STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. 134-0047 TRIS ALISSA ALVES, Respondent. / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against IRIS ALISSA ALVES. 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 I. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 1137648, covering the areas of Elementary Education and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), which was valid through June 30, 2015. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a First Grade Teacher at C.A, Moore Elementary School in the St. Lucie County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3, On or about June 28, 2013, Respondent was the aggressor in a physical altercation with another female. Respondent attacked the victim with a knife, cutting her face severely on the left side. Respondent was arrested and charged with one count of Aggravated Battery. On or about December 18, 2014, Respondent pled not guilty to the lesser included offense of Felony Battery and was found guilty by jury of the offense. Subsequently, the Court withheld adjudication. IRIS ALISSA ALVES Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 2 The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of Section 1012.795(1)(f}, Florida Statutes, in that Respondent has been convicted or found guilty of, or entered a plea of guilty to, regardless of adjudication of guilt, a misdemeanor, felony, or any other criminal charge, other than a minor traffic violation. 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 cettificate 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. |¢® day of Sscly ,2015. Lb becerrh PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education State of Florida

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