IC 5-14-3-3
Right to inspect and copy public agency records; electronic data storage; use of information for commercial purposes; contracts
Sec. 3. (a) Any person may inspect and copy the public records of any public agency during the regular business hours of the agency, except as provided in section 4 of this chapter. A request for inspection or copying must:
(1) identify with reasonable particularity the record being requested; and
(2) be, at the discretion of the agency, in writing on or in a form provided by the agency.
No request may be denied because the person making the request refuses to state the purpose of the request, unless such condition is required by other applicable statute.
(b) A public agency may not deny or interfere with the exercise of the right stated in subsection (a). The public agency shall either:
(1) provide the requested copies to the person making the request; or
(2) allow the person to make copies:
(A) on the agency's equipment; or
(B) on the person's own equipment.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a public agency may or may not do the following:
(1) In accordance with a contract described in section 3.5 of this chapter, permit a person to inspect and copy through the use of enhanced access public records containing information owned by or entrusted to the public agency.
(2) Permit a governmental entity to use an electronic device to inspect and copy public records containing information owned by or entrusted to the public agency.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a public agency that maintains or contracts for the maintenance of public records in an electronic data storage system shall make reasonable efforts to provide to a person making a request a copy of all disclosable data contained in the records on paper, disk, tape, drum, or any other method of electronic retrieval if the medium requested is compatible with the agency's data storage system. This subsection does not apply to an electronic map.
(e) A state agency may adopt a rule under IC 4-22-2, and a political subdivision may enact an ordinance, prescribing the conditions under which a person who receives information on disk or tape under subsection (d) may or may not use the information for commercial purposes, including to sell, advertise, or solicit the purchase of merchandise, goods, or services, or sell, loan, give away, or otherwise deliver the information obtained by the request to any other person for these purposes. Use of information received under subsection (d) in connection with the preparation or publication of news, for nonprofit activities, or for academic research is not prohibited. A person who uses information in a manner contrary to a rule or ordinance adopted under this subsection may be prohibited by the state agency or political subdivision from obtaining a copy or any further data under subsection (d).
He's being an ass, but I don't think he's breaking the law, because he is providing it. He's just making a school board member follow the same formal request process that Joe Sixpack would have to. Assy, but not illegal.
ReplyDeleteThat school board member is HIS boss. White is an arrogant, lawbreaking, people hating idiot. His days are numbered as the power structure is growing weary of his temper tantrums.
ReplyDeleteLaw and Order is not the status quo at Broad Ripple. "The Man" is on the prowl, again. Attractive teachers, watch your backs (and fronts). He's been spotted lurking on third floor. Gee, is no (work)place safe anymore? I sense a Shortridge-style Facebook scandal coming on. Where is Chris Hansen when you need him -- "IPS' To Catch an Administrator."
ReplyDeleteDoes he duties to perform? Where is "Hot Pockets" when all this stalking is taking place?
ReplyDeleteIs Shortridge safe for young female teachers this year or is the Kool-Aid man still on the prowl?
ReplyDeleteLAW and Disorder is more like it. I thought he was married. But I guess that doesn't matter when you are an IPS administrator. So sad.
ReplyDeleteKool-Aid's favorite flavor has a new pitcher up north.
ReplyDeleteFrom another local blog>>>>>>>
ReplyDeleteTuesday, August 17, 2010
Arrogance...Thy Name is Eugene White
I have often said I wished radio host/blogger Abdul showed some independence from the current administration. (A public official recently told me Abdul resided in a part of the Mayor's anatomy which I am pretty sure would result in his voice being too muffled to do his radio show.) When Abdul does exercise independent thought, he can hit the ball out of the park. In that regard, witness his open letter to the ever arrogant Dr. Eugene White, Superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools.
The recent issue dealt with by the IPS board is the budget. Dr. White does not feel obligated to report to school board members the details of IPS's half a billion dollar budget. Instead of the approximate 800 page budget, he has provided school board members a four page summary.
Incredibly some school board members found that sufficient...and explicitly told Dr. White they didn't want to know the details on the budget. Dr. White has not made the detailed budget public.
During a recent IPS meeting, Dr. White complained bitterly that school board members had turned over public documents to Abdul and...gasp...Abdul made the public documents public. How outrageous! White thinks it is none of Abdul's or the public's business how much IPS employees, public employees, earn from our tax dollars.
Abdul mentions in his recent blog post that White often fails to remember that charter schools are public schools. Trust me, it is no lapse in memory. The Superintendent simply doesn't care if he misrepresents charter schools. Charter schools are attracting students because IPS is failing. Instead of improving IPS, Dr. White wants to eliminate the competition charter schools provide.
