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Agency Descriptions
Education Standards Commission (ESC)
Composition
Education Practices Commission (EPC)
Office of Professional Practices Services (PPS)
Overview of Code and Principles
Situation Analysis

Ms. Jones

Mr. Mason
Under 21
Complaint/Investigation Process
Standards of Proof
N-E-A-T
Common Sense!
Professional Conduct: Review
Adams and Tomerlin
Conclusion

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Pretest

1. Of 198,035 teachers in the Florida school system, the percentage of educators per year with the adjudicated cases for violations of the Principles of Professional Conduct is approximately:

  1. 20%
  2. 2%
  3. 1%
  4. .2%
     

2. It is generally held acceptable for a teacher to date their students

  1. If they are 18 years old.
  2. if the student's parents consent.
  3. after the student has graduated from the school system.

3. Being informed of possible consequences is

  1. a part of the NEAT process.
  2. not necessary in educator evaluations.
  3. a prerogative of administrators.

4. The Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession

  1. do not have the force of law in Florida.
  2. carry no penalties for violators.
  3. do have the force of law in Florida.

5. Educators can be held liable for

  1. administering corporal punishment in accordance with state law.
  2. use of excessive force.
  3. maintaining order in the classroom.

6. Before the Education Practices Commission can revoke an educator's certificate, the Florida Department of Education must

  1. present a criminal standard of proof that grounds to revoke do exist.
  2. first prove that the teacher has been convicted of a felony.
  3. present an administrative standard of proof that grounds to revoke do exist.

7. According to the Principles of Professional Conduct, it is generally held acceptable for teachers to drink socially with their students

  1. if they are 21 years old and in the K-12 system.
  2. if this does not take place on school grounds.
  3. only if the individual is 21 years old and not in the K-12 school system.

8. Unethical and/or illegal conduct by educators in their private lives

  1. is grounds for disciplinary action.
  2. may lead to disciplinary action only if the nature of the misconduct impairs the educator's effectiveness or trustworthiness in the classroom.
  3. is a private matter and not subject to disciplinary action.

9. As of 1992, educators are explicitly forbidden from discriminating against

  1. students based on their sexual orientation.
  2. students based on their handicapping condition.
  3. both of the above.

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