Sumter County School District

Public Records Requests – Sumter County School District

Any member of the public has the right to request access to public records from the Sumter County School District, in accordance with Florida law. We are committed to transparency and timely responses. Please consider using the link below to help facilitate your request. You are not required to submit a request for public records in writing; however, it makes the process easier for all involved. Our office begins processing requests in the order they are received and works to fulfill all requests as quickly as possible. 

In order to help us provide you the best response to your request, please carefully consider the information that will be useful to you. Broad or laborious requests can take longer to fulfill and may be subject to service fees listed below. Specific, narrow requests, especially those that identify custodians, search terms, and date ranges, helps us provide requestors with responsive documents in the most timely and efficient manner.

Please note, student records are protected under FERPA and are not considered public records. To request student records, please visit our Parents page under student records transcript request. 

SCSD Public Records Request

F.S. 119.07  Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees;
(4) The custodian of public records shall furnish a copy or a certified copy of the record upon payment of the fee prescribed by law. If a fee is not prescribed by law, the following fees are authorized:
       (a) 1. Up to 15 cents per one-sided copy for duplicated copies of not more than 14 inches by 81/2 inches;
             2. No more than an additional 5 cents for each two-sided copy; and
             3. For all other copies, the actual cost of duplication of the public record.
       (b) The charge for copies of county maps or aerial photographs supplied by county constitutional officers may also include a reasonable charge for the labor and overhead associated with their duplication.
       (c) An agency may charge up to $1 per copy for a certified copy of a public record.
       (d) If the nature or volume of public records requested to be inspected or copied pursuant to this subsection is such as to require extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by personnel of the agency involved, or both, the agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplication, a special service charge, which shall be reasonable and shall be based on the cost incurred for such extensive use of information technology resources or the labor cost of the personnel providing the service that is actually incurred by the agency or attributable to the agency for the clerical and supervisory assistance required, or both.