STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. 156-3472 STEPHANIE BROCKS PARKER, Respondent. / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against STEPHANIE BROCKS PARKER. 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 751119, covering the areas of Business Education and Marketing, which is valid through June 30, 2022. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Technology Education Teacher at A.C. Mosley High School in the Bay County School District, MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. During the 2015-2016 school year, Respondent was responsible for proctoring Industry Certification Exams for her students. Teachers could receive a bonus payment and the school could receive additional funding for each Industry Certification Exam passed by their students. 4. Prior to proctoring, administering, or taking Certiport, Inc.’s Industry Certification Exams (Exams), Respondent agreed to adhere to Certiport, Inc.’s Exam STEPHANIE BROCKS PARKER Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 Administration Policies and Non-Disclosure Agreement and General Terms of Use for Certification Examinations, including the policies which state: a) Proctors may answer questions regarding the functionality of the exam software, but may not answer questions or provide instructions related to exam content; and b) The content of Certiport examinations is confidential and is protected by trade secret law and other applicable law...Examinee is expressly prohibited from disclosing, publishing, reproducing, summarizing, paraphrasing, or transmitting these examinations in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose... 5. Despite agreeing to the policies stated in paragraph 4 herein, during the 2015- 2016 school year, Respondent assisted her students while they took the Exams by answering student questions and providing explanations of the Exam questions. 6. Despite agreeing to the policies stated in paragraph 4 herein, during the 2015- 2016 school year, Respondent, after taking one of the Exams herself, created a study guide for the Exam with similar information and questions as the Exam and provided the study guide to her students for preparation prior to testing. 7. As a result of Respondent’s conduct alleged in paragraphs 5 and 6, Respondent’s students’ scores on the Exams were invalidated and the school district prohibited Respondent from proctoring or administering high-stakes or standardized tests for a period of one year. 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}(j), 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(2)(a)1, 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. STEPHANIE BROCKS PARKER Administrative Complaint Page 3 of 3 COUNT 4: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A- 10.081 (2)(b)3, Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has used institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage. COUNT 5: The allegations of misconduct set forth herein are in violation of Rule 6A- 10.081(2)(c)1, Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to maintain honesty in all professional dealings. 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 BOK day of May > 2017. PAM STEWART, as Commissioner 6f Education State of Florida

Docket for Case No: 17-005819PL