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Internal Investigation 736 Jeff Gasaway Jasper High School Principal Investigator M K Hinshaw 04-05-10
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Investigative Report Form
CONFIDENTIAL
Investigative Index Control Number: 736
Date Investigative Report Completed: 04-05-10
Investigator Assigned: M K Hinshaw
Investigative Report Completed By: M K Hinshaw
Specific Issues To Be Investigated:
I. Did a PISD employee engage in conduct that constitutes sexual harassment as defined by PISD policy? 2. If said conduct occurred, did it violate public law or district policy?
District Employee Accused: Jeff Gasaway Employee ID #:
OVERVIEW:
On or about 03-29- i 0, a indicated to a PISD investigator that
the JHS principal had interacted with her in a questionable manner during school year 2008-2009. An investigation was requested into the situation, and the principal was placed on administrative leave.
INVESTIGATIVE RESULTSIWITNESSES AND TO WHAT THEY WILL TESTIFY:
On or about 03-11- i 0, Human Resources Executive Director Tamira Griffin requested an
investigation into allegations of against
the course of that investigation, _ suggested to investigators that l
had been sexually harassed by Jasper High School Principal Jeff Gasaway. After initially claiming to not know the identity of
(PISD Internal Investigative Case 73 i). The case was assigned for investigation to Security Police Specialists Larry Frazier and Bart Rosebure, During
identified the,,-as_,
Mr. Frazier and Mr. Rosebure followed up on this information by speaking with.
_ on 03-29- I O. Immediately after meeting with......, Mr. Frazier and Mr.
Rosebure reported to me that ~ had divulged the following information to them:
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That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway said hello to. in a manner
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that made. uncomfortable.
That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway reportedly looked at_body
as .walked down stairs.
That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway brushed against. in the
office manager's office at Jasper. That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway followed.
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around at a.
party.
That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway told another administrator (over
a handheld radio) to go to a certain classroom to see an attraetive_
classroom observer. That during school year 2008-2009, another __alleged that Mr.
Gasaway hugged. inappropriately. ~ name
The information provided by. was presented to Ms. Griffin, who requested an
investigation into the situation on 03-30- i O. An investigation was authorized by Deputy Superintendent Danny Modisette.
On the morning of 03-31- 10, ,
asent the following e-mail message to Mr.
Rosebure:
"Hello Mr. Rosebure,
I have thought very thoroughly about our conversation on Monday, and I am very much
conflicted over the correct course of action. For me, this chapter in my life closed last
June, I haven't been bothered personally since then, and I've moved on. Without our conversation, I would not have ever thought to pursue this matter any further, and I would prefer not to pursue any further investigation.
Please let me know if you need anything more from me.
Thank you!
I interviewed~ on 03-3 J - 10. Mr. Rosebure was present for the interview.-.,.
Lt 2 stated to me t at'" made an anonymous phone call to Ms. Griffin about this situation in June of 2009. & reported that_made this phone call from.own
E stated that_felt that the school district handled this matter,
because the conduct in question did not occur again after .phone call to Ms. Gri ffin.
..... reported that. did not wish for the matter to be pursued any further.
I showed _a printed copy of the e-mail message.sent to Mr. Rosebure..
identified it as.own. On this printed copy, _ wrote that. did not wish for
this matter to be pursued further. _ then signed and dated the document.
During the course of my conversation with _,.. stated that the employee who
and I met with 5 _ on 03-3 I - i O. stated that during school year 2008-
was allegedly hugged inappropriately by Mr. Gasaway was_. Mr. Rosebure ;
2009, Mr. Gasaway put his arm around .shoulders in a hug-like embrace of greeting.
When he did so, his hand brushed against an area on .side near_. .
reported that "S very short in stature, and in considering _height, the contact near
, ? was inadvertent. . stated that_did not perceive the contact to be
of a sexual nature. -.reported that _later heard rumors stemming from Mr.
Gasaway's tenure at Plano East Senior High School, and it made. think twice about
the physical contact. "reiterated that" believed the contact to be accidentaL. ...
, stated that neither the contact nor Mr. Gasaway's actions towards II served to
create an offensive, hostile, or threatening work environment.
~stated that during the fall of
2009, Mr. Gasaway spoke on the JHS radio system and suggested to another male administrator that he go to a particular classroom
to see an attracti ve_observer who was in the classroom. _ did not have direct knowledge of this matter, but .stated that teacher did have
knowledge of the incident. Mr. Rosebure and I spoke with . _ did not have
first hand knowledge of this situation.
