12-001258 Broward County School Board vs. Automotive Techncal Charter High School Of South Florida, Inc.
 Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Friday, August 10, 2012.


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Summary: School Board met the burden to establish good cause to non-rew the Charter School upon both statutory and contractual grounds.

1Case No. 12-1258

4STATE OF FLORIDA

7DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

11BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, )

16RECOMMENDED ORDER )

19Petitioner, )

21vs. )

23)

24AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICAL CHARTER )

28HIGH SCHOOL OF SOUTH FLORIDA, )

34INC., )

36)

37Respondent. )

39)

40)

41Pursuant to notice, a formal hearing was conducted in this

51case on June 5, 2012, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before June

62C. McKinney, a duly designated Administrative Law Judge of the

72Division of Administrative Hearings.

76APPEARANCES

77For Petitioner: Robert Paul Vignola, Esquire

83Office of the General Counsel

8811th Floor

90600 Southeast Third Avenue

94Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

98For Respondent: Daniel Woodring, Esquire

103The Woodring Law Firm

107Suite 1-C

109203 North Gadsden Street

113The White House

116Tallahassee, Florida 32301

119and

120Matthew J. Carson, Esquire

124Rumberger, Kirk, and Caldwell, P.A.

129Suite 702

131215 South Monroe Street

135Post Office Box 10507

139Tallahassee, Florida 32302

142STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE

146Whether Broward County School Board has good cause to non-

156renew Automotive Technical Charter High School of South Florida,

165Inc.'s Charter School Agreement.

169PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

171At a regularly scheduled meeting on March 20, 2012, the

181Broward County School Board ("Petitioner" or "School Board")

191voted not to renew the Charter School Agreement existing between

201it and Automotive Technical Charter High School of South

210Florida, Inc., ("Respondent" or "Parkway Academy" or "school").

220Parkway Academy elected to dispute the reasons for the non-

230renewal and requested a hearing by letter dated April 2, 2012.

241Because the school requested a formal proceeding, the matter was

251referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings ("DOAH").

261The presiding administrative law judge set the final

269hearing for June 5, 2012. Both parties appeared at the

279appointed place and time.

283On June 4, 2012, the undersigned heard Parkway Academy's

292Motion to Address Preliminary Matter by telephone conference.

300The undersigned ruled that the burden of proof is on the School

312Board, which is asserting the affirmative in this matter by

322issuing a Notice of Proposed Non-Renewal of Charter School

331Agreement based on allegations of malfeasance or misconduct.

339At hearing, the School Board presented the testimony of

348three witnesses: Jody Perry, Director of Charter Schools

356Support; Paul Houchens, Director of Student Assessment and

364Research; and Diane Rogers, Certification Administrator. The

371School Board also offered Exhibits numbered 1 through 10, and 13

382through 17 that were admitted into evidence. Parkway Academy

391presented two witnesses: Dr. Christy Hovanetz, Expert in the

400Area of Educational Assessment and Testing; and Dr. Clarissa

409Wright, Principal and Executive Director of Parkway Academy.

417Respondent offered Exhibits numbered 1 through 4, that were

426admitted into evidence. The undersigned took judicial notice of

435section 1002.33, Florida Statutes.

439The proceeding was recorded, transcribed, and filed with

447the DOAH on June 26, 2012. Both parties filed timely Proposed

458Recommended Orders at DOAH, which were considered in the

467preparation of this Recommended Order.

472FINDINGS OF FACT

4751. On June 19, 2001, the School Board approved the initial

486Charter School Agreement that allowed Parkway Academy to open.

495The original contract was effective for a ten-year period, which

505ended on June 30, 2011. Parkway Academy was assigned school

515location number 5181.

5182. Parkway Academy serves students from both Broward and

527Miami-Dade counties. Parkway Academy is located on Broward

535College Campus and the 2011-2012 school year enrollment was

544approximately 517 students.

5473. Eighty-five students were in Parkway Academy's most

555recent graduating class and 84 were accepted into college.

