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1 BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION

2 OF THE STATE OF OREGON .

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4 In the Matter of the )

5 Reciprocal Teaching License of ) DEFAULT ORDER

6 TORY LARSEN } SUSPENDING LICENSE

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9 On or about March l3, 2000, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
10 received a complaint from Bruce Anderson, Superintendent of Morrow County School
11 Disnict, indicating that Tory Larsen had violated her contract by failing to provide 60
12 days’ written notice prior to resignation. Under OAR 584-050-0020, the Commission
13 informs the educator of intent to suspend the license on the basis of such complaints.
14 The Executive Director took action to notify Ms. Larsen of intent to suspend her
l5 teaching license, and to inform her of her opportunity for hearing by letter dated
16 March 23, 2000. The letter was sent by Certified Mail—Return Receipt Requested #Z
17 204 897 181v The receipt was signed by Tory Larsen on April 3, 2000 and returned to
18 TSPC on April 7, 2000. Ms. Larsen did not request a hearing.
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20 FINDINGS OF FACT
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22 l. On or about June l, 1999 Tory Larsen was offered a contract with the Morrow
23 County School District‘ Larsen signed and returned the contract to the Morrow
24 County School District for the 1999-2000 School year on or before June 15,
25 1999.
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27 2. On January l4, 2000, Ms. Larsen submitted a letter of resignation and giving
28 the Morrow County School District notice of intent to resign her position as a
Z9 teacher at AC Houghton School effective immediately.
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31 3. Meeting in regular session on February 14, 2000, the Morrow County School
32 Board of Directors took action to seek a suspension of Tory Larsen’s Teaching
33 license for the balance of the 1999-2000 school year and accept her resignation.
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35 4. The Morrow County School District informed TSPC of this action in a letter
36 dated February 16, 2000, requesting the suspension of Tory Larsen’s Teaching
37 license.
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39 ULTIMATE FINDINGS OF FACT ,
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41 Tory Larsen signed an employment contract with the Morrow County School District
42 on or about June l, 1999. Ms, Larsen submitted a letter of resignation, dated
43 January l4, 2000, effective immediately.
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1 CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ‘
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3 ORS 342.553 requires the suspension of a license for the balance of the school year
4 for failure to provide 6O days’ notice prior to resignation. If the charge of the contract i
5 violation is proven, and justification for the contract violation is not satisfactory, the i
6 Commission is required to suspend the license for the remainder of the school year. 1
7 The Commission’s decision is final. i
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9 ORDER 1
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11 The Commission suspends the Oregon Reciprocal Teaching License #302097, issued i
12 to Tory Larsen, for violation of contract by resignation without 1
13 providing 60 days’ written notice. i
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15 Dated this / Z k day of 29¢ , 2000. 1
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17 TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION i
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22 David V. Myton Executive Director ‘
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24 DVM / cs i
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26 ACTION OF THE COMMISSION TO SUSPEND LICENSES FOR CONTRACT .
27 VIOLATIONS UNDER ORS 342.553 ARE FINAL AND MAY NOT BE APPEALED. 1
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30 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
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32 I hereby certify that I served the foregoing order by mailing a true copy thereof certified
33 by rne as such by regular U.S. First Class Mail and by U.S. Certified Mail——Return
34 Receipt Requested to:
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36 Tory Larsen
37 , P O Box 216
38 Irrigon, OR 97844
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41 Dated this [é 75 day of " 1 11999)
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46 C arlene A. S th
47 Executive Ass' tant to the Commission
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