On 03-3 I -10, I interviewed Mr. Gasaway. He is the Principal at Jasper High School and has been with PISD since 1997. Mr. Gasaway denied any impropriety in his interactions
with __or , and he denied any romantic or sexual
Rosebure. That statement follows exactly as it was received:
involvement with 5 .. or any other staff member. I asked Mr. Gasaway to provide
me with a statement in response to the things _ had told Mr. Frazier and Mr.
_member . I have never made any advances, made
"At no time have I sent any sort of inappropriate texts, phone calls or e-mails to any
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inappropriate comments or anything to them either. With that in mind, I wanted to
address the three subjects that we spoke about this afternoon.
i have no recollection of last school year hugging'" In the event that I were to
give_a hug, I would not have touched" in an inappropriate manner at alL.
I do recall during the last school year having casual conversation with . At
no time during these conversations did I make advances or have any behavior that I
would consider to be inappropriate towards a . My conversations
were no different than what I would have with . I did not stare at_
as'" was walking away or walking up the stairs. Finally, I do not believe that I ever
brushed b~ having my shoulder touch . If this were to have occurred, given the tight space of the office manager's room, I might have bumped into. without even realizing it
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had an end of year party at one of. I home,
At this event, I feli as the principal of Jasper that I needed to mingle with the entire
crowd. On a couple of occasions, I did run into a group of that were
outside the home which included . I recall making just casual conversation
with the entire group and did not make any advances towards !. I tried to
spend the entire evening going between groups of staff members, meeting spouses and
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I asked Mr. Gasaway to explain the matter of the classroom observer at Jasper High
School, and he provided the following statement:
"A former student that I worked with at Clark High School who is now in college was doing observation hours in one of our English classrooms. She had been on the campus my first year and second year working on college observation hours. This former student has been on television as well as in a variety of beauty pageants throughout her life. I called one of my assistant principals over the radio up to the office to meel this former student."
On the morning of 04-0 I-I 0, I received a phone call from _ IT stated that
could provide first hand information about the incident involving Mr.
Gasaway telling an administrator to go to a classroom to see an attractive classroom
observer. I met with 7 in the presence of Security Police Specialist Ormie Melton. I recalled a time during the fall of 2009 when a former JHS student
was observing in. classroom. This former student is now a college student and beauty
pageant contestant. 2 I recalled that at one point during the day, Assistant
Principal Steve Ewing and Behavior Specialist Keyar Bhatt came to 1 to
check the HV AC system..found this unusual, but did not think much about it...
7 indicated that. heard that heard Mr. Gasaway on the radio suggesting that the administrators go to the classroom. I contacted
direct knowledge of this matter.
who is via the telephone. reported tha~had no
In reviewing the circumstances surrounding ! concerns with Mr. Gasaway, it appears that.called Ms. Griffin in early to mid-June, 2009.£ j i did not identify
? and_did not go on record with a formal complaint. Ms. Griffin and Area Assistant Superintendent Patty Meyer met with Mr. Gasaway on 06-17-09 to discWis the matter. No disciplinary action resulted from that meeting, and there was no formal documentation of or from that meeting.
CONCLUSION:
anonymously reported concerns with Principal
Jeff Gasaway's conduct in June of 2009. That information was addressed at the time by Human Resources Executive Director Tamira Griffin and Area Assistant Superintendent
Patty Meyer. When contacted about this matter in March of 20 i 0, -. stated that
the conduct of concern did not occur again after.anonymous report.
In regard to the scope of this investigation,.... did not wish for the matter to be
previously disclosed points of concern were investigated nonetheless. No evidence was discovered to substantiate that prohibited conduct occurred on the part of Mr. Gasaway.
pursued. In the absence of a cooperating complainant,.
There is no finding that Mr. Gasaway violated public law or district policy.
The complaint is not sustained.
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I have thought very thoroughiy about our conversation on Monday, and I am very much confiicted over the correct course of action. For me, this chapter in my life closed iast June, I haven't been bothered personaiiy since then, and I've moved on. Without our conversation, I woutd not have ever thought to pursue this matter any further, and I wouid prefer not to
pursue any further investigation.
Piease let me know if you need anything more from me.
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Below you will find statements about each subject which we spoke about this afternoon.
