Before The Education Practices Commission Of Florida

Before The Education Practices Commission Of The State Of Floridarich

Before the Education Practices Commission of the State of Florida RICHARD CORCORAN as the Commissioner of Education, Petitioner, vs. EPC CASE No.: -RT Index No.: 22-183-AS IVETTE M. ACEVEDO, PPS No.: Certificate No.: 886584 Respondent. / Final Order Respondent, IVETTE M. ACEVEDO, holds Florida Educator’s Certificate No.: 886584 Petitioner has filed an Administrative Complaint seeking suspension, revocation, permanent revocation or other disciplinary action against the certificate. Petitioner and Respondent have entered into a Settlement Agreement Amending Administrative Complaint for resolution of this cause.

The Settlement Agreement Amending Administrative Complaint and the Administrative Complaint are attached to and made a part of this Final Order. A Teacher Hearing Panel of the Education Practices Commission met on June 3, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. The Commission accepts the Settlement Agreement Amending Administrative Complaint as the appropriate resolution of this cause. It is therefore ORDERED that the Settlement Agreement is hereby ACCEPTED and Respondent shall comply with its terms and conditions. This Final Order becomes effective upon filing.

DONE AND ORDERED, this 7th day of June, 2022. COPIES FURNISHED TO: Office of Professional Practices Services Bureau of Educator Certification Superintendent Orange County Schools P.O. Box 271 Orlando, FL Director of Personnel Orange County Schools P.O. Box 271 Orlando, FL Lawrence Harris Senior Assistant Attorney General Loretta Sloan, Clerk Division of Administrative Hearings Probation NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW UNLESS WAIVED, A PARTY WHO IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS FINAL ORDER IS ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.68, FLORIDA STATUTES. REVIEW PROCEEDINGS ARE GOVERNED BY THE FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE. SUCH PROCEEDINGS ARE COMMENCED BY FILING ONE COPY OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL WITH THE EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION AND A SECOND COPY, ACCOMPANIED BY FILING FEES PRESCRIBED BY LAW, WITH THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST DISTRICT, OR WITH THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL IN THE APPELLATE DISTRICT WHERE THE PARTY RESIDES. THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RENDITION OF THIS ORDER. Final Order CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing Order was sent by U.S. Certified Mail to: IVETTE M. ACEVEDO, , Orlando, Florida 32828; and by electronic mail to: Ron Weaver, Esq., [email protected] and Bonnie Wilmot, Esq., [email protected] this 7th day of June, 2022.

