Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: ANGEL NAVARRETE
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Dec. 01, 2016
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.
Latest Update: Dec. 22, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 145-3276
ANGEL RICARDO NAVARRETE,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against ANGEL RICARDO NAVARRETE. 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
L. The Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate 826284, covering the areas
of Mathematics and Exceptional Student Education, which is valid through June 30, 2021,
2: At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Mathernatics
Teacher at Miami Lakes Middle School in the Miami-Dade County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
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3. On or about April 7, 2015, Respondent signed the Test Administration and
Security Agreement and the Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement, which
provides, in relevant part:
T understand that during testing ... 1 may not:
ANGEL RICARDO NAVARRETE
Administrative Complaint
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Assist students in answering test items;
Give students verbal cues... or non-verbal cues (pointing at a specific item).
4, On or about April 23-24, 2015 and April 29-30, 2015, Respondent administered
the math portion of the computer based Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) to his students.
While administering said examination, Respondent gave students verbal and non-verbal
assistance while they completed the examination.
5. As a result of Respondent’s assistance, all tests were invalidated.
The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)(g), Florida Statutes,
in that Respondent has been found guilty of personal conduct which seriously reduces
effectiveness as an employee of the school board.
COUNT 2: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)G), 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 3: 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.
COUNT 4: — 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.
(SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE)
ANGEL RICARDO NAVARRETE
Administrative Complaint
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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
ertification; 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 (4 day of “Y
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 16-007026PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 22, 2017 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Mar. 22, 2017 |
Joint Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Feb. 20, 2017 |
Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
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Feb. 20, 2017 |
Notice of Taking Deposition filed.
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Feb. 02, 2017 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for April 3 and 4, 2017; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Feb. 01, 2017 |
Joint Motion to Continue Formal Hearing Scheduled on February 27, 2017 filed.
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Jan. 25, 2017 |
Notice of Unavailability filed.
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Jan. 24, 2017 |
Notice of Objection to Hearing Dates on March 6-9, 2017 filed.
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Jan. 24, 2017 |
Amended Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for February 27, 2017; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL; amended as to cancel the second day of hearing).
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Jan. 23, 2017 |
Petitioner's Notice of Conflict/Request for New Hearing Date filed.
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Jan. 19, 2017 |
Respndent's First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner filed.
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Jan. 17, 2017 |
RFP production set filed.(exhibits not available for viewing). 
 Confidential document; not available for viewing. |
Jan. 17, 2017 |
(Respondent's) Request for Production filed.
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Jan. 17, 2017 |
Respondent's Verified Responses to Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Jan. 17, 2017 |
Answers to Request for Admissions filed.
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Jan. 17, 2017 |
Answer to Plaintiff's Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Jan. 17, 2017 |
(Response to) Request for Admissions filed.
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Dec. 19, 2016 |
Order Granting Motion to Amend Administrative Complaint.
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Affidavit of Maryorie Maldonado F/K/A Maryorie Saavedra filed.
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Notice of Filing Affidavit filed.
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for February 27 and March 1, 2017; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Motion for Continuance of Hearing filed.
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Dec. 14, 2016 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Dec. 12, 2016 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Dec. 12, 2016 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for January 11 and 12, 2017; 9:00 a.m.; Miami, FL).
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Dec. 09, 2016 |
Petitioner's Motion to Amend Administrative Complaint filed.
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Dec. 09, 2016 |
Response to Initial Order filed.
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Dec. 01, 2016 |
Initial Order.
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Dec. 01, 2016 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Dec. 01, 2016 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Dec. 01, 2016 |
Agency referral filed.
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