FC v. Trib Ardisson Affidavit

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In theMatter of Robin Aetonand Trib Totsl Mediav. Forf Cherry School listrictDocketNumberAP2009'0S28appealdiruissedwlthoutprejudiceonOct 16200g,aud noFinal lletermination).

I' w. $cott udisson,havingbecnirstdulysworn,deposendstate:1. I amacertifiEd omputer xarriner 'C.C.E.'), and arn hepresidentandChief

TeohnicalOfiicerof bit'x'bit, LLC,acomptrterforensicnvestigation ndelectronic iscoveryfirm. I havepersonal nowledge fthe fast$set ordr n thisaffdayit and if calledasa wiftress,I couldandwould c$iry competentlyhereto.

2. Trib TotalMedia, nc.has etained it-x-bit n thismatterconceming hether ertainpublic nformationhat s elechonically toredandmaintained y theFortCherrySohoolDistrict(Sort Cherry')' which s thesubjectoftherequestorinformationunderPennsylvania'sighttoKnow Lawby oumalistRobinActon, s able obeexported ndprovidedbyelectonismeansto lvls,Acton. I have eviewedtrevariousdocumentsndoxhibitsprovidedby thepartiesn thismatter naludinghe following;

(a) Letterdatedoctober13,2009 romFalcoA. Muscarteo TerryI\4utchler, xecutiveDlrcctorof Pennsylvania fficeof OpenRscords, nbehalfofFort Cherry;

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(b) Lottr ated eptember,2009 iumMs.Actono PaulSroka, ortCherry's usinEssanager;

(c) Approximatelyineemails xchangedetrreen r.Sroka nd ds.Actondtuing hopaiiodseptember4 septembers, 2009egarding s.Acton'srsqus$g

(d) tette"r atedOctobor,200TromJackOkom, nformationTechnologyoordinatororFortClrsrryoMikeBnrngo;

. (e) LetterdatedOctober ,2009 omC;ryherndCypher$ Mr. Srcka;and(f) kttsr dateOctober3,2009iomMr.Srokao ds.Acton e

ResponsooReqrrcstor Records.3. Based uniy review f the nformetionrovidedndeseaxchhat have erfonned,t

is my opinionhathcelectmnicnformationtored ndmaiutainedy FottCherryn the"MUNIS''andPentamatiorfnystemshichs thesr$jest fMs.Acton'sequest aybaelecbonicallyrportednd opiedoelectronic edia uch saCD orreview yMs.Aoton"

4" Both heMIJNIS ndPeirtamationystemsreelectmnicatabaseccountingmanagemottysteml hic,h y treirverynatutenableheussrFortCherry)o"rehis\re" nd*oxForf,' eleotronicnformationontainedithin hedatabases.

5. It is myunde'rstandingtom henforuation mvidedhatFortCherry sedheMUMS softrntarepplicationomfixe tr generaledger udaocountlngystemsom2005o2008. Contary othe cprasentrationsade y FortCherry ndtecouusel,o'compilingl'or"rafonnatting"f nformationsnecessaryoroqpondo Ms.Acton'eequestRather ,.queily"oftheMLJMS etabsseust emade ettingorth henformationobe efrieved,.e. he

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informatioupecifiednMs,Acton'setter fseptember,2009.This ,refrieved,,erectronicinformationanheneither eexportedoaprinter asFortcherryhasofferedodo),dovmloadedoExcelorreviewineleckcniconn(andhen opiedoerectronic edia), rexportedsaporteble ocuurentile (.pdfl orreview.6' Theease ithrvhich lechonicrformationraybe etievedrom heMuNIs system,and henexportedor reviews oneof itskeysollingpointso endussrs uchasFortcherry.Attachedereto sExhibitA is a copyof &e nformationurrenrlyublistredyMtJNIsod tswebsite t www*mr{ris.coq.Ihe MUIqISsystems descdbedfi ,,acomprehensivoj.ournalprocessi'gsystem"nablingserso"tufieveupooonyearefjournar istory,...o .dr'r down,osubsidirydetailandodrillacross'elatednformation'o.users911.so4sun*end eporf,anddownloadnformationoExcel rOffice.

