Request Bond Information from State DOE

§ 552. Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings

(a) Each agency shall make available to the public information as follows:

  • (1) Each agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public—
    • (A) descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case of a uniformed service, the members) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions;
    • (B) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available;
    • (C) rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available or the places at which forms may be obtained, and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations;
    • (D) substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability formulated and adopted by the agency; and
    • (E) each amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing.

The State Board of Education has a Data Request FOIA department. Anyone can submit a data request form to inquire about your school district and the surety bond requirements. 

Click on the name of your state in the list below. A drop-down menu will appear. Follow the instruction for your state to receive the information about your school district surety bond requirements.

Alabama Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36104-3833
Phone: (334) 694-4900
Fax: (334) 242-9708
Website: http://www.alsde.edu/Pages/home.aspx
Email: [email protected]

Open Records Act Ala. Code 36-12-40 and 36-12-41, must be submitted in writing to the Office of General Counsel, at the Alabama Department of Education, 50 N. Ripley Street, Room 5103, P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, AL 36130.

The request must be signed by the individual requesting the records and set out sufficient information to determine which records are being requested.

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Phone: (907) 465-2800
Fax: (907) 465-4685
Website: http://education.alaska.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request: 

2 AAC 96.305.Place to file: A request for public agency record may be filed at the nearest office of that public agency. File your written request for all FOIA information at the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

Arizona Department of Education
1700 W. Washington St. Executive Tower Suite #300
Phone: (602) 542-5057
Fax: (602) 542-3046
Website: https://azsbe.az.gov/

Data Request:

Website:  https://www.azed.gov/data/data-requests
Contact
(602) 542-4343
Email: [email protected]

Arkansas Department of Education
Four State Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
Phone: (501) 682-4475
Fax: (501) 682-1079
Website: http://ade.arkansas.gov/

Data Request:

Brittany Kincaid, M.Ed., Operations Manager-Legal Services

Arkansas Department of Education
Four Capitol Mall, Rm. 301-A
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-4899
Email: [email protected]

California Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Phone: (916) 319-0800
Fax: (916) 319-0100
Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request:

Website : https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/da/

Contact: [email protected]

Connecticut Department of Education
450 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 713-6743
Website: http://www.sde.ct.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request:

Download the PDF File, Fill in the information and mail it to the email address on the form. 

PDF Form Download
https://bondsforthewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Connecticut.pdf

Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639
Phone: (302) 735-4000
Fax: (302) 739-4654
Website: http://www.doe.k12.de.us/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request:

Download the PDF Form. Complete the form and email to:

Download Form:
https://bondsforthewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Delaware.pdf

Alison May, FOIA Coordinator
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal St
Dover, DE 19901
Email: [email protected]

Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Government of the District of Columbia
1050 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 727-6436
Fax: (202) 727-2019
Website: http://osse.dc.gov/

Data Request:

Name of Agency’s FOIA Officer: Eboni J. Govan
Address of Agency: 1200 First Street, NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20002
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: (202) 442-5000

Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0505
Fax: (850) 245-9667
Website: http://www.fldoe.org/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request:

Florida Department of Education
Attn.: Public Records
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1544
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Email : [email protected]

Georgia Department of Education
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334-5001
Phone: (404) 656-2800
Toll-Free: (800) 311-3627 GA residents only
Fax: (404) 651-8737
Website: http://www.gadoe.org
Email:  [email protected]

Data Request:

While the Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, et seq.) permits requests to be made either orally or in writing, the Georgia Department of Education prefers for requests to be in writing for purposes of documentation and clarification. 
 
Please direct your Open Records Act requests to:
 
 
or
 
Mailing Address:
Georgia Department of Education 
Office of Legal Services
ATTN: Open Records Officer
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
2052 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334.