5644. Charter schools are part of the public school system

574and are required to follow the same precepts as a public school.

5865. During the 2010-2011 school year, the school district

595conducted a program review of Parkway Academy's Charter to

604determine if the charter should be renewed.

6116. After the first program review conducted during the

6202010-2011 school year, the School Board determined that Parkway

629Academy had academic performance and programmatic deficiencies.

636As a result of the deficiencies, the School Board only granted

647Parkway Academy a one-year renewal Charter.

6537. Parkway Academy's Charter was renewed for the 2011-2012

662school year, permitting the school to operate through June 30,

6722012.

6738. The Charter Agreement mandated that Parkway Academy

"681provide educational services in accordance with the terms of

690[the] charter school agreement."

6949. The Charter School Agreement provided the following

702contractual performance obligations in Section 2.D: "Any non-

710renewal cancellation or termination of the Charter shall be

719subject to Section 1002.33(8), Florida Statutes, and the terms

728of this Charter."

73110. Section 2.D.1. of the Charter prohibited Parkway

739Academy from being designated a "school in need of improvement"

749for more than two years and provided the following non-renewal

759provisions:

760(a) a failure by the School to participate

768in the state's education accountability

773system created in section 1008.31 or failure

780to meet requirements for student performance

786stated in this Charter.

790* * *

793(f) receipt by the School of a state-

801designated grade of "F" in any Two (2) of

810Four(4) years or the School is designated as

"818a school in need of improvement" for more

826than Two (2) years [more than Five (5) years

835of failure to make Adequate Yearly

841Progress(AYP)], in accordance with the

846provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act

854of 2001. A "school in need of improvement"

862is one that has failed to make Adequate

870Yearly Progress (AYP) for more than Five (5)

878years in accordance with the provisions of

885the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The

894equivalent of an "F" grade is defined as the

903School receiving less than 395 points for

910elementary and middle schools and less than

917790 for high schools on the Florida Grades

925issued by the Florida Department of

931Education. Schools that receive a school

937improvement designation of "Declining" will

942also be considered the equivalent to an "F"

950grade. The foregoing point designations or

956school improvement ratings shall be amended

962during the term of this Charter to conform

970to current state law or rules;

97611. Section 2.D.1.a of the Charter delineated what

984constitutes "good cause" for charter termination or non-renewal

992and read in pertinent part:

"997Good cause" for termination or non-renewal

1003shall include, but not be limited to, the

1011following:

1012* * *

1015(2) receipt by the School of a state-

1023designated grade of "F" in any Two (2) of

1032Four (4) years or the School is designated

1040as "a school in need of improvement" for

1048more than "Two (2) years [more than Five (5)

1057years of failure to make Adequate Yearly

1064Progress (AYP)], in accordance with the

1070provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act

1078of 2001. A "school in need of improvement"

1086is one that has failed to make Adequate

1094Yearly Progress (AYP) for more than Five (5)

1102years in accordance with the provisions of

1109the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The

1118equivalent of an "F" grade is defined as the

1127School receiving less than 395 points for

1134elementary and middle schools and less than

1141790 for high schools on the Florida Grades

1149issued by the Florida Department of

1155Education. Schools that receive a school

1161improvement designation of "Declining" will

1166also be considered the equivalent to an "F"

1174grade. The foregoing point designations or

1180school improvement ratings shall be amended

1186during the term of this Charter to conform

1194with the current state or rules.

