1 BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
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7 In the Matter of the )
8 Teaching License of: ) DEFAULT ORDER
9 ) SUSPENDIN G LICENSE
10 SUSAN BETH RAMIREZ )
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14 On or about September 29, 2006, the Teacher Standards and Practices
15 Commission received a report from the Tigard-Tualatin School District 23]., indicating
16 that Susan Ramirez had violated her contract by failing to provide 60 days’ written notice
17 prior to resignation. The district did not include the documentation as required under
18 OAR 584-050-0020. Subsequently, the district submitted the documentation on October
l9 l7, 2006. Under OAR 584-050-0020, the Commission informed the educator of intent to
20 suspend the license on the basis of such report. The Executive Director took action to
21 notify Susan Ramirez of intent to suspend her license, and t0 inform her of her
22 opportunity for hearing by letter dated December l, 2006. The letter was sent by
23 Certified Mail—Return Receipt Requested #7005 1160 0001 0494 2727. The receipt was
' 24 signed by Dan Ramirez on December 2, 2006, and returned to TSPC. Susan Ramirez did
25 not request a hearing.
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27 Susan Ramirez did not request a hearing within the time required by the notice. Based on
28 the foregoing, the Commission finds Susan Ramirez to be in default and enters the
29 following findings of fact, conclusion of law and order based on the Commission’s files
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32 FINDINGS OF FACT
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34 l. Susan Ramirez was employed as a teacher for the Tigard-Tualatin School
35 District during the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years.
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37 2. Susan Ramirez resigned from her teaching position in violation of her
38 employment contract without first providing 60 days’ prior notice to the district. On
39 September l, 2006, Susan Ramirez submitted a letter of resignation to the Director of
40 Human Resources in Tigard-Tualatin School District.
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42 3, Meeting in regular session on September 19, 2006, the Tigard-Tualatin
43 School District Board took action to seek a suspension of Susan Ramirez’s teaching
44 license for the balance of the 2006-07 school year.
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1 4. The Tigard-Tualatin School District informed TSPC of this action in a
' 2 letter dated September 25, 2006, and October l7, 2006, requesting the suspension of
3 Susan Rarnirez’s teaching license.
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5 5. Susan Ramirez did not provide satisfactory justification for violating her
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8 CONCLUSION OF LAW
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10 Susan Ramirez violated ORS 342.553 by failing to give the required notice before
1 1 resigning her position as a teacher.
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13 ORDER
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15 The Oregon Teaching License of Susan Ramirez is suspended for the remainder
16 of the 2006-2007 school year.
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20 Dated this Z’! day of January 2007.
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22 TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
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27 ictoria C erlai , Executive Director
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31 NOTICE: ACTION OF THE COMMISSION TO SUSPEND LICENSES FOR
32 CONTRACT VIOLATIONS UNDER ORS 342.553 ARE FINAL AND MAY NOT BE
33 APPEALED.
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'1 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
3 I hereby certify that I served the foregoing order by mailing a true copy thereof certified by me
4 as such by regular U.S. mail and by U.S. Certified Mail—Return Receipt Requested, addressed
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7 Susan Ramirez
8 14130 SW Fanno Creek Drive
9 Tigard OR 97224
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ll Dated this day of February 2007.
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15 By: .
16 Mel dy , ecutive Assistant
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