FOIA Requests

ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS (FOIA)

Every school district in the State of Illinois is required to post specific district information on their website. If the information you are seeking is not contained in those documents you may request copies of existing documents by submitting your request in writing to the FOIA officer in compliance with 5 ILCS 140/1:

FOIA Officer
2900 Ogden Avenue
Lisle, Illinois 60532
(630) 778 - 4500

Written Request for SASED Public Records

Please submit all requests to the SASED’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer via mail to 2900 Ogden Avenue, Lisle, IL 60532, fax to 630-778-0196, or email to executivedirector@sased.org. Copying fees, if any, must be paid before copies will be provided. The FOIA Officer can give you an estimate of the copying fees, if any. 

FEE SCHEDULE

  • No charge for paper copy from paper or electronic source first 50 pages (black and white)
  • $0.15 will be charged for each additional page (pages 51 and more)
  • Cost of recording medium for copies of audio or video material
  • $1.00 will be charged for certifying a public record

RECORDS THAT MAY BE IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSED

The following information is readily available as posted on the district website (no FOIA request required)

  • Board of Education: meeting schedule, minutes, archived agendas, policies, minutes
  • Annual budget
  • Collective bargaining agreement
  • Student Handbook
  • Contracts over $25,000
  • District Mission and Goals
  • Administrative salary compensation report

The Freedom of Information Officer shall approve all requests for public records unless:

  1. Requested material does not exist
  2. Requested material is exempt from inspection and copying by the Freedom of Information Act
  3. Complying with the request would be unduly burdensome.