Pauline Smart

Pauline Smart

OCTOntario College of TeachersMay 11, 2010

Dean Favero

OCT0 cases2007–2013

Teacher suspended for one year after pleading no contest to professional misconduct for internet luring.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate, sexually explicit electronic relationship with a student.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of internet luring and received a conditional discharge.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-year suspension of the member's teaching certificate, and conditions requiring a boundary course and psychological assessment before returning to teaching.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name, rejecting the member's request for anonymity.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Dina Calautti, 2010 ONOCT 5

Richard Steinecke

Erica Richler

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Jacques Tremblay

OCTOntario College of TeachersMar 8, 2010

Principal found guilty of professional misconduct for criminal harassment of a teacher.

The Member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of criminal harassment against a female teacher at his school.

The Member pursued an unwanted personal relationship with the teacher, including making unwanted phone calls, sending gifts, and besetting her home.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension to be postponed and waived if the Member completes a course on boundary violations and professional ethics, and publication of the decision.

Ontario College of Teachers v Spencer, 2010 ONOCT 33

Richard Steinecke

Erica Richler

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Jacques Tremblay

Motion to withdraw professional misconduct allegations granted due to the member's death.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

The College provided evidence that the member had passed away prior to the hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Woschenski, 2010 ONOCT 39

Richard Steinecke

Erica Richler

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Jacques Tremblay

Motion to withdraw professional misconduct and incompetence allegations against teacher granted on consent.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the Member.

The allegations were originally based on three unsatisfactory Teacher Performance Appraisals.

Since the Notice of Hearing, the Member completed four relevant courses and received two positive appraisals in her role as a Special Education Resource teacher.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Mader, 2010 ONOCT 23

Julie Maciura

Eli Mogil

Bernard Hanson

36 cases1985–2022

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Brent Hamelin

Teacher found guilty of professional misconduct and reprimanded for yelling and swearing at a student.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for engaging in a heated exchange with a student in a school hallway, which included yelling and swearing in the presence of others.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and verbally abusing a student.

The Committee ordered a reprimand to be recorded on the register and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Palmer, 2009 ONOCT 42

Kate Hughes

63 cases1998–2018

Julie Maciura

Eli Mogil

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Brent Hamelin

Employment and Labour Law

Teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to report abuse and physically disciplining students.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including failing to report a student's disclosure of physical abuse at home, physically disciplining students on four occasions, and leaving students unsupervised.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, completion of courses on positive discipline and classroom management, an Additional Basic Qualifications course, a review of reporting requirements with a union representative, and publication of the decision without the member's name.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Das Gupta, 2009 ONOCT 16

Agent for the Member

Jackie SellyehAgent
1 appearance

assisted by

Annie LacroixParalegal
3 appearances
Bev HodsdonAgent
1 appearance
Daniela De BartoloAgent
1 appearance
Trevor EvansAgent
1 appearance

assisted for Ontario College of Teachers

Annie LacroixAgent
1 appearance
Trevor EvansAgent
1 appearance

assistée de

Bev HodsdonParalegal
1 appearance

avocat indépendant

Marc SpectorIndependent Legal Counsel
1 appearance

for Achala Das Gupta

Kate HughesCounsel
1 appearance

for Aidan Elizabeth Welland

Heather Ann McConnellCounsel
1 appearance

for Angela Anita Grogan

Heather AldenUnion representative
2 appearances
Kirsty Niglas-CollinsCounsel
1 appearance

for Ashley Marie Kernohan

Andrea WobickCounsel
1 appearance

for Brent Douglas Ashley

Jennifer MicallefCounsel
1 appearance

for Bruce Robert MacDonald

Lisa CorrenteCounsel
1 appearance

for Charles Murray Cridland

David BloomCounsel
1 appearance

for Cory James Baylis

Charlene WisemanCounsel
1 appearance

for Curtis William Francis Morrison

Jerry RasoUnion representative
1 appearance

for Daniel Mark Mammarella

Amin NurCounsel
1 appearance
Jack BrownCounsel
1 appearance

for Denise Pidutti

Allyson OttenUnion representative
1 appearance
Salama RajabUnion representative
1 appearance

for Denis Joseph Marcel Levesque

Kate HughesCounsel
1 appearance

for Deren Ellis Sanli

Anatoly DvorkinCounsel
1 appearance

for Dina Calautti

Stephanie CareyCounsel
1 appearance
William MarkleCounsel
1 appearance

for Ellen Rice

William MarkleCounsel
1 appearance

for Francine Stowell

Allyson OttenUnion representative
1 appearance
Salama RajabUnion representative
1 appearance

