Kerns, CMA
Chief Financial OfficerAsheville City Schools85 Mountain StreetAsheville, NC 28801828-350-6104 (Office)828-429-0982 (Cell)
Status: Government Processing Request -
June 3, 2025 5:47 pm
3 weeks ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
date: Jun 3, 2025, 5:47 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Hi Heidi,
I’ve reviewed the file, and I think the format of the spreadsheet provided would be sufficient.
Please proceed.
Thank you!
Status: Clarification Provided -
June 3, 2025 11:18 am
3 weeks ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 3, 2025, 11:18 AM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.See if this is OK (current year only) and then we can pull the prior years. We enter the monies received and then the counts from the invoices here and the total paid by month.
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“2025-CS-Monthly-Transfers.xls”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
June 3, 2025 10:17 am
3 weeks ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
date: Jun 3, 2025, 10:17 AM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.That sounds good to me, thank you Heidi!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Government Processing Request -
June 2, 2025 7:09 pm
3 weeks ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 2, 2025, 7:09 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Ok so we only pay charter schools, not private schools, some are in district and some are not. We pay them monthly an equal share of the local dollars received as appropriate. All their invoices have on them is a student count, but we are required to pay by the actual rosters and those details and we cannot provide those. We have actually told them that we don’t need the invoices as long as we have the rosters.
If it is OK with you. let’s start with our worksheet and let’s see if that answers your question and you can let me know.
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Heidi Faber Kerns, CMA
Chief Financial OfficerAsheville City Schools85 Mountain StreetAsheville, NC 28801828-350-6104 (Office)828-429-0982 (Cell)
Status: Response Received from Government -
June 2, 2025 6:10 pm
3 weeks ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
date: Jun 2, 2025, 6:10 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Hi Heidi,
Thank you for checking in. I apologize if the request isn’t clear.
In an effort to understand more about how ACS allocates / distributes local funds to schools outside the district — I’m interested in receipts of any payments [broken down by month] that were made to “non-ACS district schools” (charter or otherwise) related to the support of students who live in the ACS district but are attending non-ACS schools. If a payment corresponds to an actual invoice, I’d like to receive a copy of the invoice as well.
I’m not looking for the total number of students attending each of those schools. However, if that info is simple to provide I’ll be happy to receive those totals (no student names, just totals) as well.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Status: Clarification Provided -
June 2, 2025 3:37 pm
3 weeks ago
from: Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 2, 2025, 3:37 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Good afternoon. I am trying to see if perhaps we have some reports we could send that would be more helpful than the invoices? The invoices from each school vary and only have a simple student count, no dollars, or if they do have dollars, the total is generally not correct. Are you looking for the total number of students from each school, how much we pay each school. or what exactly? If you could clarify what information you really need, we may have some reports that would be more helpful than the actual invoices. Please let me know. Thanks.
Heidi
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Heidi Faber Kerns, CMA
Chief Financial Officer
Asheville City Schools
85 Mountain Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-350-6104 (Office)
828-429-0982 (Cell)
Status: Clarification Requested -
May 30, 2025 3:05 pm
3 weeks ago
from: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Kimberly Jones <[email protected]>, Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>, Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: May 30, 2025, 3:05 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Dear Sunshine Request Team,
Thank you for contacting us. This email is to confirm that we have received your public records request, submitted on May 30, 2025.
Our team is currently reviewing your request and will begin processing it in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If we require any additional information or clarification, we will reach out to you directly.
We appreciate your interest and will keep you updated on the status of your request. If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to reply to this email.
Respectfully,
Dr. Kimberly J. Dechant
Chief of Staff
Asheville City Schools
828.545.8564
828.251.4942 fax
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Status: Government Processing Request -
May 30, 2025 3:01 pm
3 weeks ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kimberly Dechant <[email protected]>
cc: Kimberly Jones <[email protected]>, Heidi Kerns <[email protected]>, Mark Dickerson <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: May 30, 2025, 3:01 PM
subject: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Asheville City Schools, NC: Monthly Invoices for payment of local funds based on number of students living in ACS district but attending other schools. FY 23, 24, 25.Good afternoon Dr. Dechant, Kimberly, Heidi, Dr. Dickerson, Dr. Fehrman, (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 Please provide the electronic copy of all Monthly Invoices for payments of local funds made to other schools (charter or otherwise) based on the number of students living in the ACS district but attending other schools. Please provide each month’s invoices for the following years: FY23 (2022-2023) , FY24 (2023-2024) , FY25 (2024-2025).
If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
** 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. However, 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 28816The 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 -
May 30, 2025 3:02 pm
3 weeks ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending