Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: YADIRA DESVERGUNAT
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Oct. 19, 2018
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
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 documents included prior to transferring the case to DOAH so that the
Respondent/Educator’s home address; telephone number; date of birth; and
photographs remain exempt from public records in accordance with Section
119.071(4), F.S. {2018).
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
VS. CASE NO. 156-3036
YADIRA DESVERGUNAT,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against YADIRA DESVERGUNAT. 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 1185540, covering the areas
of Gifted and Exceptional Student Education (ESE), which was valid through June 30, 2017.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an Assistant
Principal at Pathways Academy Charter School in the Broward County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. Between the months of May and August, 2015, Respondent directed Assistant
Principal (AP) Ramjit, to generate fraudulent Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) and code of
conduct acknowledgment forms in preparation of a district monitoring visit and to forge the
signatures of both students and parents. When AP Ramjit refused, Respondent forged the
signatures herself.
YADIRA DESVERGUNAT
Administrative Complaint
Page 2 of 3
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)(j), 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(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.
COUNT 4: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A-
10.081(2)(c)6, Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has used coercive means or
promised special treatment to influence professional judgments of colleagues.
COUNT 5: The Respondent is in violation of Rule 6A-10.081(2)(c)8, Florida
Administrative Code, in that Respondent has submitted fraudulent information on a document in
connection with professional activities.
(SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
YADIRA DESVERGUNAT
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
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 th day of duly , 2017.
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 18-005531PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Nov. 06, 2018 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 05, 2018 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Oct. 24, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 24, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 24, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 19, 2018 |
Initial Order.
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Oct. 19, 2018 |
Affidavit of Christopher Norwood, J.D. filed.
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Oct. 19, 2018 |
Request for Naming of Qualified Representative filed.
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Oct. 19, 2018 |
Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Oct. 19, 2018 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 19, 2018 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 19, 2018 |
Agency referral filed.
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