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 new 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.

1. Requests for access to public records of Deer Lakes School District must be submitted on Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Right-to-Know Request Form, a copy of which may be found on the District's website at www.deerlakes.net.

2. Each request must include the following information:

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 Deer Lakes Open Records Office, as follows:

Brad 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: [email protected]

 

 

 

Additional information concerning Fee Structure may be found on the District website at www.deerlakes.net under Right to Know in the key to the left of the home page.

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

Deputy Director: Nathanael Byerly

Chief Counsel: Dena Lefkowitz