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State Board revokes two licenses and imposes discipline in a third case
Summary
The State Board approved three personnel actions: revoking the permits/licenses of Nicholas Colarusso and Aaron Torka, and amending a denial of an application for a Miss Davis into a suspension with reporting requirements. Votes were recorded on the record; motions and amendments were made and seconded on the public record.
The State Board of Education approved three personnel actions during its voting session: the board revoked the permit of Nicholas Colarusso (Item 2), amended action on an application by an individual identified as Miss Davis to suspend the applicant’s license with a one-year administrative-reporting requirement (Item 3, amended), and revoked the license of Aaron Torka (Item 4).
The board acted on all three personnel items after motions, seconds and roll-call votes were recorded on the public record. Item 2, a resolution to revoke Nicholas Colarusso’s permit, passed 19–0 after Member Hoffman moved the motion and Member Charlotte McGuire seconded. Item 3 began as a motion to deny Miss Davis’s application (moved by Member Jackson, seconded by Member Fugate) but the board approved a substitute amendment (moved by Member Hagen and seconded by Member Jackson) to issue Miss Davis a suspension with 1 year of administrative reporting; the amended resolution passed 19–0. Item 4, the resolution to revoke the license of Aaron Torka, passed with a recorded tally of 18–0 and one abstention; the motion was moved by Member McGuire and seconded by Member Jackson.
Member Hagen summarized the rationale for the amendment in Item 3, placing on the record that Miss Davis had taken a child into her home for three years prior to the incident, completed court-ordered counseling and classes, secured a certificate of qualification for employment from Stark County Court of Common Pleas, and presented letters of recommendation; Hagen noted the hearing record showed no misconduct after March 16, 2016. Hagen said, "Miss Davis took a child in and raised the child in her home for 3 years prior to the incident," and listed the post-conviction steps recorded in the hearing file. Member Florian, during the Item 3 discussion, stated for the record that he believed the amended sanction was lenient.
The personnel votes and their recorded outcomes were: Item 2 (Colarusso)—passed 19–0; Item 3 (Davis, as amended)—passed 19–0; Item 4 (Torka)—passed 18–0 with one abstention.
The board did not provide further detail on underlying charges or the hearing record beyond what members placed on the public record during discussion. The board’s personnel actions conclude the items listed under personnel on the published agenda for this meeting.