1200* * *

1203(22) any other good cause shown, which shall

1211include without limitation, any material

1216breach or violation by the School of the

1224standards, requirements or procedures of

1229this Charter such as:

1233* * *

1236(c) the School's failure to fulfill all the

1244requirements for highly qualified

1248instructional personnel as defined by the No

1255Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

1260* * *

1263(t) a failure by the School to fulfill all

1272of the requirements for highly qualified

1278instructional personnel as defined by NCLB

128412. Section 11.D of the Charter provided the requirements

1293for teacher certification and highly qualified teachers and read

1302in pertinent part:

1305All teachers employed by or under contract

1312to the School shall be certified and highly

1320qualified as required by Chapter 1012,

1326Florida Statutes and any other applicable

1332state of federal law. Criteria developed by

1339the School for hiring all other staff

1346(administrative and support staff) shall be

1352in accordance with their educational and/or

1358experiential backgrounds that correspond to

1363the job responsibilities they will be

1369expected to perform. If the School receives

1376Title I funds, it will employ highly

1383qualified staff. In compliance with those

1389requirements, the School's teachers shall be

1395certified and teaching in-field and the

1401School's support staff shall have attained

1407at least Two (2) years of college education

1415or have passed an equivalent exam. The

1422School may employ or contract with skilled

1429selected non-certified personnel to provide

1434instructional services or to assist

1439instructional staff members as education

1444paraprofessionals in the same manner as

1450defined in Chapter 1012 and as provided by

1458State Board of Education rule for charter

1465school Governing Boards; however, in order

1471to comply with NCLB requirements, all

1477teachers in core academic areas must be

1484certified/qualified based on Florida

1488Statutes and highly qualified as required by

1495NCLB. The School agrees to disclose to the

1503parents of its students the qualifications

1509of instructional personnel hired by the

1515School.

151613. Parkway Academy's Charter Agreement for the 2011-2012

1524school year was signed by the parties on or about March 3, 2011,

1537and went into effect July 1, 2011.

154414. The School District conducted its next renewal review

1553of Parkway Academy during the last week of October and first

1564week of November of 2011 to determine if the charter school

1575renewal should go beyond the 2011-2012 school year.

158315. Diane Rogers ("Rogers"), Personnel Administrator for

1592the Certification Department, audited and reviewed Parkway

1599Academy's instructors and the courses each instructor was

1607teaching. On or about October 26, 2011, Rogers retrieved

1616teacher assignment information from the Data Warehouse 1 and

1625reviewed the instruction assignments and qualifications for the

16332011-2012 school year to make a determination if each of Parkway

1644Academy's teachers were certified, teaching in field, out of

1653field, highly qualified, or not highly qualified for the

1662teaching assignments he/she had been given.

166816. After completing the teacher review audit, Rogers

1676identified the following five faculty members who lacked

1684appropriate teacher certification: John Ahrens ("Ahrens"),

1692Valerie Cedant ("Cedant"), Jerry Goodbolt ("Goodbolt"), Talondra

1703Ingram ("Ingram"), and Uriel Williams ("Williams").

171317. Rogers found Ahrens was teaching auto mechanics and

1722auto tech but did not have the required Broward certificate.

1732Rogers notified Parkway Academy in November 2011 that Ahrens

1741needed a Broward teaching certificate.

174618. Rogers also found that Cedant previously had a

1755temporary certificate, which expired June 30, 2011, and Ingram's

1764temporary certificate had also expired before the 2011-2012

1772school year. Additionally, Goodbolt was working at the school

1781without ever applying for a teaching certificate.

178819. While assessing the Parkway Academy, Rogers also

1796discovered Williams had applied for a certificate from the

1805Florida Department of Education ("FDOE"). FDOE determined his

1815status was ineligible for a Florida educator's certificate in

1824any area. Therefore, Rogers properly categorized Williams as

1832not highly qualified to teach his assignments, Physical

1840Education, Personal Fitness and Health Education, for the school

1849because Williams did not have the basic requirement, a Florida

1859educator's certificate.

186120. Rogers also identified the following eight teachers

1869who did not have the required highly qualified 2 status when she

1881did her review: Floyd Barber ("Barber"), Cedant, Ingram,

1891Gleandeal Johnson ("Johnson"), Lee Kornhauser ("Kornhauser"),

1901Hyaptia Mata ("Mata"), Roxanna Smilovich ("Smilovich"), and

1912Manage Vincent ("Vincent").

