Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: LEESA LOEFFLER
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: Jul. 24, 2018
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, August 10, 2018.
Latest Update: Dec. 22, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education,
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 145-3441
LEESA ANNE LOEFFLER,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative
Complaint against LEESA ANNE LOEFFLER. 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 941760, covering the areas
of Elementary Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Reading, which
is valid through June 30, 2018.
2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Second Grade
Teacher at Tedder Elementary School in the Broward County School District.
MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS
3. In or around May of 2015, Respondent submitted a fraudulent application for a
Reading Endorsement for her Florida Educator’s Certificate to the Broward County School
District. The application required the signature of a Principal or Assistant Principal
acknowledging that he or she observed the applicant and recommending the applicant for the
endorsement. Respondent’s application contained the forged signature of an Assistant Principal.
LEESA ANNE LOEFFLER
Administrative Complaint
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The Petitioner charges:
STATUTE VIOLATIONS
COUNT 1: 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 2: 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.
COUNT 3: The Respondent is in violation of Rule 6A-10.081(2)(c)8, Florida
Administrative Code, in that Respondent has submitted fraudulent information on a document in
connection with professional activities.
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 \Q°* day of OC her , 2016.
PAM STEWART, as
Commissioner of Education
State of Florida
Docket for Case No: 18-003866PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 10, 2018 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 10, 2018 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing and to Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
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Aug. 02, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Aug. 02, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Aug. 02, 2018 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Jul. 31, 2018 |
Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 31, 2018 |
Petitioner's Motion to Amend Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 24, 2018 |
Order Granting Motion to Reopen File.
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Jul. 23, 2018 |
Petitioner's Motion to Re-open Case filed. (FORMERLY DOAH CASE NO. 17-4946PL)
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Oct. 31, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Request for Production filed.
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Oct. 30, 2017 |
Respondent's Notice of Service of Sworn Answers to Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Oct. 24, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Respondent's Response to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
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Oct. 12, 2017 |
Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 15, 2017; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 12, 2017 |
Unopposed Motion for Continuance filed.
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
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Sep. 26, 2017 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
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Sep. 15, 2017 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Sep. 15, 2017 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for November 8, 2017; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL).
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Sep. 01, 2017 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 31, 2017 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 31, 2017 |
Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Aug. 31, 2017 |
Agency referral filed.
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