At no time have i sent any sort of inappropriate texts, phone calls or e-mails to any-'
them either. Wllh that in mind, I wanted to address the three subjects that we spoke about this afternoon.
. I have never made any advances, made inappropriate comm~
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i have no recollection of last school year hugging ,
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these conversations did I make advances or have any behavior that i would consider to be inappropriate
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believe that I ever brushed by"avlng my shoulder touch,-, If this were to have occurred,
given the tight space of the office manager's room, I might have bumped Into. without even realizing it.
~ had an end of year party at one of s home. At this event, I
felt as the principal of Jasper that i needed to mingle with the entire crowd. On a co~asions, I
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I tried to spend the entire evening going between groups of staff members, meeting spouses and trying to make sure everyone was enjoying the party.
Please let me know If you have any questions.
Thanks.
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A former student that I worked with at Clark High School who is now in college was doing observation hours in
one of our English classrooms. She had been on the campus my first year and second year working on college observation hours; This former student has been on television as well as in a variety of beauty pageants
throughout her life; i called One of my assistant principals over the radio up to the office to meet this former
student
Please let me know If you have any questions.
Thanks.
jeff
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about this ~fter.noon.
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Tamira Griffin Patty Meyer 3/31/20109:56 AM
Re: Fwd: Leave of Absence
Patty, typically the person who inputs the codes is simply told. to used a specific code number. He/she does not need to be given the same for Jeff, Randall, and Brenda. I would suggest doing this in normal way to minimize opportunity for error from stepping outside the normal process. Do you have concerns? If so, give me a call at 28101 and let's visit. Thanks.
any particulars, just the code number (19). This would be
~~~ Patty Meyer 3/31/20109:10 AM ~~~ Tamira, the campus OM handles this typically; do we make her aware of the reason? Is this how Brenda and Randall are handled
as well?
Patty Meyer West Cluster Area Asst Superintendent PISD
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~,,~ Nikki James 3/31/2010 8:53 AM ~~~ Hi, Patty. I'm writing you about Jeff Gasaway and my responsibilities under our procedures for administrative leave. My involvement is only related to the recording of absences in the TSSI system.
Jeff will need to be reported absent through the TSSI system using reason code 19-!eave with pay. This code is only used for
administrative leave absences. Please make sure that the person at your location responsible for absence notification is aware of this procedure, and that all of Jeffs absences are verified electronically under the correct code beginning 3/31/10.
If there is a concern with the campus office staff being able to see these absences with the admin leave code, you could enter the absences as personai illness, and then I can change the code to admln leave afterwards. If you want to handle it this wayi just let
me know.
If you or the person responsible for callíngMin/verifying absences has any questions or needs assistance, please let me know.
Thanks.
Nikki James
Ernployee Benefits Manager Plano ISD - Sockwell Center
6301 Chapei Hili Bivd. Plano, Texas 75093
Phone (469)752-4760
Fax (469)752-8036
[email protected]
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Jeff Gasaway, principal at Jasper, is on administrative leave with pay
effective immediately. Thanks.
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Please disable building, computer, and phone access for Jeff Gasaway, principal at Jasper, effective immediately. Please let Patty Meyer know how to access his computer and phone. Thanks.
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Oear Mr. Gasaway:
I have determined that it is in the best interest of the Oistrict that you be placed on administrative leave with pay, pending investigation of allegations of improper conduct.
Until resolution of this matter, I am hereby directing you to:
L Not discuss this or any related matter with any Plano iso employee other than
representatives from the Security or Human Resources departments;
2; Have no contact with any Plano ISD student other than your own child; and
3; Not report to any Oistrict facility other than the Central Administration office unless given permission to do so by one of the individuals referenced above;
Your failure to comply with these directives may result in disciplinary action, up to and
including recommendation for nonextension, nonrenewal or termination of your
employment contract with the Oistrict.
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Sincerely,
Please contact me at 469-752-8255 with any questions.
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Investigative Report Form
CONFIDENTIAL
Investigative Index Control Number: 736
Date Investigative Report Completed: 04-05-10
Investigator Assigned: M K Hinshaw
Investigative Report Completed By: M K Hinshaw
Specific Issues To Be Investigated:
I. Did a PISD employee engage in conduct that constitutes sexual harassment as defined by PISD policy? 2. If said conduct occurred, did it violate public law or district policy?
