School District of Winter
Bylaws & Policies
 

8310 - PUBLIC RECORDS

The Board of Education recognizes its responsibility to maintain the public records of this District and to make such records available for inspection and reproduction.

The public records of this District include any writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the District, its Board, officers, or employees to the extent such writings are within the definition of public records under applicable law. "Public records" do not include notes for the personal use of the author, medical records, documents containing genetic information, trial preparation records, confidential law enforcement investigatory records, records the release of which is prohibited by State or Federal law.

Any person may make an oral or written request for any public records of the District. The person may inspect, copy, or receive copies of the public record requested. The District shall respond as soon as practicable and without delay to the requestor providing the requested documents or informing the requestor of the District's intent to deny access providing specific explanation regarding the decision to deny access.

A resident may purchase copies of the District's public records upon payment of a fee. In cases where the cost of locating and reproducing the requested record is estimated to exceed $50, the District Administrator may require advance payment of the estimated cost from the requestor prior to fulfilling the request. The District may charge fees for the actual time spent by District employees in locating the record at the applicable employees hourly rate for salary and benefits, as well as a reproduction cost of $.10 per page. The District may also charge the requestor for any equipment required to fill the request (such as video tapes, computer disks, etc.). If payment is required, the District will calculate the actual cost and charge the requestor. If advance payment is required, the District will either invoice the requestor for the difference between the estimate and actual cost or refund any overpayment.

No public record may be removed from the office in which it is maintained except by a Board officer or employee in the course of the performance of his/her duties.

Nothing in this policy shall be construed as preventing a Board member from inspecting in the performance of his/her official duties any record of this District, except student records and certain portions of personnel records.

The District Administrator shall establish administrative guidelines to ensure proper compliance with the intent of this policy and the public records law.

Records Retention Schedule

The District will follow the Wisconsin Department of Administration's guidelines on School District record retention.

The most recent edition of the guidelines is dated May, 2010. It may be accessed at the following web address:

http://publicrecordsboard.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=15892&locid=165

19.21, 19.31-39, 120.13(12), Wis. Stats.
29 C.F.R. Part 1635
42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq., The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Revised 4/20/09
Revised 5/16/11
Revised 5/19/14
Revised 5/16/16

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