PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS AND INFORMATION

  • The duties of the Records Access Officer are established by statute and include:

    • Coordinating Bridge Boston’s response to public records requests;

    • Assisting individuals who seek records to identify the records sought;

    • Assisting the custodian of records to preserve public records in accordance with the law;

    • Preparing, posting online and periodically updating guidelines to enable the public to make informed public records requests; and

    • Documenting, in compliance with M.G.L c. 66, § 6A(e), specific information about each request made for public records.

  • Please contact the Records Access Officer in writing regarding public records requests for documents pursuant to A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf) as published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

  • Barring an exception, records will generally be provided in electronic format within 10 business days. In the case where a response will take longer than 10 business days, the Records Access Officer will contact the requestor with an explanation for the delay, a good faith estimate of any fees that may be charged for the production of the records, and a reasonable time frame for when the records will be provided, which generally will not exceed 25 business days from the initial request.

  • The following is a non-exhaustive list of categories of documents maintained by Bridge Boston Charter School:

    • Annual Reports

    • Annual Financial Report

    • Annual Financial Audit

    • Annual Accountability Plan Reports

    • Board Meeting Agendas

    • Board Meeting Minutes

    • Charters

    • Charter Amendments

    • Curriculum Documentation

    • Employee Handbook

    • English Language Learner Policies and Procedures

    • Enrollment Policies

    • Financial Policies and Procedures

    • Financial Statements

    • Professional Development Materials

    • School Schedules and Calendars

    • Special Education Policies and Procedures

    • State Mandated Reports

    • Student Handbooks

    • Student Records

    • Tax Forms