In The Matter of Craig Woolridge, College Achieve Paterson Charter School, Passaic County, 1/14/17, (#17-19SEC)

17-19SEC (SEC Decision: Not available online)
Agency Dkt. No. 286-11/18
In the Matter of Craig Woolridge, 	:
College Achieve Paterson Charter School 	: 	Commissioner of Education
Passaic County. 	: 	Decision
:
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the
School Ethics Commission (SEC), finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for failure to
timely complete charter school trustee training in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-33, N.J.A.C. 6A:28-4.1,
and N.J.A.C. 6A:11-3.1. The SEC’s decision was forwarded to the Commissioner for final determination
on the recommended penalty pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-29(c). 	The SEC advises that respondent
ultimately completed the training after the issuance of its October 30, 2018 Order to Show Cause, but prior
to the SEC’s November 27, 2018 meeting; therefore, the SEC recommends a penalty of reprimand.
Respondent has neither filed exceptions to the recommended penalty nor instituted an appeal, pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 6A:4-1 et seq., of the SEC’s underlying finding of violation.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the SEC for
respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon charter school trustees by law. Additionally,
respondent is admonished for causing the unnecessary expenditure of administrative and adjudicative
resources at both State and local levels.
Accordingly, respondent is hereby reprimanded as a school official found to have violated
the School Ethics Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED.*
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	January 14, 2019
Date of Mailing: 	January 17, 2019
* This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to P.L. 2008, c. 36. (N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9.1)