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PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION vs BLONIVA ARISTIDE, 18-005310PL (2018)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 18-005310PL Visitors: 12
Petitioner: PAM STEWART, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Respondent: BLONIVA ARISTIDE
Judges: F. SCOTT BOYD
Agency: Department of Education
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Oct. 04, 2018
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Latest Update: Jun. 02, 2024
FROM: The Education Practices Commission TO: DOAH Clerk of Court RE: REDACTION OF CERTAIN LANGUAGE The Education Practices Commission reviewed and redacted certain verbiage within the document(s) included prior to transferring the case to DOAH so that individual student(s) information cannot be identified in accordance with Section 1002.221(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. 167-2462 BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE, Respondent. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner, Pam Stewart, as Commissioner of Education, files this Administrative Complaint against BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE. 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 868113, covering the areas of Elementary Education and Social Science, which is valid through June 30, 2021. 2. At all times pertinent hereto, the Respondent was employed as a Reading Coach at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in the Miami-Dade County School District. MATERIAL ALLEGATIONS 3. On or about March 11, 2016, Respondent was proctoring the Florida Standards Assessment writing test and provided impermissible assistance to students. Respondent’s assistance to all of the students, after the exam had begun, included but was not limited to, reminding them to capitalize the first letter of a sentence, to write 5 paragraphs, and to use punctuation. 4. Respondent's assistance to individual students included but was not limited to: BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE Administrative Complaint Page 2 of 3 a. Telling ill a Byer old GE student that {introduction was too long and that needed to use the “Tab” key to indent. b. Telling {I 2 Milyear old NIE student that Jfnad missed a capitalization and needed parenthesis at the end of a paragraph. c. Telling re a BR old ee to change the spelling of some words. , 4 d. Telling year old student to capitalize a word. 5. Respondent has previously acted as both a test administrator and a test proctor. The Petitioner charges: STATUTE VIOLATIONS COUNT 1: The Respondent is in violation of section 1012.795(1)@), Florida Statutes, in that Respordent 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)(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. COUNT 3: 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. (SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE) BLONIVA JULIE ARISTIDE Administrative Complaint Page 3 of 3 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_Z/¢{h day of —_|uili , 2017. Uv é a iL , & dn Y PAM STEWART, as Commissioner of Education State of Florida

Docket for Case No: 18-005310PL
Issue Date Proceedings
Mar. 08, 2019 Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
Mar. 07, 2019 Motion to Cancel Hearing and Relinquish Jurisdiction to EPC filed.
Feb. 05, 2019 Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for April 5, 2019; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
Feb. 04, 2019 Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion for Continuance filed.
Jan. 31, 2019 Motion for Continuance filed.
Jan. 23, 2019 Notice of Taking Deposition (Burns) filed.
Jan. 08, 2019 Certificate of Service of Discovery filed.
Dec. 26, 2018 Certificate of Service of Discovery filed.
Dec. 21, 2018 Notice of Respondent's Service of Responses to Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
Dec. 21, 2018 Respondents Responses to First Request to Produce filed.
Nov. 21, 2018 Order Granting Continuance and Rescheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for February 14, 2019; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
Nov. 20, 2018 Joint Motion for Continuance filed.
Nov. 13, 2018 Respondent's Responses to Petitioner's Request for Admissions filed.
Oct. 23, 2018 Certificate of Service of Discovery filed.
Oct. 17, 2018 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Oct. 17, 2018 Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for December 5, 2018; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
Oct. 15, 2018 Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
Oct. 15, 2018 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
Oct. 15, 2018 Notice of Service of Petitioner's Request for Production to Respondent filed.
Oct. 15, 2018 Notice of Service of Petitioner's First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
Oct. 05, 2018 Initial Order.
Oct. 04, 2018 Administrative Complaint filed.
Oct. 04, 2018 Election of Rights filed.
Oct. 04, 2018 Agency referral filed.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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