Wei Ueberschaer, the school board representative for District 5, declined to comment on the investigation, citing Sunshine Law issues since the board will be voting on the issue at its Sept. They were also made without following the procedural process for changing grades, which requires a submission of a form that has to be authorized by the teacher and signed and dated by the person making the change.Įach administrator has 15 days from receipt of the letter to contest the charges against them. The changes were made without informing or consulting with the child's teacher, the letter said. "The increase in the student's overall semester average also increased her class ranking (seventh to second)." "The purpose of increasing each of the nine-week overall averages was to affect an increase in the student's overall semester average," Wyrosdick wrote. In Wyrosdick's letter to Baker detailing the reasons for his recommendation that the board fire her, he said the investigation found that she had changed her daughter's grades on June 6, 2019, for the first, second and third nine-week periods for the previous school year. The teacher told Brothers she was uncomfortable with the request since the student was the daughter of the assistant principal.Īccording to the letter, Brothers failed to tell the assistant principal not to handle the grade change issue, therefore failing to address a conflict of interest. In March 2019, a Gulf Breeze High School teacher came to the principal and said Baker's daughter approached her to request a "deal" relating to a first-semester average grade change if she performed well the second semester, according to the letter sent to Brothers.
Student's class ranking shot up to second spot after grade change Neither Brothers nor Baker could be immediately reached for comment Friday. 10 meeting, Wyrosdick said he will recommend to the board that Baker be fired. 27 and ending on the day of the next school board meeting on Oct. He is recommending Baker be suspended without pay starting Sept. The board will address my recommendation on October 10th."Īccording to letters the superintendent sent to Brothers and Baker on Tuesday, he is recommending the principal be suspended without pay for five days starting Oct. "As a result of this review, I have made recommendations for action toward Principal Danny Brothers and Assistant Principal Tori Baker. This review constituted a thorough examination of an allegation a student’s grade was changed without proper use of the Gulf Breeze High School grade change policy," Wyrosdick said in an email.
"My office has been reviewing the actions of individuals at Gulf Breeze High School. Santa Rosa County School District Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick confirmed the investigation to the News Journal on Friday. Superintendent will recommendassistant principal be fired Principal Danny Brothers allegedly knew the student had requested the grades be changed and failed to prevent a conflict of interest between the assistant principal and her daughter, the investigation found. The investigation found that Assistant Principal Tori Baker changed her daughter's grades for three, nine-week periods during the 2018-2019 school year to make her average higher, which improved her class ranking from seventh to second. The principal of Gulf Breeze High School is facing suspension and the assistant principal is facing termination after an internal school district investigation revealed the assistant principal allegedly changed her daughter's grades to bump up her class ranking.
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