Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Pleasantdale School District 107 Profile
The School District, comprised of portions of the communities of Burr Ridge, Countryside, Indian Head Park, Willow Springs and unincorporated Cook County, is located in southwestern suburban Cook County, approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The district’s primary purpose is the education of the children of the district from Preschool through Grade 8. The district employs approximately 107 staff members. Please use the links below for information regarding:
FOIA Requests
Please note that all FOIA requests are posted online. When you submit a FOIA request, your name and information about the request will be made available on the District’s Website.
Pleasantdale School District 107 has no specific FOIA request form. Requests should state that information is being sought under the Freedom of Information Act and provide a brief description of the public records requested, being as specific as possible. FOIA requests must be submitted in writing and mailed to the below address or emailed to the Freedom of Information Officer at foia@d107.org.

Mailing Address:

Pleasantdale School District 107
Attn: Freedom of Information Officer
7450 S. Wolf Road
Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Fee Schedule

Paper copy from paper or electronic source (50 pages or less)	no charge
Paper copy from paper or electronic source (51 pages or more)	$0.15 per page
Copy of audio or video material	cost of media

Checks are to be made payable to: "Pleasantdale School District 107"

FOIA Requests to Date:

Date Received	Requester	Organization	Requests	Correspondence	Documents Provided
4/10/2018	Katie Kim	NBC Universal	School Resource Officers	Response
4/5/2018	Ivan Parfenoff/Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley	Sargent Shriver Center on Poverty Law	School Resource Officers	Response
3/2/2018	Jonathan Biancardi	Deans	Electronic records for the 2017 bid for the school district’s milk business	Reponse
1/31/2018	Jim Tyrrell	LocalLabs/Prairie State Wire	Copies of any current collective bargaining agreement between Pleasantdale School District 107 and any organized labor collective bargaining unit and information for all employees of Pleasantdale School District 107 represented by the collective bargaining unit	Response	Attachment 1 Attachment 2
1/22/2018	Nathan Mihelich	Illinois Retired Teachers Association	Name and email address of all teachers or administrators who are retiring in 2018	Response
10/2/2017	Kirk Allen	American Watchdogs Inc	1. A copy of all debt currently held by the School District in any form to include but not limited to, lines of credit, financial institution, bonds, credit card 2. A copy of all payment structures for that debt that reflects principal payment, interest payment, and time frame of those obligations. 3. A copy of all compensation provided to the Superintendent. 4. A copy of the Superintendents employment contract. 5. A copy of the minutes and agenda where the Superintendents contract was approved.	Response
9/18/2017	Jaqueline Sessa	Onvia	List of every vendor term/annual contract with a future expiration date	Response
05/02/2017	Jessica Eliscu		Reimbursement for Hazardous Routes Transportation	Response
02/28/2017	anonymous		Filing as recorded with the local election authority placing the referendum question on the ballot.	Response
02/02/2017		concernedcitizensp@yahoo.com	Any documentation to reflect any Social Media activity (i.e. Facebook posts/messages) by any employee whether on District Servers or not over the last 6 months regarding the Village of Willow Springs upcoming election.	Response
01/05/2017	Luke Keller	Odelson & Sterk, Ltd	any and all Social Media Policies and Cyber Bullying policies	Response
12/01/2016	Nathan Mihelich	Illinois Retired Teachers Assoc.	name, title, and email address of any teachers or administrators retiring in 2017	Response
09/26/2016	Katherine Smyser	NBC5 Chicago	epinephrine auto-injectors	Response
9/8/2016	Jared Rutecki	Better Government Association	1.) Collective Bargaining Agreements: Any and all current collective bargaining agreements, including but not limited to union contracts with teachers. If a union is currently operating under an expired contract, please include it. 2.) Administrator Contracts: Any and all employment/personnel agreements and contracts with current administrators, including but not limited to superintendents and principals. 3.) Budget: The approved operating and capital budgets for the 2016-17 school year. 4.) Legal Settlements: Any and all legal settlements entered into, signed, or otherwise adopted from August 1, 2015 to present. 5.) Payroll: Documents sufficient to show the names and corresponding job titles and salaries of any and all district employees and board members as of today (In other words, the current payroll records that include names, positions and pay for all employees, not just teachers and administrators).	Response	attachment 1 attachment 2 attachment 3 attachment 4
8/9/2016	Colin Driehorst	One Chance Illinois	Acceleration Policy	Response
7/28/2016	Katherine Smyser	NBC5 Chicago	Leases/Agreements with Telecommunications Providers	Response
5/13/16	Jennifer Smith Richards	Chicago Tribune	Water quality testing	Response
4/11/16	Nathan Mihelich	Illinois Retired Teachers Association	Name, title and email address of any teachers or administrators who are retiring in 2016	Response
