Arizona Education Board Attorney

The job of the Arizona State Board of Education is to regulate the conduct of the public school system. More importantly the Board imposes on teachers disciplinary action, including the issuance of a letter of censure, suspension, suspension with conditions or revocation of a certificate, on a finding of immoral or unprofessional conduct. The Board’s rules provide that certificate holders who violate any provision of relevant Arizona law may be deemed to have engaged in immoral or unprofessional conduct and may be disciplined by the Board. This disciplinary action can result in the teacher losing their license to teach in Arizona. Chelle Law’s Arizona Education Board Attorney has represented over 1000 professionals before Arizona Licensing Boards and have the professional licensing defense experience needed to defend the rights of teachers. Our office assists:

Pre K-12 Teaching Certificates
Substitute Certificates
JROTC Certificates
Alternative Teaching
Adult Education Certificates
International Teaching
Career and Technical Education Certificates
Administrative Certificates
Professional Non-Teaching
Emergency Certificates

AZ School Board Complaint

The Professional Practices Advisory Committee (“PPAC“), conducts hearings for the Board against certificate holders where allegations of unprofessional conduct have been made. PPAC can review initial certification applications, certification renewals, and conduct hearings regarding complaints filed against existing certificate holders. After each case, PPAC makes recommendations to the Board to either approve or deny an application for certification; or make a recommendation that a certificate holder should have disciplinary action imposed on their certificate.

PPAC Recommendations for Arizona’s Education Boards

In a complaint hearing, the PPAC may recommend to the State Board of Education any of the following disciplines on an educator’s certificate(s):

Letter of Censure
Suspension
Suspension with conditions
Revocation of certificate

Legal Discipline Search

The Arizona Board of Education offers a searchable database listing all outcomes of disciplinary proceedings of certificate holders. This list shows the following discipline:

PERMANENT REVOCATION	CERTIFICATION PERMANENTLY REVOKED PURSUANT TO A.R.S. § 15-550
REVOCATION	CERTIFICATION REVOKED FOR 5 YEARS
LETTER OF CENSURE	RECORD PLACED IN PERMANENT FILE
VOLUNTARY SURRENDER	EDUCATOR MAY NOT REAPPLY FOR CERTIFICATION FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS
NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (NSA)	DISCIPLINE IMPOSED UNDER NEGOTIATED TERMS
APPLICATION REVIEW	APPLICATION SUBJECT TO EITHER APPROVAL OR DENIAL

Education Lawyers Office

If you’re interested in learning more about our license defense lawyer services (located in Phoenix) and how to protect your rights, set up a consultation with Chelle Law and our Arizona Education Board Attorney, reach out to us today.

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