IN THE MATTER OF TERRON SIMONS, ACADEMY OF TRENTON CHARTER SCHOOL, MERCER COUNTY, 2/12/18, (#31-18SEC)

31-18SEC (SEC Decision: http://www.state.nj.us/education/legal/ethics/training/T15-17.pdf)
AGENCY DKT. NO. 306-12/17
IN THE MATTER OF TERRON SIMONS, 	:
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF 	: 	COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
TRENTON CHARTER SCHOOL, 	: 	DECISION
MERCER COUNTY. 	:
:
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the
School Ethics Commission (Commission), finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for
failure to timely complete training in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-33. The Commission’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 Commission advises that respondent ultimately completed the training
after the issuance of the Commission’s November 2, 2017 Order to Show Cause. 	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 Commission’s underlying finding of violation.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the
Commission for respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon board members 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.1
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	February 12, 2018
Date of Mailing: 	February 12, 2018
1 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)