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State Board approves series of license and permit revocations, postpones two cases
Summary
At its March 20 meeting the State Board of Education approved multiple resolutions to revoke educator licenses and permits, with several recusals and two items postponed for further consideration.
The State Board of Education on March 20 voted on a slate of professional-conduct cases, approving most resolutions to revoke educator licenses and permits and postponing two matters for later consideration.
Board action and results: The board approved Item 6 (permanent revocation of Jeffrey Gross’s permit) by roll call, 16–0; Item 8 (Fred James) passed 15–0 with 1 abstention; Item 9 (Sheila Johnson) passed 15–0 with 1 abstention; Item 10 (Ryan Ladd) passed 16–0; Item 11 (Nicholas McGill) passed 16–0; Item 13 (Catherine Mishkanish) passed with a recorded result of 14 yays, 1 nay and 1 abstention (transcript records "14 to 1 with 1 abstention"); Item 14 (Taft Robinson) passed 16–0; Item 15 (Charles Swain) passed 16–0; and Item 16 (Joshua Wabaugh) passed 15–0 with 1 abstention. The consent agenda (Items 1–5) also passed by roll call, 16–0.
Postponed and recusals: The board moved to postpone Item 7 (the resolution concerning Cindy Heinemann) to the next scheduled meeting; the motion to postpone passed 14–0 with 2 abstentions. Item 12 (Ryan Manor) was likewise postponed by a 16–0 vote. The transcript records advising-board recusals for several items (for example, the transcript states that advising member Charlotte Maguire recused from Item 7; another advising member recusal was noted for Item 8 and Item 9). Those recusals are reflected in the roll-call tallies reported on the record.
What board members said: The professional conduct team introduced each case in brief presentation language such as, “Item 6 is the resolution to revoke permanently the permit of Jeffrey Gross,” and the board moved directly to roll-call votes with minimal discussion recorded in the public portion of the meeting.
Why it matters: The votes are the board’s formal disciplinary actions on educator licenses and permits; several cases included recusal statements and at least two were postponed, indicating ongoing review for those matters.
Next steps: Postponed items will be taken up at the board’s next scheduled meeting; the transcript does not record the detailed hearing records or findings of fact for each case, only the motions and roll-call results.