191721. Rogers determined that Cedant was not highly qualified

1926in that Cedant was precluded from the status because she did not

1938have a valid educator's certificate and was also teaching

1947improperly out of field without a valid educator's certificate.

195622. Rogers determined that Barber was not highly qualified

1965to teach his assignment, Literature and Arts, since his FDOE

1975certification was in Business Education. Therefore, he was

1983improperly teaching out of field at Parkway Academy.

199123. Rogers also found in her review that Johnson had a

2002FDOE certificate in Business Education 6 through 12 but she was

2013assigned to teach Journalism, which requires FDOE certification

2021either in English 6 through 12, Journalism, or English 5 through

20329. Therefore, Johnson was not highly qualified to teach

2041Journalism because she was teaching out of field improperly, and

2051she had not met the requirements.

205724. Rogers also discovered during her audit that

2065Kornhauser was FDOE certified in Math 5 through 9, which allows

2076him to teach middle school grade level math but he was assigned

2088to teach Business Math and Math for College Readiness, which

2098requires a Mathematics 6 through 12 certification. Therefore,

2106Rogers determined that Kornhauser was not highly qualified to

2115teach his assigned courses and was improperly teaching out of

2125field.

212625. Rogers' review of Mata found that she was FDOE

2136certified in Biology 6 through 12, but she was assigned to teach

2148Earth Space Science, Chemistry, and Physics, all three of which

2158required certifications other than Biology. Rogers determined

2165Mata was not highly qualified to teach the three courses and was

2177improperly teaching out of field.

218226. Upon review, Rogers found that Smilovich's FDOE

2190certification was in Biology 6 through 12, but she was assigned

2201to teach Earth Space Science, which requires certification in

2210Chemistry, Physics, Earth Space Science, or General Science 5

2219through 9. Rogers' audit also determined that Smilovich was not

2229highly qualified for her assigned class, and she was improperly

2239teaching Earth Space Science out of field.

224627. Rogers' review also found Vincent was FDOE certified

2255in Biology 6 through 12, but Vincent was teaching Chemistry,

2265which requires a certification in Chemistry 6 through 12.

2274Rogers determined that Vincent was not highly qualified for the

2284teaching assignment and was improperly teaching Chemistry out of

2293field.

229428. Parkway Academy employed and had the following

2302instructors teaching out of field for the 2011-2012 school year

2312without the proper credential for the core course of instruction

2322they were assigned: Cedant, Ingram, Johnson, Kornhauser, Mata,

2330Smilovich, Vincent, and Williams.

233429. Seventeen out of the 52 classes at Parkway Academy

2344were being taught out of field.

235030. After discovering the teachers who were teaching out

2359of their fields during her audit, Rogers also checked to

2369determine if Parkway Academy had complied with the requirement

2378to notify the parents that their children had teachers providing

2388instruction out of field. Rogers found that Parkway Academy had

2398only notified parents partially regarding Vincent and Mata. She

2407concluded that the newsletter notification was incomplete for

2415Mata because it listed only one of her areas being out of field,

2428and it failed to notify the parents about the other instructors

2439teaching out of field.

244331. Rogers concluded her audit by determining that Parkway

2452Academy did not comply with the Charter School Agreement and

2462laws because the school failed to employ teachers who all had

2473valid teaching certificates, failed to have all of its teachers

2483teaching in the appropriate field, failed to correctly designate

2492teachers who were highly qualified to teach core curriculum

2501subject areas, and failed to correctly notify parents that their

2511children were being taught by teachers who were out of field.

252232. Rogers emailed Parkway Academy on or about December 1,

25322011, and requested updated information on the status of each

2542deficiency regarding the instructors that lacked the proper

2550certification and/or qualifications that she had discovered

2557during her review.

256033. Parkway Academy provided Rogers an email update the

2569next day on each teacher Rogers had listed in the email of

2581December 1, 2011, that was not in compliance, but Parkway

2591Academy never provided Rogers any replacement teachers' names or

2600certifications to verify compliance as she requested.