3/30/16	Brendan Bakala	Illinois Policy Institute	Documents related to the number of and names of Pleasantdale SD 107 employees who are union members with the name of their affiliated union and residential zip codes.	Response
1/11/2016	Trey Cobb	One Chance Illinois	Information on Gifted and Talented Program Followup Request	Response Response
10/28/2015	Kylie Spahn		1. Number of students tested in Pleasantdale School District 107 for PBA PARCC 2. Number of students tested in Pleasantdale School District 107 for EOY PARCC 3. Number of students coded "15 Refusal" in Pleasantdale School District 107 for PBA PARCC 4. Number of students coded "15 Refusal" in Pleasantdale School District 107 for EOY PARCC	Response
9/16/2015	Patrick McCraney	Better Government Association	Copies of: 1.) Collective Bargaining Agreements: Any and all current collective bargaining agreements, including but not limited to union contracts with teachers. If a union is currently operating under an expired contract, please include it. 2.) Administrator Contracts: Any and all employment/personnel agreements and contracts with current administrators, including but not limited to superintendents and principals. 3.) Budget: The approved operating and capital budgets for the 2015-16 school year. 4.) Legal Settlements: Any and all legal settlements entered into, signed, or otherwise adopted from January 1, 2014 to present. 5.) Payroll: Documents sufficient to show the names and corresponding job titles and salaries of any and all district employees and board members as of today (In other words, the current payroll records that include names, positions and pay for all employees, not just teachers and administrators).	Response	attachment 1 attachment 2 attachment 3 attachment 4
8/19/2015	Joseph Hart	IEA - NEA	Names of all non-certified support staff employed in Pleasantdale SD 107 including: -Their job titles -Their date of hire -Their work building and its addresses -The number of hours they are scheduled to work per week (or percentage appointment) -The number of months they are scheduled to work per year -Their collective bargaining unit status(i.e., whether or not they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement) and, if they are in a bargaining unit, the name of the labor organization with which that unit is affiliated -Copies of any contracts the district has with subcontractors currently engaged in district support staff work (e.g., transportation services, food services, custodial services, etc.)	Response	attachment 1 attachment 2 attachment 3 attachment 4
6/12/2015	Robert Baier	SMART Local 265	Summer construction and/or maintenance work	Response
5/27/2015	Morgan Polikoff	USC Rossier School of Education	List of math and science textbooks used, the grade, version, and year first used	Response	Electronic Submission Confirmation
2/17/2015 2/19/2015	John Kielczynski		Special Police or Security Services provided by Village of Indian Head Park	Response
2/13/2015	Katie Drews	Better Government Association	RS creditable earnings, TRS retirement fund contributions, THIS paid for by the school district for the superintendent in the 2013-'14 school year.	Response	Attachment 1 Attachment 2
1/7/2015	Scott Reeder	Illinois Policy Institute	Provisions within the district’s collective bargaining agreement providing for compensation (pay and or benefits) for union officials while performing union-related activities. The pay record of the employee(s) who receive this benefit.	Response
1/6/2015	Kimberly Garcia		Information of any Pleasantdale employee(s) whom [sic] has made any medical and/or court claims or litigation due to any elevated levels of Radon caused in the work place from the years 2000 till present. If there are any claims, I also want to know if Radon was mentioned in their claim.	Response	Attachment1
11/5/2014	Jim Watts	Union Election Integrity Unit	Staff absence records for the dates of October 29, 2014 - November 4, 2014 to specifically include the following: Teacher Name, Years of Service, Type of absence (Sick or Vacation)	Response	Attachment 1
10/22/2014	Jennifer Cooper		• a copy of the letter sent to the Elementary families in 2006 in regards to the radon testing conducted and the high levels of radon at that time • a copy of the report from the radon testing company listing the results of their testing and any subsequent testing and results since that time • a report of the mitigation efforts that took place at that time	Response	ES Letter 2006 ES 4/06 ES 5/06 MS 6/06 ES 1/07 ES 8/09 MS 5/11 ES 8/2011 ES Aug 18-20 2014 ES Aug 27-30 2014 MS 9/2014 ES Sept 4-6 2014 ES Sept 22-Oct 6 2014 ES Oct 17-20 2014 ES Oct 20-22 2014 ES Oct 22-27 2014
0/14/2014 and 10/20/14	Deniece Hopkins	IEA - NEA	• Names of all non-certified support staff employees and their hire dates; • All support staff job titles; • Work sites and corresponding addresses; • The number of hours scheduled to work per week (or percentage appointment); • The number of months scheduled to work per year; • Bargaining unit status(i.e., whether or not they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement) and, if they are in a bargaining unit, the name of the labor organization with which that unit is affiliated; • Copies of any contracts the district has with subcontractors currently engaged in district support staff work (e.g., transportation services, food services, custodial services, etc.)	Response	attachment 1 attachment 2 attachment 3 attachment 4 attachment 5
