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District records multiple FOIA requests from media and commercial requesters covering purchasing, AP scholar names and water bills

Lisle Community Unit School District 202 Board of Education · September 22, 2025
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Summary

Lisle CUSD 202 logged several FOIA requests in September 2025 from commercial requesters (SmartProcure, The Data Branch) and media (DuPage Policy Journal, CBS News) seeking purchasing data, AP scholar names, principal/teacher contracts and school water bills; the district said it will respond within statutory timelines.

District staff recorded a set of public-records requests in the Board packet. Commercial data buyers SmartProcure and The Data Branch requested purchase order and vendor data (purchase order numbers, dates, line-item details, quantities and prices). The DuPage Policy Journal requested lists of AP Scholar awardees and copies of principals' and teacher contracts; CBS News submitted a request for water bill payments by school and invoices for 2025. DG Counseling requested contact information for special-education and counseling staff and the regional ROE head.

The packet shows the FOIA requests with requester contact information and specific fields requested; the District stated it will respond within the timelines required by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The Board did not take substantive action on the requests during the meeting beyond recording them in the materials; administration will coordinate responses through the FOIA officer.