Public Records Request
Public Records Requests
When a records request is received by the legal department it is promptly processed in the order they are received. The amount of time to completely process your request depends upon the number of requests pending, the location of the records, the volume of material encompassed in the request, the nature of the material being requested and the amount of redaction, if any, that is necessary.
Please be aware, depending on the subject, content, issue, or volume of the search involved, the time to complete your request may be significantly longer. Identifying the specific record(s) being requested will help expedite your request.
Effective February 4, 2025, any public records request made will no longer be published on the District's website. The District has received a burdensome amount of public record requests many of which cannot be confirmed are from persons under the Arizona definition of person. To ensure requests are fulfilled in a prompt manner the District will ask for a name and phone number of each requester.
Due to strict compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act law (FERPA), please be advised that Scottsdale Unified School District does not grant requests for student directory information for commercial purposes. We have designated student directory information to include:
- Names of students and their parents
- Student’s participation in officially recognized activities and sports
- Student’s and/or parent’s addresses
- Student’s and/or parent’s phone numbers
- Weight/height of athletic team members
- Student’s achievements, honors, awards
- Student's grade level
Any public records request for student directory information will be denied. Please be advised that while some exceptions apply, such as FERPA described above, email communications sent and/or received by the district may be subject to disclosure under public records law. Note to Parents: If you request to review video footage, please contact the District contact for Public records (listed below).
District Contact for Public Records:
Nicholas Buzan
nbuzan@susd.org
480-484-6181
How to Submit a Public Records Request
If you are seeking information about the following topics:
- Personnel-related information
- Budget or finance-related information
- Tax credit-related information
- Contracts or other legal issues
- Statistics
- Enrollment
- Graduation rates
- Student directories (military opt-out info, etc.)
- Other statistical data
Use our Public Records Center to submit a public records request electronically and browse frequently asked questions. As of May 28, 2020 all new requests will be processed through the GovQA portal regardless of how the request was received.
PLEASE NOTE:
In order to mitigate the receipt of email messages that contain SPAM, malware, phishing and other email-borne threats Scottsdale Unified School District uses a SPAM filtering system. Occasionally, the system blocks email messages erroneously. If you find that your email address has been blocked, please contact our IT Help Desk at 480.484.HELP. We will work with you to remove the restrictions.