10/8/2014	Lennie Jarratt	Educationmatters.US	Documents containing the following: 1. Any and all correspondence with current teachers regarding Hudson rights, Beck rights, “fair share” fees, or otherwise involving a reduction in the amount of union dues or agency fees paid by the teacher to reflect actual costs of representation. 2. Any and all documents referring to Hudson and/or Beck rights, “fair share” fees, or otherwise referring to legal means by which employees may limit their dues or agency fees to reflect actual costs of representation. 3. Any and all documents that state the total number of dues paying members of the teachers union (both reduced and full) currently working for your district.	Response
9/11/2014	Highpoints Learning	Highpoints Learning	Names, contact numbers, and email addresses of all the teachers/administrators in Pleasantdale School District 107	Response
9/3/2014	Lennie Jarratt	Educationmatters.US	Documents containing the following: 1. Any and all correspondence with current teachers regarding Hudson rights, Beck rights, “fair share” fees, or otherwise involving a reduction in the amount of union dues or agency fees paid by the teacher to reflect actual costs of representation. 2. Any and all documents referring to Hudson and/or Beck rights, “fair share” fees, or otherwise referring to legal means by which employees may limit their dues or agency fees to reflect actual costs of representation. 3. Any and all documents that state the total number of dues paying members of the teachers union (both reduced and full) currently working for your district. Follow-up Request	Response Follow-up Response
6/24/2014	Adam Andrzejewski, Chairman, Data Collection Department	Open The Books	Vendor payee payments for the years 2008-2013	Response	Attachment1
4/29/2014	Robert Baier	Sheet Metal Workers Local 265	Scheduled or Proposed Summer Work for 2014	Response
4/23/14	Gina Scaletta-Nelson	Pleasantdale School District 107 Board of Education	2012 and 2013 Summer Work Request Clarification Further Clarification	Response to Extend Clarification Response Response	Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3
4/4/14	Connor Hughes	Catapult Learning	Proposals/Contracts with Ombudsman Educational Services and/or Educational Services of America	Response
3/17/14	Sharon Rak		Superintendent's Job Description, Resume, Application, and Board Members	Response	Attachment 1 Attachment 2
3/10/14	Lennie Jarratt		Emails with keyword "DILLARD"	Response	Attachment 1 Attachment 2
2/27/14	Brian Anderson	Lee's Foodservice Parts & Repairs, Inc	Vendor/Contractor Information	Response
2/13/14	Dina & Bill Cassidy		Incident Report	Response	Incident Report
1/6/14	Lori Veroeven		RTI	Response to Extend Response	Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3
12/3/13	Bob Herguth	Better Government Association	Access and disseminate information concerning news and current or passing events.	Response	Contract 2010-2015 Administrator Contracts FY2014 Budget Titles & Salary
11/25/13	Sharon Rak		Math Common Core/Professional Development	Response	D107 Math
11/5/13	Dr. Maria Fitzpatrick	National Bureau of Economic Research	Negotiated Teacher Contracts	Response	Contract 2005-2010 Contract 2010-2015
10/3/13	Sharon Rak		Above Level Math/Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction.	Response	Job Description Resume Contract
7/29/13		Family Taxpayers Foundation	Health Insurance Plans and Costs	Response	Medical Plans Comparison
4/25/13	Bob Baier	Sheet Metal Workers' Local 265	List of Scheduled Summer Work for 2013	Response
4/2/13	Lauren Semrinec	Canon Business Solutions	Lease & Maintenance/Service contract for Copiers and Printers	Response	Document Imaging Ricoh
4/2/13	Amy Kittle		Legal and Investigative Expenses for all Residency Issues for the past 5 years	Response	Legal Fees Investigative Expenses
3/18/13	Jennifer Hennessy		Legal bills associated with FOIA requests for 2010-present	Response	FOIA1FOIA2FOIA3FOIA4FOIA5FOIA6
2/7/13	Kim Barker		Building/Capital Improvement Plan; Grants; Services Bid	Response	Long Range Projections
1/23/13	Kim Barker		Long Range/Strategic Plan Follow-up Requests	Response Follow-up Response	Strategic Plan Brochure Communication Curriculum Action Plans Strategy 3 Initial Strategic Plan
1/9/13	Kristin Violante		Total number of current students enrolled for 3 and 4 year old preschool a.m.	Response
1/7/13	Andrea/Paul Vie		A summary of Attorney Fees from the law firm of Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn annually from 2010 – current, to include the following areas: Student issues Personnel Board management/meetings FOIA requests Vendor contracts Miscellaneous Retainer	Response	Doc1(pdf) Doc2(pdf) Doc3(pdf)
1/4/13	Joan Geary		All superintendent contracts from 2000 – current, including the newly approved contract from the December 2012 board meeting	Response	Contracts Attachment A

Documents Available

Most records maintained by public entities are open for inspection and/or copying by individuals through the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1 et.seq). Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, these records may be accessed by the public upon written request. The following are links to many documents immediately available on the District website which you may download at this time (no FOIA request required):