STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, VS. CASE NO. 145-0060 DENISE SHERINE COOPER, Respondent. / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against DENISE SHERINE COOPER. 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 1 The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Ceriificate 919044, covering the areas of Elementary Education and Exceptional Student Education, which is valid through June 30, 2016. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an Exceptional Student Education Teacher at Lake Park Elementary School in the Palm Beach County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3, On or about April 8, 2014, Respondent received training for administration of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and signed both the FCAT 2.0 Test Administration and Security Agreement and the Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement. DENISE SHERINE COOPER Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 4, On or about April 21, 2014, Respondent administered Session | of the Science FCAT to a group of five English Language Learner (ELL) students. ELL students are afforded several test accommodations but not the accommodation of having test questions read to them. Respondent read test questions to students and instructed proctors to do the same. 5. On or about April 22, 2014, Session | of the Science FCAT exams for Respondent’s group of five students were invalidated. Session 2 of the Science FCAT was not administered to the students. The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)(), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession prescribed by State Board of Education rules. RULE VIOLATIONS COUNT 2: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A- 10.081¢3)(a}, Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning and/or to the student’s mental health and/or physical health and/or safety. (SLGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE) DENISE SHERINE COOPER Administrative Complaint Page 3 of 3 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 Administrative Complaint, Petitioner respectfully recommends that the Education Practices Comunission 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. +h EXECUTED on this _ 7 day of October , 2015. PAMSTEWART,as OS™” Commissioner of Education State of Florida

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