Has there ever been a more arrogant public official than Dr. Eugene White of IPS? I can't think of one.
Posted by Paul K. Ogden at 1:38 PM
Is he arrogant or ignorant?
ReplyDeleteYes. Arrogant AND ignorant. And pompous and vindictive.
ReplyDeleteMore important than "the man" stalking around BRHS is the question "does he still do the "wink and nod" discipline? This type of behavior by administrators undermines teachers in the classroom. When you bring a student to an administrator for a dress code problem and they do the wink and nod to the student, they are in effect saying "I know this makes no sense but if Ms. So and So insists you not wear a hood, tuck the hood in so she won't notice it." or any number of other things, tuck in, button up, wrong colors. Now we all know the dress code is a major enforcement issue but this practice really makes it much harder.
ReplyDeleteWhen there are different standards for different kids in different classes it breeds hostility against the system and teachers who actually try to follow district mandates.
Adults can fend off an annoying and comical supervisor, but the fact that the girls (in particular) seem to feel they have a "friend" in the man is a real problem.
How do you think they should react to a dress code violation? I'm sincere. I'm a parent, not a teacher or administrator, but I would think my natural reaction would be "I know you think the rule is silly, and to be honest, I agree with you, but rules are rules. And for today, try to make your violation as unnoticeable as possible." But that seems to be the kind of reaction you object to. Let's face it, being sent to the office because you forgot a belt is never going to be something that makes you feel genuinely ashamed. An administrator could act like the biggest hard ass in the world and he/she is still not going to be able to sell a dress code violation as a serious offense. So wouldn't the "good cop" approach work better? I agree that the teacher shouldn't be made out to be the bad cop, central office should, but still, what would you have them do? Send them home? Beat them?
ReplyDeleteThe point is that the dress code policy is Eugene White's policy. His policy is very specific about the consequences for violating it. Now many of Eugene's own administrators won't enforce it. If an evaluator walks in a room and there is a violation, the teacher is issued a reprimand. Either it is the policy and we enforce it or if it is a poorly conceived policy then it needs to be tweaked or abolished. What are we teaching our students when the handbook says this is the policy and then wink and nod and ignore it. Wait until they have a job and choose to ignore a policy that they think is silly.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, I'm a parent, I don't work in IPS. What is the consequence supposed to be? How would you enforce it without resorting to a "wink and nod" approach (which I can assure you teachers use too, because my own child's teacher told me she thought it was silly to have to send my 7-year-old to the office over a forgotten belt, but that "rules are rules." Do you think she should have been angrier about it? Do you think enforcing a rule means addressing all rules with the same amount of seriousness. I have rules at my home about manners, about chores, and about hitting. Some violations I treat with a wink and nod approach, some with a very stern, punitive approach. I would think it would be the same for teachers and administrators. Is that not the case?
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ReplyDeleteEvidently the IPS School Board has a long history of hiring arrogant, intimidating Superintendents. Esperanza Zendejas is a prime example. She's gone from IPS, but she continues to intimidate all school districts where she is hired. What's wrong with our long-time Board members? Do they really believe intimidating Superintendents are the answer??? Is the culture in IPS such that we only believe an arrogant intimidator can manage an inner city district? So far, it has not worked.
By long time school board members, do you mean Mary Busch.....?? She is clueless and spineless. The first offense for a dress code violation is a call home, second offense is in school suspension or until someone brings corrective clothing and the third violation is out of school suspension and a parent conference. But who cares? It isn't enforced anyway and Eugene White knows it.
ReplyDelete@"By long time school board members, do you mean Mary Busch.....??"
ReplyDeleteYes, that is the long-time Board member referenced.
The "Wink and Nod" administrator at BRHS does indeed undermine teachers with his behavior. He's also developing a pretty strong bullying style. (Not too hard to believe considering who his mentor and protecter is.) Not sure about the lying and backstabbing components and I doubt he can ever reach her level in those areas. But I wonder, is there really room at BRHS for both a Queen and a prima dona? Village idiot is more along the lines where they both belong.
ReplyDeletePat Pritchett was fairly reasonable as superintendent.
ReplyDeletePat, at least, showed up in buildings to read with kids and actually talk to teachers.
ReplyDeleteWhat are your thoughts about year-round school? We hear it is a done deal for next school year. I am kind of excited!
ReplyDeleteBTW, no, I do not want to go back to the days of Pat Pritchett and his protected bullies Eileen Champagne and Carlie Cardwell!