for Gilbert Ignatios (Ian) McIntyre

Selwyn PietersCounsel
1 appearance

for Gregory Douglas Miller

Susan LuftUnion representative
1 appearance

for Harry Pott

Andrea WobickCounsel
1 appearance

for Ian Howard Alvin Handscomb

Heather Ann McConnellCounsel
2 appearances

for Ignatius George, OCT

Jerry RasoUnion representative
1 appearance

for Johana Beeharry

Robyn WhiteCounsel
1 appearance

for John Bryant

Joshua PhillipsCounsel
1 appearance

for John Joseph Syko

Jerry RasoUnion representative
1 appearance

for John Ondricko

Robyn WhiteCounsel
1 appearance

for John Robert D. Gerwin

Jennifer MicallefCounsel
1 appearance

for Joseph William Palmer

Bernard A. HansonCounsel
1 appearance
Bernard HansonCounsel
1 appearance

for Kenneth Grant Baldwin

Catherine PattersonCounsel
1 appearance

for Kevin Christopher Hammond

Bernard HansonCounsel
1 appearance

for Leo Oja

Jerry RasoUnion representative
1 appearance

for Lucie Brun del Re

William MarkleCounsel
1 appearance

for Maija Lynn Nuhn

Andrea WobickCounsel
1 appearance

for Margaret Elizabeth Reeds Alexander

Robyn WhiteCounsel
1 appearance

for Mark Alan H. Speakman

Jerry RasoUnion representative
1 appearance

for Martin Careen

Joe DoyleCounsel
1 appearance

for Meric Aloise

Andrea WobickCounsel
1 appearance

for Michael Norman Ovas

Susan ChapmanCounsel
1 appearance

for Milka Ivanova

Robyn WhiteCounsel
1 appearance

for Nada Dawn Dosen

David BloomCounsel
1 appearance

for Ontario College of Teachers

David LeonardCounsel
27 appearances
Ava ArbuckCounsel
22 appearances
Daniela De BartoloParalegal
11 appearances
Eli MogilCounsel
10 appearances
Shane D’SouzaCounsel
8 appearances
Caroline ZayidCounsel
7 appearances
Daniela De BartoloAgent
4 appearances
Lisa FilgianoCounsel
4 appearances
Annie LacroixParalegal
4 appearances
Erica RichlerCounsel
3 appearances
Trevor EvansAgent
3 appearances
Andrew MathesonCounsel
3 appearances
Martin ZatovkanukCounsel
3 appearances
Annie LacroixAgent
3 appearances
Alyssa BrierleyCounsel
2 appearances
Christine LonsdaleCounsel
2 appearances
Joanne ExcellentCounsel
2 appearances
Larissa MoscuCounsel
1 appearance
Jennifer RobinsonParalegal
1 appearance
Duane CrockerAgent
1 appearance

for Paul Jorge Da Rosa

Katherine RowenCounsel
1 appearance

for Peter Dalton Campbell

Jack BrownCounsel
1 appearance

for Peter Eriks Mukts

Susan LuftUnion representative
1 appearance

for Peter Jeffrey Floro

Jennifer MicallefCounsel
1 appearance

for Polly Anne Legros-Stewart

Melissa WiddifieldParalegal
1 appearance
William MarkleCounsel
1 appearance

for Quintino Bordonali

Amanda WojcikCounsel
1 appearance

for Randy Stuart Ward

W. Alejandro MunozCounsel
1 appearance
William MarkleCounsel
1 appearance

for Regan James Brown

Jerry RasoCounsel
1 appearance

for Reno Joseph Perlin

David BloomCounsel
1 appearance

for Richard John De Marchi

Stephanie CareyCounsel
1 appearance
William MarkleCounsel
1 appearance

for Rick William Doran

W. Alejandro MunozCounsel
1 appearance
William MarkleCounsel
1 appearance

for Robert Andrew Gumkowski

Robyn WhiteCounsel
1 appearance

for Robert Brooklyn Roe

Heather AldenUnion representative
1 appearance

for Robert Bruce Kissner

Kenneth MarleyCounsel
1 appearance

for Robert Charles Tamblyn

Jerry RasoUnion representative
1 appearance

for Robert Kiyoshi Yoshida

Sue ChapmanCounsel
1 appearance

for Robert Valentini

James CameronCounsel
1 appearance

for Rowan Edwin Seymour

Mary Catherine ChambersCounsel
1 appearance

for Shahzad Vasta

Vanora SimpsonCounsel
2 appearances

for Shawn Denzil Carr

Victoria RéaumeCounsel
1 appearance

for Shawn Gavin Spencer

Salama RajabUnion representative
1 appearance

for Stephanie Marie Vaillancourt

Heather McConnellCounsel
1 appearance

for Stephen Jan Osterberg

Joshua PhillipsCounsel
1 appearance

for Stephen John Courtney

Susan LuftUnion representative
1 appearance

for Stewart Bradley Holbrough

Jack BrownCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario College of Teachers

