Right-to-Know Law

As of January 1, 2009, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under Governor Edward G. Rendell, requires government agencies, including school districts, to comply with the new regulations as set forth by the Right-to-Know Law Act 3 of 2008.  The new law fundamentally changes the way people access public records of their government, and the way government processes those requests. Gateway School District always works to comply with its Public Records Policy and the Right-to-Know Law. To obtain public records from the Gateway School District, please download the form below and fill it out in its entirity. Mail the form to the RTK Officer listed below. We will work to honor your requests as set forth under the law.

REVIEW THE RIGH-TO-KNOW LAW

To view the Right to Know Law Act 3 of 2008 in its entirity, please click HERE.

FILE A REQUEST FORM

The Right-to-Know Law requires the Office of Open Records to create a Uniform Request Form that must be accepted by all Commonwealth Agencies. To request information, under the Right-to-Know Law, from Gateway School District, you must download the following PA Standard Right-to-Know Request Form: click REQUEST FORM to download the form (PDF version). The Commonwealth form is also available at the Office of Open Records website at http://openrecords.state.pa.us. You may also visit the Gateway School District's Administrative Offices, located at 9000 Gateway Campus Boulevard, Monroeville, PA, to pick up a forms.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

The Right-to-Know Law requires that each government agency appoint a RTK (Right-to-Know) Officer. The RTK Officer will be the assigned person to receive Right-to-Know requests submitted to the Gateway School District; direct requests to the appropriate persons within the district or to the appropriate person in another agency; track the District's progress in responding to requests; and to issue interim and final responses under the act. For Right-to-Know information requests, contact Sandy Rossi, Right-to-Know Officer, Gateway School District, 9000 Gateway Campus Boulevard, Monroeville, PA 15146, (412) 372-5300 or (412) 373-5731 (FAX) or Email srossi at Gateway, (Monday- Friday; 8 am - 4:30 pm). The State Open Records contact information is: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 Norh Street, Plaza Level, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225, (717) 346-9903 (phone), www.openrecords.state.pa.us (email). State Open Records contacts for the Commonwealth are: Terry Mutchler (Executive Director), Barry Fox (Deputy Director), or Leo L. Dunn (Chief Counsel).

PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY:

In accordance with the law, please click HERE to review the Gateway School District's Open Records Policy as set forth by the Gateway Board of School Directors.