Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: STACEY STROM
Judges: J. LAWRENCE JOHNSTON
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Orlando, Florida
Filed: May 18, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, June 17, 2016.
Latest Update: Nov. 13, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 134-3254
STACEY ELIZABETH STROM,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against STACEY ELIZABETH STROM. 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
}. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 778320, covering the area of
Varying Exceptionalities, which is valid through June 30, 2019.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as an Exceptional
Student Education Teacher at Boone High School in the Orange County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. In or around February 4, 2014 through in or around February 20, 2014,
Respondent failed to maintain honesty in professional dealings and. inappropriately used her
position as an exceptional-students educator when she improperly used school district
technology ~ intended to be used exclusively for professional purposes — to access her son’s,
R.5.’s, individualized education plan, Furthermore, Respondent modified the accommodations
within said individualized education plan in violation of section 1003.5715 (4)-(5), Florida
Statutes. R.S. was not Respondent’s student.
STACEY ELIZABETH STROM
Administrative Complaint
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The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT i: 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(4\(c), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has used institutional privileges
for personal gain or advantage.
COUNT 3: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A-
10.081(5)(a), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to maintain honesty in
all professional dealings.
COUNT 4: The Respondent is in violation of Rule 6A-10.081(5)(h), Florida
Administrative Code, in that Respondent has submitted fraudulent information on a document in
connection, with professional activities.
(SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
STACEY ELIZABETH STROM
Administrative Complamt
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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.
EXECUTED on this |2™_ day of October, 2015.
Utah
PAM STEWART, as
Commiissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-002756PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jun. 17, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Jun. 17, 2016 |
Unopposed Motion to Close File filed.
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Jun. 13, 2016 |
Amended Notice of Taking Deposition (of Stacey Strom) filed.
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Jun. 13, 2016 |
Notice of Taking Deposition (of Stacey Strom) filed.
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Jun. 13, 2016 |
Petitioner's Exhibit List filed.
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Jun. 13, 2016 |
Petitioner's Amended Witness List filed.
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Jun. 07, 2016 |
Petitioner's Witness List filed.
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Jun. 02, 2016 |
Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents to Petitioner Pam Stewart filed.
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Jun. 02, 2016 |
Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner Pam Stewart filed.
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May 27, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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May 27, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for June 27, 2016; 9:30 a.m.; Orlando and Tallahassee, FL).
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May 27, 2016 |
Respondent's Notice of Unavailability filed.
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May 26, 2016 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 19, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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May 18, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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May 18, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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May 18, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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