260734. During December 2011, Parkway Academy took the

2615following measures to correct some of the teacher certification

2624and qualification deficiencies. Parkway Academy replaced

2630Cedant, Ingram, and Smilovich with certified, highly qualified

2638teachers. Also, Parkway Academy changed Barber, Johnson, and

2646Kornhauser's core course codes to courses they were certified to

2656teach.

265735. Parkway also obtained out of field agreements with

2666Mata and Vincent to teach courses they were not certified to

2677teach while each worked on certification in the area they were

2688teaching.

268936. The School Board's Testing and Assessment Department

2697also reviewed Parkway Academy's Charter. Among other things,

2705the Department looked at Parkway Academy's Adequate Yearly

2713Progress ("AYP"), the measure of school performance used to

2724comply with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ("NCLB").

273737. The Testing and Assessment Department found that

2745Parkway Academy did not meet AYP for the latest school year

27562010-2011, which was reported after the signing of the renewal

2766Charter School Agreement in March 2011.

277238. Additionally, the Department determined that the

2779failure to meet the requirements for student performance for the

27892010-2011 school year meant Parkway Academy had failed to make

2799AYP for the following eight consecutive years: 2003-2004, 2004-

28082005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and

28152010-2011.

281639. Parkway Academy's failure to meet the AYP for eight

2826consecutive years earned the school the status of a "school in

2837need of improvement" for more than two years.

284540. Parkway Academy failed to operate in compliance with

2854the Charter School Agreement.

285841. The Certification Department's audit review report

2865which showed a failure to use instructors that had the proper

2876certification and/or qualifications for a substantial part of

2884the year, combined with the Testing and Assessment Department's

2893review results that concluded the Respondent was a "school in

2903need of improvement" for more than two years due to failing to

2915make AYP for eight consecutive years, caused a recommendation to

2925be made to the School Board to non-renew Parkway Academy's

2935Charter.

293642. On March 20, 2012, the School Board voted not to renew

2948Parkway Academy's Charter. A Proposed Non-Renewal of its

2956Charter notice was sent to Parkway Academy. On April 4, 2012,

2967the School Board received Parkway's letter dated April 2, 2012,

2977requesting a hearing upon the proposed Charter non-renewal,

2985which was forwarded to the DOAH.

299143. The day of the formal hearing, Ahrens obtained a

3001vocational certificate, which qualified him to teach auto

3009mechanics and auto tech. Kornhauser neither had applied for nor

3019obtained mathematics certification for grades 6 though 12. 3

3028CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

303144. The Division of Administrative Hearings has

3038jurisdiction over the subject matter of this proceeding and the

3048parties thereto pursuant to section 1002.33(8)(b)(2), Florida

3055Statutes.

305645. Section 1002.33(7)(b)1, provides in pertinent part:

3063A charter may be renewed provided that a

3071program review demonstrates that the

3076criteria in [the Charter] has been

3082successfully accomplished and that none of

3088the grounds for nonrenewal established by

3094paragraph (8)(a) has been documented.

309946. Section 1002.33(8)(a), delineates the causes for

3106nonrenewal or termination of a charter and provides in pertinent

3116part:

3117(a) The sponsor may choose not to renew or

3126may terminate the charter for any of the

3134following grounds:

31361. Failure to participated in the state's

3143education accountability system created in

3148s. 1008.31, as required in this section, or

3156failure to meet the requirements for student

3163performance stated in the charter.

31682. Failure to meet generally accepted

3174standards of fiscal management.

31783. Violation of law.

31824. Other good cause shown.

318747. In this matter, the School Board seeks to non-renew

3197Parkway Academy's Charter based on specific allegations.

3204Accordingly, the School Board has the burden of proving the

3214allegations charged in the Notice of Proposed Non-Renewal of

3223Charter School Agreement against Parkway Academy by the

3231preponderance of the evidence. M.H. v Dep't of Child. & Fam.

