Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: AMANDA WILSON
Judges: J. LAWRENCE JOHNSTON
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Sanford, Florida
Filed: Dec. 16, 2015
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, April 21, 2016.
Latest Update: Jan. 03, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
VS. CASE NO. 123-2604
AMANDA JANE WILSON,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against AMANDA JANE WILSON. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary
sanction of the Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuant to Sections 1012.315, 1012.795, and
1012.796, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to Rule 6A-10.081, Florida Administrative Code,
Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida, said sanctions
specifically set forth in Sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes.
The Petitioner alleges:
JURISDICTION
lL. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 1145175, covering the areas
of Elementary Education and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), which is valid
through June 30, 2015.
2 At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Third Grade
Teacher at Choices in Learning Charter School in the Seminole County School District,
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about January 3, 2012, in Seminole County, Florida, the Respondent
entered a retail store, selected several items and concealed them in her purse. She passed all
points of sale without paying for the items and knowingly attempted to convert the iterns to her
own use. The items were valued at $56.31. The Respondent was arrested and charged with petit
theft.
AMANDA JANE WILSON
Administrative Complaint
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4, Subsequently, the Respondent entered into a pretrial diversion program and on October 2,
2012, the charge was nolle prossed,
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT I: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012,795(1)(d), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving moral turpitude as
defined by rule of the State Board of Education.
WHEREFORE, based on the reasons set forth herein and in accordance with the
Explanation of Rights and Election of Rights forms attached to and made a part of this
Adrninistrative Complaint, Petitioner respectfully recommends that the Education Practices
Commission impose an appropriate sanction against the Respondent’s educator’s certificate
pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes.
The sanctions imposed by the Education Practices Commission may include, but are not limited
to, any one or a combination of the following: issuing the Respondent a written reprimand;
placing the Respondent on probation for any period of time; restricting the Respondent’s
authorized scope of practice, assessing the Respondent an administrative fine; directing the
Respondent to enroll in the Recovery Network Program; suspending the Respondent’s educator’s
certificate for a period of time not to exceed five years; revoking the Respondent’s educator’s
certificate for a period of time up to 10 years or permanently; determining the Respondent to be
ineligible for certification; or barring the Respondent from reapplying for an educator’s
certificate for a period of time up to 10 years or permanently.
EXECUTED on this G — dayof_/Aarch , 2015,
PAM STEWART, as
Comunissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 15-007088PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Apr. 21, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Apr. 21, 2016 |
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Apr. 18, 2016 |
Order Denying Motions for Summary Disposition.
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Apr. 15, 2016 |
Petitioner's Request for Judicial Recognition filed.
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Apr. 15, 2016 |
Petitioner's Exhibit List filed.
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Apr. 15, 2016 |
Petitioner's Witness List filed.
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Apr. 12, 2016 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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Apr. 07, 2016 |
Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion for Summary Final Order, and Petitioner's Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to the Education Practices Commission filed.
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Mar. 31, 2016 |
Respondent Amanda Wilson's Motion for Summary Final Order with Supporting Memorandum of Law filed.
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Feb. 19, 2016 |
Order Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for May 10 and 11, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Sanford, FL).
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Feb. 18, 2016 |
Agreed Upon Case Status Report filed.
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Feb. 15, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Request for Discovery filed.
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Feb. 10, 2016 |
Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by February 17, 2016).
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Feb. 09, 2016 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Motion to Continue Final Hearing filed.
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Feb. 04, 2016 |
Petitioner's Motion to Continue Final Hearing filed.
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Feb. 04, 2016 |
Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for February 24, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Sanford, FL; amended as to Location).
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Jan. 13, 2016 |
Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Jan. 13, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner filed.
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Dec. 30, 2015 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Dec. 30, 2015 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for February 24, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; Sanford, FL).
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Dec. 23, 2015 |
Notice of Unavailability (of counsel for Respondent) filed.
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Dec. 23, 2015 |
Respondent's Response to Initial Order filed.
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Dec. 22, 2015 |
Petitioner's Response to Initial Order filed.
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Dec. 16, 2015 |
Initial Order.
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Dec. 16, 2015 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Dec. 16, 2015 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Dec. 16, 2015 |
Agency referral filed.
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