Teacher Certification Appeals Council public meetings in 2020
3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Teacher Certification Appeals Council
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council approved multiple requests for certificate extensions, non-practicing status, and add-on endorsements for educators. One appeal for a mentor teacher certificate was deferred. Decisions were made following an executive session to discuss individual appeals.
- Granted Nicole Maloz a one-year Temporary Authority to Teach (TAT) extension
- Granted non-practicing status to Ferrante Dominique, Crystal Durbin, Mallory Feraci, Rosetta Harrell, Nathalie Nelson-Jones, and Kenita Nicoulin
- Granted professional level certificate extensions to Ashleigh Gonzales (1 yr), Andrew Louque, Ryan Burleigh, Lindsey Chauvin (1 yr), Erin Couch, Kimberly Lenhart, Teresa Taylor (2 yrs), Cynthia Johnson, Salwa Rayyan, and Anne-Marie Templet (3 yrs)
- Granted Secole Moscoso a three-year Level 3 professional certificate extension contingent on employment documentation
- Granted David Matlosz a three-year CTTIE 2 extension
- Granted one-year Out-of-State (OS) certificate extensions to Shakondia Thomas and Natalia Wilson
- Granted Monica Guillory a one-year Out-of-State Principal 1 (OSP1) extension
- Deferred Myriana Bierria's request for an Ancillary Provisional Mentor Teacher certificate
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Teacher Certification Appeals Council
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council met to review several appeals regarding educator credentials. The Council granted numerous certificate extensions, approved non-practicing status for several individuals, and denied several requests for certificate reinstatements or endorsements.
- Granted Amanda Daigle a one-year extension of Temporary Authority to Teach certificate
- Approved non-practicing status for 8 individuals including Erin Overcast and Daniel Vickberg
- Granted one-year extensions for Level 1 certificates to Ashley Euper, Hannah Ebarb, and Natalie Arthur
- Granted one-year extension for Emily Smiley's Level 2 certificate
- Approved two-to-three year extensions for various Level 2 and Level 3 certificates
- Granted Regan Bertrand a three-year extension of Out-of-State certificate
- Denied Barbara Herrle-Colosino's request to reinstate Type B certificate
- Granted Rachael Passman Spanish K-12 endorsement with contingency
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Teacher Certification Appeals Council
The Teacher Certification Appeals Council approved various one to three-year extensions for Level 1, 2, and 3 certificates. The Council also granted several requests for non-practicing status and certificate freezes. One certification appeal was deferred to the March meeting.
- Granted one-year Level 1 extensions to Carlyn Amire-Brahimi, Beau Beaver, and Stacie Green
- Granted one-year Level 1 and OFAT certificate extensions to Dani Willis
- Approved various Level 2 and Level 3 certificate extensions for multiple individuals
- Granted one-year Out-of-State certificate extensions to Micheleen Washington, LaRhonda Prejean, and Annie Smith
- Granted one-year TAT3 certificate extensions to Biaster George and Sheila Bell
- Granted one-year TAT certificate extensions to Shere Jackson, Andrea Mangan, and Hannah Miller
- Approved non-practicing status for Laura Cawyer, Melinda Hobgood, Svetlana Marr, Danielle Sharpe, and Terri Smith
- Deferred Allison Johnson’s certification appeal to March 27, 2020