3242Servs ., 977 So. 2d. 755 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2nd. Dist. 2008). 48. The School Board has sustained its burden in this

3265matter. The Charter School Agreement at issue was signed on or

3276about March 3, 2011, for the 2011-2012 school year. Afterwards,

3286Parkway Academy received another report of failing AYP for the

32962010-2011 year, which resulted in Parkway Academy attaining the

3305status of a "school in need of improvement" for more than two

3317years due to its documented eight consecutive years failing to

3327make AYP. Under such circumstances, Parkway Academy's failure

3335to meet the requirements for student performance stated in the

3345school's charter including the status of a "school in need of

3356improvement" establishes good cause for non-renewal pursuant to

3364section 2.D.1.a(2) and the non-renewal provision of section

33722.D.1.f of the Charter School Agreement.

337849. Parkway Academy signed the Charter School Agreement on

3387or about March 3, 2011, knowing the 2010-2011 AYP would soon be

3399issued. The school was aware of the six previous years of

3410failure to meet the AYP when it signed the new charter, which

3422specified non-renewal in section 2.D.1.f if the school was not

3432able to comply with the contract. Parkway Academy signed the

3442Charter School Agreement at its own peril. Therefore, the

3451school's contention in its Proposed Recommended Order that the

3460School Board entered into the agreement in bad faith is not

3471persuasive. Additionally, the assertion that AYP should not be

3480considered in this matter and is no longer evaluated is rejected

3491by the undersigned.

349450. Section 1002.33(12)(f), addresses the matter of

3501teacher certification and states in pertinent part as follows:

3510(f) Teachers employed by or under contract

3517to a charter school shall be certified as

3525required by chapter 1012. A charter school

3532governing board may employ or contract with

3539skilled selected noncertified personnel to

3544provide instructional services or to assist

3550instructional staff members as education

3555paraprofessionals in the same manner as

3561defined in chapter 1012, and as provided by

3569State Board of Education rule for charter

3576school governing boards. A charter school

3582may not knowingly employ an individual to

3589provide instructional services or to serve

3595as an education paraprofessional if the

3601individual’s certification or licensure as

3606an educator is suspended or revoked by this

3614or any other state. A charter school may

3622not knowingly employ an individual who has

3629resigned from a school district in lieu of

3637disciplinary action with respect to child

3643welfare or safety, or who has been dismissed

3651for just cause by any school district with

3659respect to child welfare or safety. The

3666qualifications of teachers shall be

3671disclosed to parents.

367451. Parkway Academy started the 2011-2012 school year in a

3684probationary status with only a one-year renewal Charter because

3693of previous educational and organizational performance

3699deficiencies. The record is clear that during the year, the

3709students at Parkway Academy did not receive the instruction from

3719credentialed and qualified teachers as the school was obligated

3728to provide and to which they were entitled. The record evidence

3739indisputably shows that Parkway Academy signed the Charter

3747Agreement for the 2011-2012 school year and then employed five

3757non-certified teachers who were either not eligible for an

3766educator's certificate or had an expired, invalid, or no

3775certificate. Additionally, Parkway Academy employed eight

3781instructors during the school year that were teaching out of

3791field; the school failed to notify the parents that their

3801children had teachers who are teaching seventeen of the courses

3811out of field. The school employed nine teachers who were not

3822highly qualified for their positions for a substantial portion

3831of the school year.

383552. Even though Parkway Academy remedied the majority of

3844improper teacher certifications and qualifications in December

38512011, the remedy does not satisfy the statutory and Charter

3861Agreement obligations Parkway Academy had to employ certified,

3869highly qualified teachers and assign them core courses to teach

3879in their field. Additionally, the uncertified, ineligible

3886teachers never should have been employed. Therefore, good cause

3895exists to demonstrate Parkway Academy failed to comply with the

3905Charter Agreement during the term of the contract by not meeting

3916sections 2.D.1.A(22)(c),(t) and 11.D, and the school violated

3925section 1002.33(12)(f), during a substantial portion of the

3933school year by not having certified and qualified teachers,

3942teaching in the proper fields.

