Web FOIA Compliance: Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Government agencies in Washington, D.C., broadly ignore a 2001 law, which requires them to post 10 categories of public records on their websites, according to a public records audit conducted by the D.C. Open Government Coalition in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
| Public Information | What's on the Website | Link |
|---|---|---|
| How to FOIA |
There is a FOIA Requests link on the home page. | click here |
| Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment |
A staff directory with employee names and titles is available in the About OSSE section, but no salary or date of employment information is provided. | click here |
| Staff manuals, instructions | Nothing found. | |
| Final opinions, orders | Not applicable. | |
| Interpretations of policies, rules, acts | Resolutions of the State Board of Education through 2009 and of the State Education Agency through 2007 are posted in the State Board of Education section. | click here |
| Regulatory and enforcement correspondence | The Information section provides a variety of links, including those to State Education Agency Functions, to Governance and Teaching, and to Learning Standards. | click here |
| Account, voucher, contract information | Nothing found. | |
| Minutes, all proceedings | Notes on State Board of Education meetings are provided. | click here |
| Frequently requested FOIA records | Nothing found. | |
| General index of records to be posted online | Nothing found. |
FOIA CONTACT Information
Brook Easterly
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street NW, Suite 350 North
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 535-1757
Email: brook.easterly@dc.gov
Primary research for this audit was conducted by Howard University journalism students LeeSandra Alexandre and Melissa Noel while interning at the Workshop. The project was edited by Pete Weitzel, who is a board member at the DCOGC and a former managing editor of the Miami Herald. FOIA contact information is from DCOGC.
