# AISD R000873 — Correspondence Reply Draft

## What AISD said

Austin ISD responded to the May 22 narrowed follow-up (which asked only for #9b intra-district transfers and #4c statutory basis). Their position:

- **Item #9b (intra-district transfers):** Refused production. Claims the data is not maintained in the requested format and that producing it would require FERPA-protected student identifiable information. Offers a time and cost estimate for programming and redactions. Asks if I want to close the request if I decline the cost estimate.
- **Item #4c (statutory basis for per-pupil expenditure data):** Claims the question was already answered by the cost estimates provided for #4a and #4b. This is incorrect — a cost estimate does not identify the statutory authority requiring the data.

## Proposed reply

The draft reply pushes back on both points:

1. **#9b:** Aggregated campus-to-campus transfer counts are not student identifiable information under FERPA. The District admits the underlying enrollment data exists in the SIS. Requesting production without a cost estimate.
2. **#4c:** Insisting on a direct answer identifying the specific statutory authority. Cost estimates for #4a/#4b do not answer this question.
3. **Not closing:** Declining their offer to close the request.

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[correspondence_reply.txt](http://100.118.41.122:8080/api/pir/staging/AISD-R873/correspondence_reply.txt)

## Open items after this reply

- #9b: Awaiting production of aggregated intra-district transfer data
- #4c: Awaiting direct statutory-basis answer

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