District Employee Accused: Jeff Gasaway Employee ID #:
OVERVIEW:
On or about 03-29- i 0, a indicated to a PISD investigator that
the JHS principal had interacted with her in a questionable manner during school year 2008-2009. An investigation was requested into the situation, and the principal was placed on administrative leave.
INVESTIGATIVE RESULTSIWITNESSES AND TO WHAT THEY WILL TESTIFY:
On or about 03-11- i 0, Human Resources Executive Director Tamira Griffin requested an
investigation into allegations of against
the course of that investigation, _ suggested to investigators that l
had been sexually harassed by Jasper High School Principal Jeff Gasaway. After initially claiming to not know the identity of
(PISD Internal Investigative Case 73 i). The case was assigned for investigation to Security Police Specialists Larry Frazier and Bart Rosebure, During
identified the,,-as_,
Mr. Frazier and Mr. Rosebure followed up on this information by speaking with.
_ on 03-29- I O. Immediately after meeting with......, Mr. Frazier and Mr.
Rosebure reported to me that ~ had divulged the following information to them:
.
That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway said hello to. in a manner
.
.
that made. uncomfortable.
That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway reportedly looked at_body
as .walked down stairs.
That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway brushed against. in the
office manager's office at Jasper. That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway followed.
. .
.
around at a.
party.
That during school year 2008-2009, Mr. Gasaway told another administrator (over
a handheld radio) to go to a certain classroom to see an attraetive_
classroom observer. That during school year 2008-2009, another __alleged that Mr.
Gasaway hugged. inappropriately. ~ name
The information provided by. was presented to Ms. Griffin, who requested an
investigation into the situation on 03-30- i O. An investigation was authorized by Deputy Superintendent Danny Modisette.
On the morning of 03-31- 10, ,
asent the following e-mail message to Mr.
Rosebure:
"Hello Mr. Rosebure,
I have thought very thoroughly about our conversation on Monday, and I am very much
conflicted over the correct course of action. For me, this chapter in my life closed last
June, I haven't been bothered personally since then, and I've moved on. Without our conversation, I would not have ever thought to pursue this matter any further, and I would prefer not to pursue any further investigation.
Please let me know if you need anything more from me.
Thank you!
I interviewed~ on 03-3 J - 10. Mr. Rosebure was present for the interview.-.,.
Lt 2 stated to me t at'" made an anonymous phone call to Ms. Griffin about this situation in June of 2009. & reported that_made this phone call from.own
E stated that_felt that the school district handled this matter,
because the conduct in question did not occur again after .phone call to Ms. Gri ffin.
..... reported that. did not wish for the matter to be pursued any further.
I showed _a printed copy of the e-mail message.sent to Mr. Rosebure..
identified it as.own. On this printed copy, _ wrote that. did not wish for
this matter to be pursued further. _ then signed and dated the document.
During the course of my conversation with _,.. stated that the employee who
and I met with 5 _ on 03-3 I - i O. stated that during school year 2008-
was allegedly hugged inappropriately by Mr. Gasaway was_. Mr. Rosebure ;
2009, Mr. Gasaway put his arm around .shoulders in a hug-like embrace of greeting.
When he did so, his hand brushed against an area on .side near_. .
reported that "S very short in stature, and in considering _height, the contact near
, ? was inadvertent. . stated that_did not perceive the contact to be
of a sexual nature. -.reported that _later heard rumors stemming from Mr.
Gasaway's tenure at Plano East Senior High School, and it made. think twice about
the physical contact. "reiterated that" believed the contact to be accidentaL. ...
, stated that neither the contact nor Mr. Gasaway's actions towards II served to
create an offensive, hostile, or threatening work environment.
~stated that during the fall of
2009, Mr. Gasaway spoke on the JHS radio system and suggested to another male administrator that he go to a particular classroom
to see an attracti ve_observer who was in the classroom. _ did not have direct knowledge of this matter, but .stated that teacher did have
knowledge of the incident. Mr. Rosebure and I spoke with . _ did not have
first hand knowledge of this situation.
On 03-3 I -10, I interviewed Mr. Gasaway. He is the Principal at Jasper High School and has been with PISD since 1997. Mr. Gasaway denied any impropriety in his interactions
with __or , and he denied any romantic or sexual
Rosebure. That statement follows exactly as it was received:
involvement with 5 .. or any other staff member. I asked Mr. Gasaway to provide
me with a statement in response to the things _ had told Mr. Frazier and Mr.