394753. The arguments asserted by Parkway Academy are

3955unpersuasive because the school failed to comply with the

3964Charter Agreement and the statutory requirements for teacher

3972certification and qualifications. Any contention by the school

3980that teachers Williams and Cedant were teaching as substitutes

3989is rejected in that a substitute teacher is prohibited from

3999teaching over 30 days consecutively without being fully

4007certified as any other teacher.

401254. It is concluded that the School Board met its burden

4023and demonstrated good cause for non-renewal of Parkway Academy's

4032Charter due to its status as a "school in need of improvement"

4044for more than two years and the school's failure to have

4055certified, qualified instructors, teaching in the proper field

4063for a substantial portion of the year. Also, Parkway Academy

4073failed to notify the parents of the instructors teaching out of

4084field. Therefore, Parkway Academy's Charter should not be

4092renewed by the School Board.

4097RECOMMENDATION

4098Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of

4108Law, it is RECOMMENDED that the Broward County School Board,

4118enter a final order declining to renew the Charter School

4128Agreement for Automotive Technical Charter High School of South

4137Florida Inc., upon both the statutory and contractual grounds of

4147(1) failure to meet the requirements for student performance

4156stated in Parkway Academy's Charter including the school's

4164status as a "school in need of improvement" for more than two

4176years; (2) failure to use instructors having proper

4184certification and/or qualifications; (3) failure to have

4191teachers teaching in their fields; and (4) failure for Parkway

4201Academy to disclose the out of field qualifications to the

4211students' parents.

4213DONE AND ENTERED this 10th day of August, 2012, in

4223Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.

4227S

4228JUNE C. McKINNEY

4231Administrative Law Judge

4234Division of Administrative Hearings

4238The DeSoto Building

42411230 Apalachee Parkway

4244Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060

4247(850) 488-9675

4249Fax Filing (850) 921-6847

4253www.doah.state.fl.us

4254Filed with the Clerk of the

4260Division of Administrative Hearings

4264this 10th day of August, 2012.

4270ENDNOTES

42711 The Data Warehouse is the retrieval system for electronic

4281data. Charter school provide information in TERMS, and

4289electronic storage system. TERMS transmits the information to

4297the Data Warehouse for the School Board's use.

43052 Highly Qualified is a teacher that holds the appropriate

4315certification for the core subject assigned to teach for the

4325particular grade level, which might include passing an

4333appropriate exam or other means of demonstrating subject area

4342expertise.

43433 Rogers' testimony is held to be more credible as to

4354Kornhausers' Mathematics 6 through 12 certification status the

4362day of the hearing.

4366COPIES FURNISHED :

4369Robert Runcie, Superintendent

4372Broward County School Board

4376600 Southeast Third Avenue

4380Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-3125

4384Gerard Robinson, Commissioner

4387Department of Education

4390Suite 1514

4392Turlington Building

4394325 West Gaines Street

4398Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

4401Lois Tepper, Interim General Counsel

4406Department of Education

4409Suite 1244

4411Turlington Building

4413325 West Gaines Street

4417Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

4420Robert Paul Vignola, Esquire

4424Office of the General Counsel

442911th Floor

4431600 Southeast Third Avenue

4435Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

4439robert.vignola@browardschools.com

4440Matthew J. Carson, Esquire

4444Rumberger, Kirk, and Caldwell, P.A.

4449Suite 702

4451215 South Monroe Street

4455Post Office Box 10507

4459Tallahassee, Florida 32302

4462mcarson@rumberger.com

4463Daniel J. Woodring, Esquire

4467The Woodring Law Firm

4471Suite 1-C

4473203 North Gadsden Street

4477Tallahassee, Florida 32301

4480daniel@woodringlawfirm.com

4481NOTICE OF RIGHT TO SUBMIT EXCEPTIONS

4487All parties have the right to submit written exceptions within

449715 days from the date of this Recommended Order. Any exceptions

4508to this Recommended Order should be filed with the agency that

4519will issue the Final Order in this case.