Hawaii Department of Education
1390 Miller Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 784-6200
Website: http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/Pages/home.aspx
Email:[email protected]

Data Request:

Contact Information

Data Governance and Analysis Branch
Phone: 808-784-6060
Email: [email protected]

 

Idaho State Department of Education
650 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 332-6800
Fax: (208) 334-2632
Website: http://sde.idaho.gov/index.html
Email: [email protected]

Data Request:

Contact Details

Kelly Everitt
Communications Specialist
(208) 332-6818
[email protected]

Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
Phone: (217) 782-4321
Toll-Free: (866) 262-6663 IL residents only
Fax: (217) 524-4928
Website: http://www.isbe.net/

Data Request:

Visit Website: https://isbe.govqa.us/webapp/_rs/(S(gmd3yzr1qfspihutbkrr5meg))/SupportHome.aspx

Login or create your account. Fill in the form to submit.

Indiana Department of Education
South Tower, Suite 600
115 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2795
Phone: (317) 232-6610
Fax: (317) 232-6610
Website: http://www.doe.in.gov

Data Request:

Pursuant to Indiana Code § 5-14-3-3, the Indiana Department of Education REQUIRES ALL RECORDS REQUESTS TO BE MADE IN WRITING. Please submit your request by either email or mail to:

EMAIL: [email protected]

MAIL

Indiana Government Center North, 9th Floor
100 N Senate Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-5294
Fax: (515) 242-5988
Website: http://educateiowa.gov

Data Request:

Contact Jodi Bruce at
[email protected].

Kansas Department of Education
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1212
Phone: (785) 296-3201
Website: http://www.ksde.org/

Data Request:

Fill out the data request form:
https://www.ksde.org/Data-Central/Data-Requests/Request-for-Data

Kentucky Department of Education

300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-3141
Website: http://www.education.ky.gov
Email : [email protected]

Data Request:

Fill out the data request form:
https://applications.education.ky.gov/DataRequest/

Louisiana Department of Education
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Phone: (225) 342-4253
Website: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/
Email: [email protected]

Dat request:

Complete the form and email to :
[email protected]

Download the PDF form:
https://bondsforthewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Louisiana.pdf

Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6600
Fax: (207) 624-6601
Website: http://www.maine.gov/doe/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request:

Contact the helpdesk to inquire about the surety bonds for your school district.

Email: [email protected]

Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0100
Fax: (410) 333-6033
Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org

Data Request

Fill out the data request form on the website:

https://mldscenter.maryland.gov/DataRequests.html

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-4906
Phone: (781) 338-3000
Fax: (781) 338-3770
Website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request:

Email FOIA request to:
[email protected]

Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (833) 633-5788
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/

Data Request:

Email: [email protected]

David Head
FOIA Coordinator
608 West Allegan
Pillar G-14, Fourth Floor, John A. Hannah Building
Lansing, Michigan 48933

Fax: 517-335-4565

Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8200
Website: http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html

Data Request

Contact MDE

Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville MN 55113
651-582-8200
Email Commissioner Dr. Mueller

Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-3513
Website: https://www.mdek12.org/

Data Request

Contact Information
Street Address

Mississippi Department of Education
359 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39201

Mailing Address
Office of Public Reporting
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771

Phone Number
601-359-3857

Email Address
[email protected]

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101-0480
Phone: (573) 751-4212
Fax: (573) 751-8613
Website: http://dese.mo.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Fill out the online data for:
https://apps.dese.mo.gov/datarequestform/requestform.aspx

For questions email: [email protected]

Montana Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-3680
Website: http://www.opi.mt.gov/

Data Request

Fill out the online data form:

https://opi.mt.gov/Leadership/Data-Reporting/Find-Request-Data

Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2295
Fax: 402-471-4433
Website: http://www.education.ne.gov

Data Request

Fill out and submit the online form:

https://nep.education.ne.gov/request.html

Nevada Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-9115
Website: https://doe.nv.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Fill out and submit the online form:

https://hal.nv.gov/form/NDE_Nevada_Ready/Public_Records_Request

New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3494
Website: https://www.education.nh.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Download the form to complete and email to the email address provided on the form

Download the form:
https://bondsforthewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/New-Hampshire.pdf

New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609) 376-3500
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/education/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

New Jersey Department of Education Contact
OPRA Custodian
100 River View Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609)376-9081
Fax: (609) 292-4333
[email protected]

New Mexico Higher Education Department
300 Don Gaspar Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 827-5800
Website: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/

Data Request

Visit the website and submit an email using their online request form.
https://hed.state.nm.us/contact/ipra-request

New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3852
Website: http://www.nysed.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

E-Mail to [email protected]

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (984)236-2100
Website: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

 Download the form and complete the information. This form must be mailed to the address provided on the form.

