Sources
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Contract for Modular Lease
These are the contracts for the modular units installed on the GLA campus. They were published on https://engage.dps61.org/dennisfuture on August 22, 2023. See Source
08-24-2023Interview with Bill Clevenger, DPS61 Board President
Clevenger declined to comment on DFTA negotiations. This was immediately after the August 22nd Board of Education Meeting, inside the Keil building. See Source
08-24-2023Interview with Michelle Mitchell, DFTA President
Conducted August 23, 2023 during the Board of Education Meeting, just outside the Keil Building. See Source
08-24-2023Fact Sheet for 2023 DFTA Article
This is my internal fact-sheet for information found within my August 24, 2023 DFTA article. .ods is a spreadsheet format that works with LibreOffice, and should work with microsoft excel as well. See Source
08-24-2023Email to DPS seeking comment
I emailed DPS61 seeking comment on the first draft of this article. They did not respond, as of 12:28pm on August 24th, 2023. I emailed them on August 23rd at 12:55pm. See Source
08-24-2023First draft of article
This is the first draft of the article, which I sent to the District for comment. I sent it to Swarthout, Curry, and Clark. See Source
08-24-2023DFTA Scorecard, August 10th
This was sent to me by DFTA Secretary Corletta E. Murray on August 24th, 2023 via email at the request of Michelle Mitchell. It was a .docx & I converted it to pdf before uploading. See Source
08-24-2023Financial Statement from Aug 1 2023 Finance Committee Meeting
Financial Statement from Aug 1 2023 Finance Committee Meeting. I attended the meeting and was provided this document, which I took a photo of and uploaded. See Source
08-23-2023SEIU 73 C, Security Union contract, 2019-2023
The 2019-2023 Union contract with SEIU C Security and DPS61 See Source
08-23-20232019-2023 DFTA Contract
Copy of the 2019-2023 DFTA Contract with Decatur Public Schools District 61 See Source
08-23-2023Swarthout email about Enrollment Discrepancies
I emailed Denise Swarthout on August 11, 2023 & she replied the same day. I CC'd Dr. Clark. See Source
08-11-2023DPS61 Data Warehouse for 12/19/2022
DPS61 Data Warehouse showing student enrollments for December 19, 2022. See Source
08-11-2023Illinois Report Card 2018-2022
Illinois Report Card 2018-2022, showing enrollments by demographic, including racial demographics and low-income. See Source
08-11-2023Ai Generated Transcript of July 24, 2023 Board Meeting
This transcription is generated using OpenAI's tool whisper, using the small model. WARNING: This transcription contains errors and should be used as an assistive guide, not an authoritative reference. See original audio See Source
08-10-2023Live Notes | July 24, 2023 BOE
These notes were taken during the Board meeting. They contain errors, especially with spelling, and should be used as an assistive guide, not an authoritative reference. The Board meeting can be watched online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEBRr5JxlFU See Source
08-10-2023Ai Generated Transcript of July 11, 2023 Board Meeting
This transcription is generated using OpenAI's tool whisper, using the small model. WARNING: This transcription contains errors and should be used as an assistive guide, not an authoritative reference. See original audio See Source
08-10-2023Live Notes | August 8 2023 BOE
These are my personal notes from the August 8th, 2023 Board of Education Meeting, taken during the meeting & minimally modified afterward. They may contain inaccuracies & should be used as a guide, not an authoritative reference. See Source
08-10-2023Ai Generated Transcript of August 8, 2023 Board Meeting
This transcription is generated using OpenAI's tool whisper, using the small model. WARNING: This transcription contains errors and should be used as an assistive guide, not an authoritative reference. See original audio See Source
08-10-2023Notes on the June 19th Dennis Staff Meeting
These are notes on the June 19th Dennis Staff Meeting. Details come from the July 10th FOIA Response. Highlights a small number of the many questions submitted by staff. See Source
08-04-2023Notes about the July 10th FOIA Response
These notes provide some high-level highlights from the whole of the July 10th FOIA Response. See Source
08-04-2023Notes on Communications / Emails
These are my (Reed Sutman) notes on the communications / emails. See Source
08-04-2023Email from Reed Sutman to Denise Swarthout about Dennis Access
I asked "What efforts, if any, have been made to develop an emergency exit plan and allow staff to collect belongings from unaffected classrooms?" I did not receive a reply. See Source
08-04-2023Notes on June 8th FOIA Response
These contain a clean breakdown of the emails received in the FOIA Response. These notes were taken in June, but I'm not sure the date. See Source
08-03-2023Emails between Kent Metzger and BFW Phillip Holthaus | OCR / Plain Text
A plain text copy of the emails with administrators from the June 8 2023 FOIA Response, generated by Tesseract OCR. May contain errors. See Source
08-03-2023Notes on Klingner's Dennis/Mosaic Report
Notes on Klingner's Dennis/Mosaic Report See Source
08-03-2023Notes on Klingner's French/Kaleidoscope Report
Notes on Klingner's French/Kaleidoscope Report See Source
08-03-2023Notes about Aug 23, 2022 Meeting
These notes are very limited, to just one public commenter See Source
08-03-2023Dr. Clark's Superintendent Profile
DPS61's official superintendent profile for Dr. Clark. Screenshot taken on August 3rd, 2023 See Source
08-03-2023Live notes | July 11 BOE
These are rough notes taken during the meeting. They contain many minor errors. They are to be used as an assistive guide, not an authoritative reference. There are likely many details absent from these notes See Source
08-02-2023Email from AT Gen Ethics Office
Email from AT Gen Ethics Office. See Source
08-01-2023