ei, Er STATE OF FLORIDA bo Elko ee 3 EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION mm HEC 10 Pb 13 JIM HORNE, as a 7 Commissioner of Education, af af ro Petitioner, Ou at | AG Af L. VS. CASE NO, 023-0357-M HARRIET S. PARETS, Respondent. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Jim Horne, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against HARRIET S. PARETS. The Petitioner seeks the appropriate disciplinary sanction of the Respondent’s educator’s certificate pursuant to Sections 1012.795 and 1012.796, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to Rule 6B-1.006, 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 592721, covering the areas of Elementary Education and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), whichis valid through June 30, 2008. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages at McNab Elementary School in the Broward County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. During March 2003, Respondent knowingly and unlawfully violated standardized testing procedures during the administration of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Respondent made comments that deviated from the scripted instructions. Contrary to the scripted instructions, Respondent looked at the students’ test booklets, told more than one student to re- exemine their work for errors, and pointed out a wrong answer. She also announced to the whole HARRIET S. PARETS Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 class that she was “seeing a lot of wrong answers.” As a result, FCAT scores for the entire class were invalidated. As aresult of the invalidation, the school did not have a sufficient number of test results to qualify as an “A” performing school under state guidelines. Had the results from Respondent’s class been included, the school might have qualified and received recognition as it had in the past. Following a formal hearing, the school board suspended Respondent for 30 days. STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(c), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been guilty of gross immorality or an act involving moral turpitude. COUNT 2: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(4), Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been found guilty of personal conduct which seriously reduces her effectiveness as an employee of the school board. COUNT3: The Respondent isin violation of Section 1012.795(1)(i), 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 4: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6B- 1.006(3)(a), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to leaning and/or to the student’s mental health and/or physical health and/or safety. HARRIET S. PARETS Administrative Complaint Page 3 of 3 WHEREFORE, the Petitioner recommends that the Education Practices Commission impose an appropriate penalty pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 1012.795(1) and 1012.796(7), Florida Statutes, which penalty may include a reprimand, probation, restriction of the authorized scope of practice, administrative fine, suspension of the teaching certificate not to exceed three years, permanent revocation of the teaching certificate, or combination thereof, for the reasons set forth herein, and in accordance with the Explanation and Election of Rights forrms which are attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference. it a EXECUTED on this C27 dayof _~] wba 2004, ORNE, as issioner of Education State of Florida

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