Aly HájiCounsel
2 appearances
Ava ArbuckCounsel
2 appearances
Jordan GlickCounsel
2 appearances
Noam UriCounsel
2 appearances
Eli MogilCounsel
1 appearance
Jean-François SchaanCounsel
1 appearance
Yufei (Fiona) WangCounsel
1 appearance
Zirka JakibchukCounsel
1 appearance
Christine LonsdaleCounsel
1 appearance
Danielle MillerCounsel
1 appearance

for Thomas Arthur Worthy

Kirsty Niglas-CollinsAgent
1 appearance
Heather AldenUnion representative
1 appearance

for Tricia Halliday

Vaino PoysaUnion representative
1 appearance

for Uwe Dieter Neumann

Andrea WobickCounsel
1 appearance

for Wayne Ellison Alambets

Mandy WojcikCounsel
1 appearance

for Wesley James McConnell

Simon BlackstoneCounsel
1 appearance

for York Region Children’s Aid Society

Anna HarrisCounsel
1 appearance

Independent Legal Counsel

Julie MaciuraIndependent Legal Counsel
37 appearances
Rebecca DurcanIndependent Legal Counsel
26 appearances
Marc SpectorIndependent Legal Counsel
25 appearances
Erica RichlerIndependent Legal Counsel
8 appearances
Richard SteineckeIndependent Legal Counsel
6 appearances
Robin McKechneyIndependent Legal Counsel
3 appearances
Renée KoppIndependent Legal Counsel
3 appearances
Bonni EllisIndependent Legal Counsel
1 appearance

Law Clerk

Daniela De BartoloAgent
1 appearance

Law Clerk for Ontario College of Teachers

Bev HodsdonAgent
1 appearance
Daniela De BartoloAgent
1 appearance

on her own behalf

Joanne MaderSelf-represented
1 appearance

on his own behalf

Allester Gerard Ashley MacedoSelf-represented
1 appearance
Michael Alexander WoodSelf-represented
1 appearance
Paul Abi-MansourSelf-represented
1 appearance
Stephen Edward FletcherSelf-represented
1 appearance
Wayne George W. GilpinSelf-represented
1 appearance

représentant Ian Howard Alvin Handscomb

Heather Ann McConnellCounsel
1 appearance

représentant l’Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario

Ava ArbuckCounsel
1 appearance

self-represented

Kenneth Grant BaldwinSelf-represented
1 appearance

Self-represented

Jennifer Ann Jones ShaverSelf-represented
1 appearance

Self-represented, but not present

Alfred Douglas StelpstraSelf-represented
1 appearance

107

Decisions

Years active

Tribunals

0.7

cases/mo

OCT107(100%)

Decision types

trial

motion

/Adjudicator

Pauline Smart — Member, Discipline Panel

Administrative Law

Other Tribunals

Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Law

Pauline Smart

Member, Discipline Panel·Ontario College of Teachers·Since 2009

107

cases · 14 yrs · OCT

Trial

Motion

Costs

Appeal

Sentencing

Richard Steinecke

Eli Mogil

Practising Law - Employed7 cases2007–2011

Amanda Wojcik

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Brent Hamelin

OCTOntario College of TeachersJul 14, 2010

Teacher reprimanded and ordered to take boundaries course for using profanity and leaving alcohol in classroom.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and the completion of a course on professional boundaries.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Bordonali, 2010 ONOCT 4

William Markle

39 cases1999–2023

Stephanie Carey

Not Practising Law - Employed24 cases1999–2011

David Leonard

185 cases2001–2016

Bonni Ellis

Not Practising Law - Employed38 cases2009–2018

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

OCTOntario College of TeachersMay 11, 2010

Dean Favero

OCT0 cases2007–2013

Teacher suspended for one year after pleading no contest to professional misconduct for internet luring.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate, sexually explicit electronic relationship with a student.

The member had previously pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of internet luring and received a conditional discharge.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name, rejecting the member's request for anonymity.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Dina Calautti, 2010 ONOCT 5

Richard Steinecke

Erica Richler

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Jacques Tremblay

OCTOntario College of TeachersMar 8, 2010

Principal found guilty of professional misconduct for criminal harassment of a teacher.

The Member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct after being convicted of criminal harassment against a female teacher at his school.

The Member pursued an unwanted personal relationship with the teacher, including making unwanted phone calls, sending gifts, and besetting her home.

Ontario College of Teachers v Spencer, 2010 ONOCT 33

Richard Steinecke

Erica Richler

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Jacques Tremblay

Motion to withdraw professional misconduct allegations granted due to the member's death.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

The College provided evidence that the member had passed away prior to the hearing.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Woschenski, 2010 ONOCT 39

Richard Steinecke

Erica Richler

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Jacques Tremblay

Motion to withdraw professional misconduct and incompetence allegations against teacher granted on consent.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the Member.

The allegations were originally based on three unsatisfactory Teacher Performance Appraisals.

Since the Notice of Hearing, the Member completed four relevant courses and received two positive appraisals in her role as a Special Education Resource teacher.

The Member consented to the withdrawal.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Mader, 2010 ONOCT 23

Julie Maciura

Eli Mogil

Bernard Hanson

36 cases1985–2022

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Brent Hamelin

Teacher found guilty of professional misconduct and reprimanded for yelling and swearing at a student.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and verbally abusing a student.

The Committee ordered a reprimand to be recorded on the register and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

Ontario College of Teachers v. Palmer, 2009 ONOCT 42

Kate Hughes

63 cases1998–2018

Julie Maciura

Eli Mogil

Robert Ryan

Pauline Smart

Brent Hamelin