I haven't heard anything about year-round school. They can't make that sort of decision without parents, can they? Are they DARING us to leave the district?!!
ReplyDeleteOf course they can make that decision without parents. That is why you voted in the board members. And yes they are strongly leaning toward year round school, similar to Warren Township. Meetings have been held and the issue has been brought before teachers at staff meetings.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't heard word one about Year Round at our staff meetings. I'm all for it. Summer is too darn long anyway. I would love a 2 week fall, winter and spring break!
ReplyDeleteShouldn't they make sure the schools are all air conditioned before they start making the kids go to school in July and August?
ReplyDeleteOnly a few schools in Warren are year-round. It's optional. The rest have a traditional schedule. Is that what they're discussing? Because attempting to make the whole IPS district year-round would be suicide.
ReplyDeleteNo to year around schools!!!!
ReplyDeleteYear Round schools would mean 3 weeks off each for fall break, winter break, and spring break with 5 weeks for summer. Sounds like great down time and recoup time for everyone. Especially the kids. Wouldn't it be easier to enforce a start date too if they had to start 4 times a year? Summer is too long. The kids and their parents think that they are entitled to Memorial Day to Labor Day off so the kids don't bother to show on day 1. Baloney. They should be accountable for all 180 days. None of this "don't count them absent until they show up for the first time" junk. 4 none week quarters and they are all required. Great thing!
ReplyDeleteDisclaimer: I'm not an IPS employee.....
ReplyDeleteWhen I have heard about year-around school in the past it has usually involved teachers being required to attend training sessions most of the time when the students are having weeks off for breaks at each season.
More days of work; no additional pay.
Are IPS teachers in favor of this?
Just asking.
Our principal informed us yesterday that we would be year round next school year. The reaction from employees was not favorable.
ReplyDelete@Only a few schools in Warren ... You should check your facts before you post on here. All of Warren is on the same "modified year round schedule" starting this year.
ReplyDeleteYear round schools would be nine weeks on, three weeks off. If one checks out the calendar, three of those four break times are during off-peak (cheap) travel opportunities.
ReplyDeleteLET'S GO, YEAR ROUND!
Your principal may have informed you, but these things are negotiated, when they changed the school year at Marshall it was an unfair labor practice.
ReplyDeleteI'd go with the year round school, I think it is better for the kids. There are unresolved issues however, what about the kids who move in and out, and may end up with a longer or shorter school year than other kids?
I understand Gene told principals they didn't have to "do" SBDM, and they should placate teachers on this issue. This is board policy and in our contract, if you give on this one, you might as well just sign over your first born, he owns you.
Are you people serious? I don't want to embarrass myself by asking my school about this if this is a hoax. Does anyone have a link? Does this include magnet schools? My kids can't do year-round for several reasons that would compromise my anonymity to explain, so if the whole district is changing over, this is something I need to know ASAP.
ReplyDeleteMy kids can't do it either. By law, my ex gets the kids 8 weeks during the summer. I suppose I could get it changed if I had no choice, but I'm sure he's going to want me to switch to a charter school and that would probably be easier than changing things through the court. I agree with the person who said it was suicide for IPS to do this. It seems like a betrayal to those of us who have stuck by IPS while so many others bailed. If they do something like this without consulting parents, I feel like loyal parents have been given the middle finger.
ReplyDeleteI will be forced to place my sons in charter or private schools if IPS goes to a year round calendar. Eugene White is nuts if he thinks we will tolerate him dictating to us what calendar OUR schools will use. Although he may not realize it, he is not God or a dictator.
ReplyDeleteMy educated guess is that teachers would be working at least a month more a year in a year-round school system.
ReplyDeleteWhen the kids aren't at school, the teachers will be required to attend planning meetings and take training.
If someone knows that this would not be the case, I would like to hear from he/she.
Come on, I liked Eileen Champagne and Carlie Cardwell. You either liked them or hated them
ReplyDeleteTo the parent who asked about wink and nod discipline. Do you want to teach kids that what you say is not what you really mean? Yes the entire dress code policy is silly and petty, but we have been told to enforce it, by our administration, who know they better tow the company line in public, but in private they know it is a huge waste of time, energy, and hurts student achievement (If we really followed the steps lots more kids would be suspended lots more times). The problem lies in unequal enforcement which prompts contempt on the part of students. Before BRHS became a whole school magnet I had mixed classes, so my non-magnet students saw the magnet students who didn't have to follow the rules, so I enforced the rules with the magnet kids...let me tell you these "entitled children" were aghast at the nerve of a teacher to hold them to a common standard.