Download form:
https://bondsforthewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/North-Carolina.pdf

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Department 201
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-2260
Website: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Fill out and submit the online form.
https://www.nd.gov/dpi/contact-us

Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Toll-Free: (877) 644-6338
Website: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/

Data Request

Contact Information
EBEN DOWELL
Interim Director
Office of Research, Evaluation & Advanced Analytics
25 South Front Street | Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
(614) 752-8730 | (877) 644-6338
[email protected]

Oklahoma State Department of Education
Oliver Hodge Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
Phone: (405) 521-3301
Fax: (405) 521-6938
Website: http://www.ok.gov/sde/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request
Marley Billingsley
Phone: (405) 521-4889
[email protected]

Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 947-5600
Fax: (503) 378-5156
Website: http://www.oregon.gov/ode/Pages/default.aspx
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Complete and submit the online request form.

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/862a93f087d445a18c1f28b07e88a8de

Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-6788
Website: http://www.education.pa.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

A written request to the Agency under the RTKL must:
Be addressed to the Agency Open Records Officer (“AORO”):
Angela Riegel
Agency Open Records Officer
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St., 15th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-9810
(717) 772-2317 (Fax)
Email: [email protected]

Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
Phone: (401) 222-4600
Website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Email: [email protected]    

South Carolina Department of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8500
Website: http://ed.sc.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Research Data / FOIA Records

https://scdoe.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(34zjrmnjkqunqecu3bf1b5p3))/supporthome.aspx

South Dakota Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-3455
Website: http://doe.sd.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Download the data request form, fill out the information, and email the completed for to the email address on the form.

https://doe.sd.gov/data/request.aspx

Tennessee State Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
Phone: 615-741-5158
Website: https://www.tn.gov/education
[email protected]

Data Request

Commissioner Penny Schwinn: [email protected]

Deputy Commissioner of Operations Sam Pearcy: [email protected]

General Counsel Christy Ballard: [email protected]

Chief of Staff Chelsea Crawford: [email protected]

Chief of Statewide Supports (CORE Offices) Meghan McLeroy: [email protected]

Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
Phone: (512) 463-9734
Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

By mail or in person to:

Texas Education Agency
Public Information Office
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701

By email to: [email protected]

By fax to: (512) 463-1022

Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone: (801) 538-7500
Website: http://www.schools.utah.gov
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Fill out the online form and submit the information.
https://www.schools.utah.gov/data/request

Vermont Agency of Education
1 National Life Drive, Davis 5
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Phone: (802) 828-1130
Website: http://www.education.vermont.gov/
Email: [email protected]

Data Request

Contact Us

Vermont Agency of Education
Secretary Daniel M. French
 National Life Drive, Davis 5
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Phone: (802) 828-1130 | Fax: (802) 828-6430
[email protected]

Virginia Department of Education
James Monroe Building
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 292-3820
Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/
Email : [email protected]

Data Request

Contact :
[email protected]

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
600 South Washington
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6000
Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/

Data Request

Contact :
[email protected]

West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: (304) 558-2681
Website: http://wvde.state.wv.us/

Data Request

Joseph C. Thornton, Director
West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith Street, Suite 3100
Charleston, WV  25301-1323

You may also fax your signed request to 304-558-4446, or email the scanned PDF letter to [email protected]

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-3390
Toll-Free: (800) 441-4563
Website: http://dpi.wi.gov/

Data Request

Contact

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (608) 267-9114

Wyoming Department of Education
122 West 25th Street
Suite E200
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7675
Fax: (307) 777-6234
Website: http://edu.wyoming.gov/

Data Request

Information Management Division Director
Ken Reynolds
(307) 777-8014
[email protected]

Software Development Supervisor
John Paul
(307) 777-877
[email protected]

Collection and Reporting Supervisor
Susan Williams
(307) 777-6252
[email protected]

Data Governance Coordinator/Data Security Administrator
Arron Patton
307-777-6245
[email protected]