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Editor’s Note 11/14/22: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”. As written, it is too broad and unclear what specific info the sender would like to receive.
We attempted to rewrite the request into a more clear request for available public records (see below). However, it is still unclear what specific types of “records” , “feedback” and “questions” the sender is referring to, Sent to / Sent by / or received by whom, and during what specific period of time.
For example: Are you looking for specific emails received by “all employees of Bladen County Schools” and “the Bladen County Board of Eduction” related to a specific topic? The results of a specific feedback survey? Are there surveys specific to each of the 7 schools listed you’d like to receive, and you intend to request all of the surveys received (by whom) for each?
We’d ask that the sender please revise and submit a new request clearly indicating specific date ranges and any other specific details about the exact records being requested.
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Hello Bladen County, NC Schools (Records Officer),
I’d like to make a public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.htmlThis request is related to “proposed School Improvement Plans in Bladen County Schools” from 09/01/22 to 11/10/22.
Please provide all records [unspecified] related to the feedback and questions received from parents, the community, and the Board of Education members from 09/01/22 to 11/10/22 about the proposed School Improvement Plan for each of the seven low performing schools identified in the school district:
1. Bladen Lakes Primary
2. Bladenboro Primary
3. Dublin Primary
4. East Arcadia School
5. Elizabethtown Middle
6. Elizabethtown Primary
7. Tar Heel MiddleThank you for your assistance!
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