Public Records
As a public agency, Newport-Mesa Unified School District adheres to the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The CPRA defines public records as including “any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained” by the District. For a record to be disclosable under the CPRA, it must be related “to the conduct of the public’s business” and “prepared, owned, used, or retained by” the District. Student records are not considered public records. The CPRA does not require the District to create or prepare a record or document that does not exist at the time of the request. If producing records with requested information requires data compilation, extraction, or programming, the CPRA provides that the requester bears the cost of producing the record. The District will advise the requestor of the cost, if any, involved in producing a record that requires data compilation.
Exemptions
The CPRA recognizes exemptions that permit withholding records from disclosure. Common exemptions include personnel or medical records, preliminary drafts or memoranda that are not retained in the ordinary course of business, investigative records, and records that are subject to a privilege such as an attorney-client communication.
Student Records - Including high school transcripts
Visit the Student Records Request Website.
Purchasing Records
For Purchasing Records, please visit the Purchasing website and click on the links in the left column.
Requesting Public Records
Public records requests may be submitted via the Online California Public Records Request System. In accordance with the California Public Records Act, all inquiries will be responded to within the legally required timeframes. Questions can be directed to: publicrecords@nmusd.us or 714-424-8977.