Public Records

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO INSPECT PUBLIC RECORDS

Student records and transcripts are NOT public records. To obtain student records or transcripts, please click here.

Procedures for Requesting Inspection

By law, under the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), every person has the right to inspect public records of the Santa Fe Public Schools (NMSA 1978, Sections 14-2-1 to 12.

To request  public records please use the online portal or send a written/emailed request to the Records Custodian.

A request must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requester. The request must describe the records sought in sufficient detail to enable the records custodian to identify and locate the requested records.

When Requesting, Be Specific…

  • Specify Time Frames

  • Specify Individual Names and Employment Titles

  • Describe Subject Matter as Closely as Possible and

  • Any other means of specifying information sought

Timeframe

The records custodian must respond within three (3) complete business days with the requested materials or respond by letter stating the necessity of an extension to last no later than fifteen (15) calendar days from receipt of the request. If the request is determined to be excessively broad and burdensome, the records custodian may require an extension to a date that will allow thoughtful and complete review of the materials.

Records Custodian: Sabra Romero
610 Alta Vista Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-467-2024 recordscustodian@sfps.k12.nm.us

Copies and Fees

Documents eleven inches by seventeen inches or smaller are $1.00 per page after the first 10 pages. 

Flash drive plus shipping is $10.00. 

A very large or time consuming request may be subject to statutory fees. 

Fees for copying public records must be paid in advance (Inspection of Public Records Act § 14-2-9).