ReplyDeleteThe wink and nod also has a racial component, with the enforcing teacher playing the role of "the man" always trying to keep black folks down and in their place. I personally believe the entire policy is designed to keep kids in their place, but it is the rule my employer has established, so I follow it, because I know my place. I am just angry that this wink and nod makes it so much harder to enforce.
It may be an entirely different situation in grade school, where kids have indeed "forgotten" a belt, but in high school dress code violations are deliberate flaunting of the rules.
"I agree with the person who said it was suicide for IPS to do this."
ReplyDeleteSuicide? You obviously haven't been in front of thirty-six 10, 11 and 12 year olds who haven't touched a book or quoted a math fact since the middle of May. The true suicide is continuing this trend, permitting entire countries to surpass and eclipse our children's educational successes.
You may well be the exceptional parent who involves offspring in continued educational experiences. Thank you. But, if you read last Sunday's IndyStar, you'd see the horrific poverty in our city. This is what too many of our kids return to every night. Many children can't retain skills and facts over a weekend. Ten weeks creates a vaccuum.
In the first eight days, my fifth and sixth graders are finally remembering their sixes and sevens in multiplication. Reading? Perhaps half of the Dolch list. Grade six math is supposed to begin the year with positive and negative integers, and four-quadrant coordinates. Fifth grade manipulates fractions and creates/reads/interprets charts and graphs. HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Where are the applications for a year-round school? I want to be the first to complete one!
We can debate the merits of year round versus traditional all year long. (Research has not been able to prove a benefit either way, so I think it should be a choice option, not a district-wide thing.) But it's suicide because it will cause even more families to leave the district. You can argue that they SHOULDN'T leave. But make no mistake, they will leave. And the ones who don't officially leave just won't show up for most of the summer. And since schools (and teacher salaries) are funded by enrollment, you'd think the powers at IPS would be a little more respectful of what IPS families think before they change the calendar so significantly.
ReplyDeleteWe aren't the only community getting the shaft. Pasco County public schools, northwest of Tampa, Florida, just decided to eliminate transportation for any student living two miles or less from their home schools. This includes all grades, and every SPED students except for severely PHYSICALLY challenged (if a kid can walk, it's time for a hike).Yes, all their buildings are air conditioned, but most communities have no sidewalks, and many schools are situated on two- and three-lane highways.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah-all public schools are required to post their letter grade (FCAT results=ISTEP results)on their front signs, and teachers are paid according to their schools' grade. Guess which schools employ the top educators?
FatAss Eugene White needs to walk to school two miles each day. Maybe after a few weeks his suits would fit him again. Suits that the taxpayers bought for him.
ReplyDeleteI'm an IPS teacher, and I've heard nothing about year-round school. I would be opposed if I did hear something because I work a part-time job over the summer, and I wouldn't be able to do that with breaks spread out all over the year.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you make the most money? You earned that degree, and the (menial) wage you're earning as a professional educator. Unless you're working in a seasonal/warm weather job, your alternate employer should be happy to adjust your schedule to have access to you and your valuable skill sets.
ReplyDeleteI'm against year round school. Children need the break as well as teachers. And just how far behind are the students? Certainly not enough for year round school. Those students who are low had mothers and dads who took drugs, etc. You can't raise a child's IQ 60 points which is what some would need.
ReplyDeleteYou obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Year round school would benefit both teachers and students as you get longer and more frequent breaks during the school year. You still get a summer vacation just instead of 10 weeks it's usually 6. 6 weeks vacation should be enough for anyone.
ReplyDeleteAnd students who are low do not necessarily ALL have mothers who took drugs. How dare you insult our parents like that?
And you come across as hostile, to what amounts to a simple misunderstanding. I'd check that if I was working with students.
ReplyDeleteGenerally year round school has the same number of school days as traditional school, 180, in most instances you go to school for 9 weeks, have between 2 and 3 weeks off, then return for another 9 weeks, most year round calendars have a month off in the summer.
The district cannot "mandate" additional work or training during that time off, unless they also pay you, so unless you are related to Eugene, or an administrator don't look for that to happen.
We picked our charter school mostly because of the year round schedule. Winter, fall, and spring breaks are 2 weeks long, while summer break is 6. I would support a 2 week summer break as well. The kids learned so much at their new school last year, I was sad to see them stop for 6 weeks. The kids certainly wanted to keep going.
ReplyDeleteEugene White gets 52 weeks vacation each year.
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