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15-004429TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs ANA BALMOND (2015)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 07, 2015

Whether just cause exists for Petitioner, Polk County School Board, to terminate Respondent’s employment as a teacher.School Board proved, by a preponderance of the evidence, that just cause exists to terminate Respondent's employment as a teacher for misconduct in office.

15-002047TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs MICHELE HIRSCH (2015)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 16, 2015

The issue is whether Respondent’s conduct constitutes just cause for her dismissal from employment with Petitioner.School Board proved violation of the Principles of Professional Conduct, but termination was not warranted.

14-004993TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs KATHY BUNCH (2014)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 22, 2014

Whether there is just cause to terminate Respondent’s employment with the school district.Respondent violated standards by initating and facilitating the change of student grades.

13-003322TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs ROSALINDA MORALES (2013)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 03, 2013

The issue is whether Respondent's conduct constitutes just cause for her dismissal from employment with Petitioner.Respondent's misconduct led to a series of progressive disciplinary actions, culminating in her termination of employment by Petitioner. The termination was justified and should be upheld.

13-000466TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs STEPHEN BROWN (2013)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Feb. 06, 2013

May Petitioner, Polk County School Board (Board), terminate the employment of Respondent, Stephen Brown, as an instructional employee based upon the conduct alleged in the letter from Assistant Superintendent Dennis F. Dunn, dated January 24, 2013, asserting that Mr. Brown engaged in serious misconduct, providing just cause to terminate his employment.School Board must prove grounds for teacher discharge by preponderance of evidence. Evidence must as a whole show that facts relied upon are more probable than not. Board did not prove that the teacher accessed pornographic material on school laptop.

13-000476TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JERRY R. COE (2013)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Feb. 07, 2013

Whether Petitioner, Polk County School Board (School Board), established "just cause" to terminate Respondent's employment as a teacher.Teacher guilty of misconduct in office for inappropriately touching students, administering corporal punishment of student off campus, and discussing investigation on social media site.

11-000873TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JULIE HARTER (2011)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Feb. 17, 2011

Whether Petitioner established "just cause" to terminate Respondent from her teaching job.Petitioner established just cause to terminate Respondent's employment.

10-006919TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JUDY GAIL VANN (2010)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 02, 2010

Whether Polk County School Board ("School Board") has just cause to terminate Judy Gail Vann ("Respondent" or "Vann") pursuant to Section 1012.34, Florida Statutes.Polk County School Board met the burden and demonstrated just cause to teminate Respondent pursuant to Section 1012.34, Florida Statutes.

09-004233 JEAN CHERY vs POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (2009)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 07, 2009

The issue in this case is whether Respondent committed an unlawful employment practice against Petitioner by discriminating against Petitioner based on his race and national origin.Petitioner failed to establish that Petitioner was treated differently from non-minority employees in terms of compensation.

08-000537TTS POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD vs JOHN STELMACK (2008)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 29, 2008

Whether Respondent, John Stelmack, was guilty of violating the Principles of Professional Conduct of the Education Profession in Florida as alleged in the letter of January 3, 2008, and Notice of Amended Charges dated September 18, 2009; and, whether, as a result, Respondent should be terminated from his position.Respondent was found guilty of conduct involving moral turpitude. Recommend that his conduct is just cause for termination of employment.

Donald Herbert Wilson, Jr.