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Proceedings
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Date: 10/03/2012
Proceedings: Agency Final Order filed.
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Date: 10/03/2012
Proceedings: Agency Transmittal Letter filed.
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Date: 09/19/2012
Proceedings: Agency Final Order
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Date: 08/10/2012
Proceedings: Recommended Order
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Date: 08/10/2012
Proceedings: Recommended Order (hearing held June 5, 2012). CASE CLOSED.
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Date: 08/10/2012
Proceedings: Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
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Date: 07/06/2012
Proceedings: School Board's Proposed Recommended Order filed.
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Date: 07/05/2012
Proceedings: Automotive Technical Charter High School of South Florida, Inc.'s Proposed Recommended Order filed.
Date: 06/26/2012
Proceedings: Transcript of Hearing (not available for viewing) filed.
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Date: 06/25/2012
Proceedings: Respondent School Board's Notice of Service of Transcript filed.
Date: 06/11/2012
Proceedings: Respondent's Proposed Exhibits (exhibits not available for viewing)
Date: 06/06/2012
Proceedings: Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits (exhibits not available for viewing)
Date: 06/05/2012
Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
Date: 06/04/2012
Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held.
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Date: 06/01/2012
Proceedings: Automotive Technical Charter High School of South Florida, Inc.'s Motion to Address Preliminary Matter filed.
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Date: 06/01/2012
Proceedings: Respondent School Board's Response to Petitioner Parkway's First Request for Production filed.
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Date: 06/01/2012
Proceedings: Respondent School Board's Pre-hearing Memorandum filed.
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Date: 05/31/2012
Proceedings: Order Denying Continuance of Final Hearing.
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Date: 05/31/2012
Proceedings: Fourth Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 5 and 6, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL; amended as to Live Hearing, Hearing Dates, and Location).
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Date: 05/31/2012
Proceedings: Automotive Technical Charter High School of South Florida, Inc.'s Motion for Continuance filed.
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Date: 05/31/2012
Proceedings: Third Amended Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for June 6, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Lauderdale Lakes and Tallahassee, FL; amended as to Video and Hearing Locations).
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Date: 05/30/2012
Proceedings: Automotive Technical Charter High School of South Florida, Inc.'s Witness and (Proposed) Exhibit Lists, and Response to School Board's Request to Produce filed.
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Date: 05/30/2012
Proceedings: Second Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 5 and 6, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL; amended as to Hearing Location).
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Date: 05/25/2012
Proceedings: Automative Technical Charter High School of South Florida, Inc.'s First Request for Production to Broward County School Board filed.
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Date: 05/25/2012
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Daniel Woodring) filed.
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Date: 05/25/2012
Proceedings: Notice of Appearance (Matthew Carson) filed.
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Date: 05/25/2012
Proceedings: Respondent School Board's Notice of Witnesses and (Proposed) Exhibits filed.
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Date: 05/07/2012
Proceedings: Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 5 and 6, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Sunrise, FL; amended as to Hearing Location ).
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Date: 05/04/2012
Proceedings: Respondent School Board's First Request to Produce to Petitioner Parkway filed.
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Date: 04/18/2012
Proceedings: Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Date: 04/18/2012
Proceedings: Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 5 and 6, 2012; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Date: 04/12/2012
Proceedings: Notice sent out that this case is now before the Division of Administrative Hearings.
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Date: 04/11/2012
Proceedings: Referral Letter filed.
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Date: 04/11/2012
Proceedings: Request for Hearing filed.
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Date: 04/11/2012
Proceedings: Agency action letter filed.

Case Information

Judge:
JUNE C. MCKINNEY
Date Filed:
04/11/2012
Date Assignment:
04/12/2012
Last Docket Entry:
10/03/2012
Location:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
District:
Southern
Agency:
ADOPTED IN TOTO
 

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