Public Records

As a public agency, Los Alamitos 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 requester 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 Website 

Requesting Public Records

Public records requests may be submitted via email to the Public Information Officer at npichardo@losal.org. In accordance with the California Public Records Act, all inquiries will be responded to within the legally required timeframes.