7' Ms Aoton'sequestorthe'tesieval"of certain lecbonionfonnationmaintainedyFortCherryntheMUNISdatabasesneitherhe creationofadocumentnorarequestor,rauexternalleshoniceport"asstatedyMr.sroka.similmly, he,.retieval,,f therequostediuf,ormationsnota tefonuattiug" f theerechodc ata ontainednthcMtrNI$databasesadvancedbyMnMuscaflte.TorespondtoMs.Acton'srquest,Fo*cherryneedonlyquerythedatabasend e&ievo erequestednformadono hatt maybeprovidedinelectronicormtoMs'Acton' The act hntFortcherry 'disconfinueditesoftwarerpportromMuNIS,noesnot enderheMtrrrrs softwarendts i'rodonaritynoperabre,ndeed,ortcherryadmig11u1it st* h.s"access"o&edata' therwiset v/ourd otboabreo,,printrcopies f the equestedelecfronicdatn

8' with regatdo the2005-06 tJNIsnfomlation,it isuncleariom rronfornnationprovided yFortchttty whatsnrcant y*vendorarchives.,,ccordingotdr.okom, ,thet3l


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software endorarchives ataeach ear lterefore nything riorto the 2006-0? ear sunavailableoelsstronicallyeview." Archivingof datadoosnotnecessarilyenda it unablsobe rcfrievedandexportedor reviewbyMs. Acton. Iadeed, ased n FortCherryrsrepxesentationhat his informatlon s able o be'lrinted'nmaoshat t mustbeavailablenelechonic orm.

9. It is myunderstandingrom the nformation rovidedbyFortCherryhat since2008,Fo* Cherryhasused'Pe,ntarnation'tommagehogeneraledgerandaceountingystens or thesshooldlstrict, It is alsomy understandinghat'?entamatlon"waspurohasedy SunGad fewyearsago,and he irnctionsand eaaresof Pentamationle nowunder rhatSuncard efers oas ts PublicSeclsrs,Gl2 softqaresystem. Feutamation/$un(lardublioSector ystemf?entarnatiorr') sa'\rreb'basedlranaialandschooladrninistation olution"withvadousaccounting.andinanslal unctionsdesignodo *orsateefficienoies"or theschooldistrict, LikeMUNIS, t is a databass ccountiugystemwhich offersvariouseaturqs uchas portingaglossall modules nd s integrated ith MS OfficcandAdobe.($eeExtrlbitB, summarizingPentamation'seatuesobtainedtom www.sungardps.com.)

10. Like tUs vftnUs system,lrerequestedlectronionformation anbe"rshieyed"from thePentarnationatabase aintainedyFortCherryandprovidedo Ms. Acton nelectonlo onn. Again, herequestedleafiodcnformation anbesitherexportedoa printer(asFortCherryhm offered o do),downloadedo Excel or review n eleotmnioorm(and hencopied o eleesonicmedia),or exported saportablodocumentile (,pdf) or roview. lhoPentamationystemhasmultipleoptionsorthe querying ndexportingnformationoutof thebot''thmugh module$ uchasMorosoft $QL Server ndCognos.Ths$emoduleo rovideaquerynterfacehatdoesnot requireanyoist'omization.t i$a simplemattero nrnaquery or

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the elevantnformadon, nd heresultsareavailablc instantaneously." heqqerywill rehieveinformation romthedatabasen a manner imilar o opening filing cabinetand etrievingspecific olders. Andagain, onharyo the rcprasentationsf FortCherry, unningaquerydoesnotrcquire eformattingconvorsion rcreation f anynar data n Pentamation,nymore harrremovingaolder&onrafilingcabinetwouldeformat,onvert rcreate ewpaperfoldersnthe iling cabinet.

I l. Somewhaturprisinglysthe act hat FortCherrywouldrather edaot y handcertainconfidential nformatlonSoman estimated0,000pegos fprinted nfonnationresponsirreo Ms,Acton'srequest,nstead fuiring heautomatedeahres hatareavailablenanydatabaseysterno eliminatehe"retrieval"of certainnformation uchassocial$esruityaumbert,bankaccount umbers ndHIPAArelated nfonmation.Withboth hepentanrationandMUNI$ system$ nysuchcanfidentlatnformation anbe eliminated asily tom therequestednfonnationbyomitting he date{ieldshatcontainFERPAandHIPPA nformation,employeedentificationnumberg oclalseourity umbers, r otherconfidentialndormationtomthequory.

12. Finally, hesonclusionhatpoviding the equestednformationn Excelspreadsheetform wouldrender hedatacapable f being alteredandlormanipulated,herobyeopardiziug"its*finanoial ntegrity" s withouttee,bnioalsupportrmerit. Anyelecnonic nformationproduced ia a spreadsheetr anyothereleokoniconnat canbeeasdy alidatedhroughheuseof digital signaturcs.A digitalsignature r "hashvaluen'is ommonly sedn ediscoveryproes$esnd orensisexaminationsoveri$ ttratelechonicnformations anexactduplicate foriginaldata. Any cortcemshat Fort CJrerrye$ cgarding lechonicnformation eingatteredcanbo easilyaddrsssedy genuatingadigitalsignatrnoor anyelectronio ocumentst

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produces, f aquestion risesegardinghevalidityof anelechonic ocumenta newhash aluemay begeneratedndcompared ith theorighal hashaluo.

W.$cottfudisson

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Subscribedndswom o this&day of Octobero009

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