From Sunshine Review
East Penn School District, Pennsylvania is one of
501 school districts in
Pennsylvania.
[edit] School website evaluation
[edit] The good
- The current budget is published.[1]
- The names of all school board members are published.[2]
- School Board meeting schedules and minutes are published.[3][4]
- Information on public records is provided.[5]
- Information on required background clearances are posted.[6]
- The name and contact information for the superintendent is provided.[7]
[edit] The bad
- School board meeting agendas are not published.
- The names and contact information for all administrative officials are not provided.
- Contact information is not provided for school board members.
- There is no information on lobbying, academic performance, taxes, contracts, and audits.
[edit] Public meeting
The question of whether or not audio recordings of public meetings - made solely for the purpose of preparing meeting minutes - are subject to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law is being asked in the East Penn District. Columnist Bill White of The Morning Call submitted a request for the recording of a meeting where it was decided to give District Superintendent Thomas Seidenberger a 3.2 percent raise and a $3,000 bonus. In response to his request the board minutes were sent, and when he made clear that it was the recording he wanted, he was told "They're not the official record." A final response and a clarification from Open Records Deputy Director Barry Fox should be made by Monday, February 8, 2009. [8]
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