Freedom of Information Act: Illinois
In compliance with state law (105 ILCS 140/1), each Illinois school district is required to post specific information regarding the school district as part of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements. This information is contained on the district Web site. If you are unable to find the specific information for which you are searching, you may request copies of existing documents using the Request to Inspect and/or Copy form.
District 308's procedures for handling FOIA requests are found in the Administrative Procedures 2:250AP for Board Policy 2:250 (Access to District's Public Records and Compliance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act).
LIST OF TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS MAINTAINED BY OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308
The types of public records maintained by District 308 and available for inspection include the following:
GENERAL
Board meeting schedules
Board minutes and resolutions
Board policies and administrative procedures
Legal notices
Employees' names, titles, and dates of employment
Official bonds
Records of the district's ownership of real or personal property
Contracts
Contractors’ records of their employees on public works of the district
School report cards
FINANCIAL
Annual budgets
Tax levies
Audit reports
Bills or invoices issued and received by the district
Receipts for revenue
Note: Exemptions under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act may allow non-disclosure of some parts of public records maintained by the district.
NOTICE OF PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING RECORDS
Requests for public records must be in writing and may be submitted on the Request to Inspect and/or Copy Records Form, available at:
District Administration Center
4175 Rt. 71
Oswego, IL 60543
www.oswego308.org
Requests for records should be directed to:
Freedom of Information Officer - Victoria R. D'Aleo
c/o District Administration Center
4175 Rt. 71
Oswego, IL 60543
630-636-3093
FOIArequests@oswego308.org
No fees shall be charged for the first 50 pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies requested. After the first 50 pages, the fee for black and white, letter or legal sized copies shall be 15¢ per page. Actual cost will be charged for other documents not of standard size and for the recording medium (e.g. compact disk, tape, DVD). The district may waive or reduce fees if the person requesting the records states the specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or reduction of fees is in the public interest.
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