Office of Professional Standards

The mission of the Office of Professional Standards (OPS) is to promote the highest level of professionalism in our schools, classrooms and work environments and to ensure that policies, rules and procedures of the School Board, federal, state and local laws are upheld by all employees and volunteers.

OPS responsibilities include:

• Investigating violations of established District policy and ethical violation of the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida
• Effectively addressing allegations of employee misconduct consistent with due process and providing a disciplinary consequence when appropriate
• Working with school’s police and local law enforcement when allegations of misconduct are found to violate criminal law statutes
• Address performance deficiencies - competency
• Provide support to schools/centers in matters of employee discipline
• Review criminal information for compliance with School Board hiring policies
• Provide training to district employees

We strive to ensure all employment related conduct is held to the highest ethical, moral and professional standards as set forth by Board Policies, contractual agreement or state law.