Open Records Policy

Taken together, the Sunshine Act and the Right-to-Know Law, often referred to as the Open Records Law, are intended to provide residents of the Commonwealth with first-hand knowledge of the activities of public agencies taken at meetings and access to contents of public records.

The Right-to-Know Law, originally enacted in 1957 and recently amended extensively by Act 100 of 2002, specifically deals with "public records." Commonwealth residents have the right to examine, inspect, and duplicate any public record of a public agency. In order to make a request for information please download and then follow the directions on the Right to Know Request form.

For more information, please contact:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234
Phone: (717) 346-9903
Fax: (717) 425-5343
Email: openrecords@state.pa.us

Executive Director: Liz Wagenseller
Deputy Director: Nathan Byerly
Chief Counsel: Kyle Applegate

David P. McCommons, Ed.D.
Open Records Officer
Fox Chapel Area School District
611 Field Club Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Phone: (412) 967-2456
Fax: (412) 967-0697
Email: david_mccommons@fcasd.edu