Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: LISHA DAIGLE
Judges: CATHY M. SELLERS
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: West Palm Beach, Florida
Filed: Oct. 07, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
Latest Update: Mar. 08, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 145-2219
LISHA DAIGLE,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against LISHA DAIGLE. 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 727003, covering the area of
Elementary Education, which is valid through June 30, 2020.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Kindergarten
Teacher ai Hammock Pointe Elementary School in the Palm Beach County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. During the 2013/2014 school year, Respondent improperly administered the word
writing portion of the Reading Running Records assessment to her kindergarten students.
Respondent provided students with lists of words to copy rather than have students do the work
on their own and provide their own responses therefore compromising the integrity and validity
of the assessment and making a determination of students’ readiness to progress to the next grade
level less reliable.
LISHA DAIGLE
Administrative Complaint
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4, On or about January 26, 2015, Respondent failed to maintain control of her
kindergarten class when transporting them to Physical Education class. Respondent allowed her
students to wander beyond her control to other parts of the campus.
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT i: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)q@), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has violated the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education
Profession prescribed by State Board of Education rules.
COUNT 2: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A-
10.081(3)(a), 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.
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 petiod 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 7 ™ _
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-005845PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Nov. 30, 2016 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Nov. 30, 2016 |
Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC to Conduct An Informal Hearing filed.
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Oct. 20, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Oct. 20, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for December 13 and 14, 2016; 9:00 a.m.; West Palm Beach, FL).
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Oct. 19, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 19, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 19, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 17, 2016 |
Notice of Transfer.
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Oct. 13, 2016 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Oct. 07, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Oct. 07, 2016 |
Notice of Appearance (Nick Caggia).
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Oct. 07, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 07, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Oct. 07, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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