Xavier Lambert

The Member, a teacher, was directed by her principal and vice-principal to create 'in-house' Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students who did not require accommodations, in order to improve the school's EQAO test results.

The Member complied with these instructions despite knowing the practice was irregular.

She pled no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee found her guilty of failing to maintain the standards of the profession, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional and unbecoming conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand and required the Member to complete a course on professional ethics.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct.

While on probation, the member developed approximately 23 Individual Education Plans (IEPs) without consulting parents or classroom teachers, at the specific request of his principal and vice-principal, to improve EQAO test results.

The member expressed concerns but feared losing his job if he did not obey instructions.

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, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand and requiring the member to complete a course on professional ethics.

The member, a school principal, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct for contravening EQAO and Ministry of Education instructions during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years.

The member approved non-compliant Individual Education Plans without consulting parents or informing other teaching staff, implemented inappropriate EQAO test deferrals, and failed to adequately supervise the vice-principal, who allowed students to write tests in a manner that contravened EQAO instructions.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a nine-month suspension (reducible to seven months upon successful completion of a professional ethics course), and the imposition of terms and conditions on the member's certificate.