Right-To-Know Law Information Procedures & Forms

The Pennsylvania Right to Know Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies in Pennsylvania. The Right to Know or Open Records Law (Act 3 of 2008) took effect on January 1, 2009. This law presumes that all documents of all governmental bodies will be presumed to be open to the public unless the agency holding them can prove otherwise.

The Deer Lakes Board of School Directors recognizes the importance of public records as the record of the district's actions and the repository of information about this district. Public records of Deer Lakes School District are available for access and duplication in accordance with law and Deer Lakes Board Policy.

Procedures for Submitting a Request

1.   Requests for access to public records of Deer Lakes School District must be submitted on the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Right-to-Know Request Form.

·         Right-to-Know Form PDF version

2.   Each request must include the following information:

·         Identification or description of the requested record, in sufficient detail.

·         Medium in which the record is requested.

·         Name and address of the person to receive the district's response.

3.   Request forms may be submitted in person at the Deer Lakes School District's Administrative Offices, or via fax, mail or email.
Request forms must be submitted to the attention of the Deer Lakes Open Records Office, as follows:

Bradley Snyder
DLSD Open Records Officer
Business Manager/Board Secretary
19 East Union Road
Cheswick, PA 15024
 

Phone: 724-265-5300, Ext. 1216
Fax: 724-265-5025
Email: bsnyder@deerlakes.net

Additional Information

Additional information, including Fee Schedule, may be found on the Office of Open Records website.

The Right-to-Know Law may be obtained from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Office of Open Records:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234

Phone: 717-346-9903
Fax: 717-425-5343
Email: openrecords@pa.gov

Website for Open Records