STATE OF FLORIDA EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION RICHARD CORCORAN, as Commissioner of Education Petitioner, vs. CASE NO. IVETTE M. ACEVEDO, Respondent. ________________________________/ SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT Petitioner and Respondent hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 1. Certification. Respondent holds Florida Educator’s Certificate Number 886584 issued by the Department of Education covering the areas of Elementary Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and Mathematics, which is valid through June 30, 2025. 2. Employment. At all times pertinent hereto, Respondent was employed as a Staffing Specialist at Legacy Middle School in the Orange County School District. 3. Allegations. a. Petitioner hereby amends the Administrative Complaint by striking “an Administrator’ from paragraph #2 and inserting “a Staffing Specialist’ in its place. b. Respondent neither admits nor denies, but elects not to contest the allegations set forth in Petitioner’s Administrative Complaint, as amended, which are incorporated herein by reference. 4. Letter of Reprimand. Respondent agrees to accept a letter of reprimand, a copy of which shall be placed in her certification file with the Department of Education and a copy of which shall be placed in her personnel file with the employing school district. 5. Probation. Respondent agrees that she shall be placed on probation for a period of two (2) employment years. If Respondent is currently employed in a position requiring a Florida educator’s certificate, probation shall begin upon the issuance of the Final Order by the Education Practices Commission (EPC) provided the EPC has accepted this Settlement Request for Settlement Agreement-2Document filed with EPC (Request for Settlement Agreement)-3 IVETTE M. ACEVEDO Settlement Agreement Amending Administrative Complaint Agreement. If Respondent is not currently employed in a position requiring a Florida educator’s certificate, probation shall begin upon her re-employment in such a position. In the event Respondent’s employment is interrupted for any reason prior to the expiration of probation, the probation shall be tolled until Respondent resumes employment in a position requiring a Florida educator’s certificate. If applicable, this probationary period shall commence upon completion of any previous and currently incomplete probationary period imposed by a Final Order issued by the Education Practices Commission. As conditions of probation, Respondent: a. shall immediately contact the Department of Education upon employment in Florida in a position requiring a Florida educator’s certificate or upon termination from such a position. If currently employed in such a position, Respondent shall contact the Department of Education within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Order accepting this Settlement Agreement and Respondent shall provide the Department of Education with the name and address of her work site as well as the name, address and telephone number of her immediate supervisor; b. shall make arrangements for her immediate supervisor to provide the EPC with a true and accurate copy of each written annual performance evaluation or assessment prepared by her supervisor within ten (10) days of its preparation; c. shall pay to the EPC $150.00 within the first six (6) months of each probation year to defray the costs of monitoring probation; d. shall have the scope of her employment restricted to not proctoring, supervising or administering any state or national standardized tests, including, but not limited to, the FSA, HSCT, FCAT, ASVAB, PSAT, SAT and ACT, unless another proctor or administrator is present for the duration of the test; e. shall violate no law and fully comply with all district school board regulations, school rules, and State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.081; and f. shall satisfactorily perform her duties in a competent, professional manner. 6. Fine. Respondent agrees to pay a fine in the amount of $750.00 to the EPC within the probationary period. 7. Violation. In the event Respondent fails to comply with each condition set forth herein, she agrees that the Petitioner shall be authorized to file an Administrative Complaint or a Notice of Violation with the EPC seeking sanctions against her Florida educator’s certificate up to and including permanent revocation of her Florida educator’s certificate and a permanent bar from re-application for a Florida educator’s certificate, based upon the violation of the terms of this Settlement Agreement. Request for Settlement Agreement-3Document filed with EPC (Request for Settlement Agreement)-4 IVETTE M. ACEVEDO Settlement Agreement Amending Administrative Complaint of the terms of this Settlement Agreement shall be her sole responsibility. These costs include, but are not limited to, those associated with the Recovery Network Program (RNP) and Probation, if applicable. The probation monitoring fee shall be held in abeyance if Respondent is not employed as an educator pursuant to the terms of the Probation. 9. Force and Effect. This Settlement Agreement constitutes an offer of settlement of disputed issues of material fact until accepted and executed by all parties. The Settlement Agreement has no force or effect unless executed by all parties. Upon execution by the parties, this Settlement Agreement is a binding contract and neither party may withdraw prior to consideration of this Settlement Agreement by the EPC. Approval of this Settlement Agreement by the EPC is a condition subsequent. If the executed Settlement Agreement is rejected by the EPC, it becomes void. If the Settlement Agreement is not accepted and executed by all parties, the terms herein shall be inadmissible in any subsequent formal or informal administrative hearing or in any other legal action between the parties. 10. Notice of “Three Strikes” Provision. Respondent is hereby put on notice that Section 1012.795(6)(b), Florida Statutes, provides for permanent revocation of an educator’s certificate under certain circumstances when the educator’s certificate has been sanctioned by the Education Practices Commission on two (2) previous occasions. 11. Waiver of Rights. Respondent understands provisions of this Settlement Agreement, their legal effect, and her rights under Florida law to a formal hearing before a duly designated administrative law judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) or an informal hearing before the EPC. Respondent specifically waives her right to both a formal and an informal hearing, except she may appear before the EPC in order to urge the adoption of this Settlement Agreement. Respondent further acknowledges that she is under no duress, coercion or undue influence to execute this Settlement Agreement and that she has had the opportunity to receive the advice of legal counsel prior to signing this Settlement Agreement. 12. Approval. The parties intend to be bound by this Agreement. When fully executed, this Settlement Agreement is a binding contract and shall be submitted to the EPC with the joint request by the parties that the EPC accept and adopt the terms of this Settlement Agreement as the basis for its Final Order in this proceeding. The parties understand that the EPC has the discretion to reject this Settlement Agreement and order a full evidentiary hearing on the allegations of the Administrative Complaint if, in the exercise of its discretion, it deems such action to be appropriate. 13. Notice. Respondent waives all statutory and regulatory provisions concerning notice of hearing and agrees that this Settlement Agreement may be presented to the EPC for consideration at its next available scheduled meeting, provided that Respondent is given reasonable advanced notice of time, place and date of said meeting. Request for Settlement Agreement-4Document filed with EPC (Request for Settlement Agreement)-5 Request for Settlement Agreement-5Document filed with EPC (Request for Settlement Agreement)-6 /s/ Bonnie Wilmot Request for Settlement Agreement-6Case filed with EPC (Request for Settlement Agreement)-7 EDUCATION PRACTICES COMMISSION STATE OF FLORIDA 325 W. Gaines Street 316 Turlington Building Tallahassee, FL LISA FORBESS Executive Director FAITH LENZO Clerk of Court AADIL AMEERALLY Chairperson KATHY WILKS Co-Chairperson April 26, 2022 Re: Richard Corcoran vs. Charlotte Barcia EPC No.: -RT; DOE No.: Dear Ms. Barcia: Charlotte Barcia Jacksonville, Florida 32256 As you know, a hearing panel of the Florida Education Practices Commission reviewed the matter pending against you in its entirety. Based upon the panel's full consideration and upon the panel's acceptance of your Settlement Agreement at a public hearing, you are hereby reprimanded. The Commission, composed of teachers, administrators, parents, law enforcement officials, former school board members and former superintendents, believes that educators must exercise a measure of leadership beyond reproach. The Commission cannot condone any act that bears negatively on the profession’s integrity, nor can the public who employ us. This letter of reprimand is being placed in your state certification file, and a copy is being sent to the Duval County School Board for placement in your personnel file.