FOIA INFORMATION
Freedom of Information Act
Making a FOIA Request to District 91
Before making a request, first look to see if the information you are interested in is already publicly available. You can find a lot of useful information on a range of topics here on our website.
If the information you want is not publicly available, you can submit a FOIA request to the District 91 FOIA officer. The request simply must be in writing and reasonably describe the records you seek.
To make a FOIA request of District 91, please email the school district's FOIA officers, Dr. Elizabeth Alvarez, at ealvarez@fpsd91.org or Jeanette Barnes at jbarnes@fpsd91.org.
The time it takes to respond to a request will vary depending on the complexity of the request.
FOIA Information Officer
Dr. Elizabeth Álvarez, Superintendent of Schools
Jeanette Barnes, Executive Secretary
424 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL, 60130
(708)366-5700
FOIA Procedures
Freedom of Information Act
The purpose of the Freedom of Information Act is to ensure that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials. Such access is necessary to enable the people to fulfill their duties of discussing public issues fully and freely and monitoring the government to ensure that it is being conducted in the public interest. [5 ILCS 140/1]
The principle mandate of the Act provides that each public body shall make available to any person for inspection, upon submission of a written request, copies of any public records that are subject to disclosure under the Act. It assures that a written request for information will receive a timely response and allows the organization to recoup certain production costs incurred by supplying a response.
A public record is any record, report, form, writing, letter, memoranda, book, paper, amp, photograph, card, tape, recording, electronic data processing record, recorded information, and all other documentary material, regardless of physical form of characteristics, having been prepared, or having been or being used, received, possessed or under the control of a physical body. [5 ILCS 140/2]
For more information, see “Illinois Freedom of Information Act Frequently Asked Questions.”