Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: BLONIVA ARISTIDE
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Oct. 04, 2018
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, March 8, 2019.
Latest Update: Jan. 03, 2025
FROM: The Education Practices Commission
TO: DOAH Clerk of Court
RE: REDACTION OF CERTAIN LANGUAGE
The Education Practices Commission reviewed and redacted certain verbiage
within the document(s) included prior to transferring the case to DOAH so that
individual student(s) information cannot be identified in accordance with Section
1002.221(1), Fla. Stat. (2018).
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 167-2462
BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE. 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 Certificate 868113, covering the areas
of Elementary Education and Social Science, which is valid through June 30, 2021.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Reading Coach
at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. On or about March 11, 2016, Respondent was proctoring the Florida Standards
Assessment writing test and provided impermissible assistance to students. Respondent’s
assistance to all of the students, after the exam had begun, included but was not limited to,
reminding them to capitalize the first letter of a sentence, to write 5 paragraphs, and to use
punctuation.
4. Respondent's assistance to individual students included but was not limited to:
BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE
Administrative Complaint
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d. Telling year old student to capitalize a word.
5. Respondent has previously acted as both a test administrator and a test proctor.
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)@), Florida Statutes,
in that Respordent 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(2)(a)1, 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.
COUNT 3: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A-
10.081(2)(c)1, Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to maintain honesty in
all professional dealings.
(SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE
Administrative Complaint
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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
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.
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PAM STEWART, as
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State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 18-005310PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 08, 2019 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Mar. 07, 2019 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Feb. 05, 2019 |
Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for April 5, 2019; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Feb. 04, 2019 |
Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion for Continuance filed.
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Jan. 31, 2019 |
Motion for Continuance filed.
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Jan. 23, 2019 |
Notice of Taking Deposition (Burns) filed.
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Jan. 08, 2019 |
Certificate of Service of Discovery filed.
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Dec. 26, 2018 |
Certificate of Service of Discovery filed.
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Dec. 21, 2018 |
Notice of Respondent's Service of Responses to Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Dec. 21, 2018 |
Respondents Responses to First Request to Produce filed.
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Nov. 21, 2018 |
Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for February 14, 2019; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Nov. 20, 2018 |
Joint Motion for Continuance filed.
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Nov. 13, 2018 |
Respondent's Responses to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Oct. 23, 2018 |
Certificate of Service of Discovery filed.
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Oct. 17, 2018 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 17, 2018 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 5, 2018; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 15, 2018 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Oct. 15, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 15, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 15, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 05, 2018 |
Initial Order.
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Oct. 04, 2018 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 04, 2018 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 04, 2018 |
Agency referral filed.
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