_member . I have never made any advances, made
"At no time have I sent any sort of inappropriate texts, phone calls or e-mails to any
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inappropriate comments or anything to them either. With that in mind, I wanted to
address the three subjects that we spoke about this afternoon.
i have no recollection of last school year hugging'" In the event that I were to
give_a hug, I would not have touched" in an inappropriate manner at alL.
I do recall during the last school year having casual conversation with . At
no time during these conversations did I make advances or have any behavior that I
would consider to be inappropriate towards a . My conversations
were no different than what I would have with . I did not stare at_
as'" was walking away or walking up the stairs. Finally, I do not believe that I ever
brushed b~ having my shoulder touch . If this were to have occurred, given the tight space of the office manager's room, I might have bumped into. without even realizing it
End of year party -
had an end of year party at one of. I home,
At this event, I feli as the principal of Jasper that I needed to mingle with the entire
crowd. On a couple of occasions, I did run into a group of that were
outside the home which included . I recall making just casual conversation
with the entire group and did not make any advances towards !. I tried to
spend the entire evening going between groups of staff members, meeting spouses and
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I asked Mr. Gasaway to explain the matter of the classroom observer at Jasper High
School, and he provided the following statement:
"A former student that I worked with at Clark High School who is now in college was doing observation hours in one of our English classrooms. She had been on the campus my first year and second year working on college observation hours. This former student has been on television as well as in a variety of beauty pageants throughout her life. I called one of my assistant principals over the radio up to the office to meel this former student."
On the morning of 04-0 I-I 0, I received a phone call from _ IT stated that
could provide first hand information about the incident involving Mr.
Gasaway telling an administrator to go to a classroom to see an attractive classroom
observer. I met with 7 in the presence of Security Police Specialist Ormie Melton. I recalled a time during the fall of 2009 when a former JHS student
was observing in. classroom. This former student is now a college student and beauty
pageant contestant. 2 I recalled that at one point during the day, Assistant
Principal Steve Ewing and Behavior Specialist Keyar Bhatt came to 1 to
check the HV AC system..found this unusual, but did not think much about it...
7 indicated that. heard that heard Mr. Gasaway on the radio suggesting that the administrators go to the classroom. I contacted
direct knowledge of this matter.
who is via the telephone. reported tha~had no
In reviewing the circumstances surrounding ! concerns with Mr. Gasaway, it appears that.called Ms. Griffin in early to mid-June, 2009.£ j i did not identify
? and_did not go on record with a formal complaint. Ms. Griffin and Area Assistant Superintendent Patty Meyer met with Mr. Gasaway on 06-17-09 to discWis the matter. No disciplinary action resulted from that meeting, and there was no formal documentation of or from that meeting.
CONCLUSION:
anonymously reported concerns with Principal
Jeff Gasaway's conduct in June of 2009. That information was addressed at the time by Human Resources Executive Director Tamira Griffin and Area Assistant Superintendent
Patty Meyer. When contacted about this matter in March of 20 i 0, -. stated that
the conduct of concern did not occur again after.anonymous report.
In regard to the scope of this investigation,.... did not wish for the matter to be
previously disclosed points of concern were investigated nonetheless. No evidence was discovered to substantiate that prohibited conduct occurred on the part of Mr. Gasaway.
pursued. In the absence of a cooperating complainant,.
There is no finding that Mr. Gasaway violated public law or district policy.
The complaint is not sustained.
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I have thought very thoroughiy about our conversation on Monday, and I am very much confiicted over the correct course of action. For me, this chapter in my life closed iast June, I haven't been bothered personaiiy since then, and I've moved on. Without our conversation, I woutd not have ever thought to pursue this matter any further, and I wouid prefer not to
pursue any further investigation.
Piease let me know if you need anything more from me.
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Below you will find statements about each subject which we spoke about this afternoon.
At no time have i sent any sort of inappropriate texts, phone calls or e-mails to any-'
them either. Wllh that in mind, I wanted to address the three subjects that we spoke about this afternoon.
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i have no recollection of last school year hugging ,
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these conversations did I make advances or have any behavior that i would consider to be inappropriate
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believe that I ever brushed by"avlng my shoulder touch,-, If this were to have occurred,
given the tight space of the office manager's room, I might have bumped Into. without even realizing it.
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felt as the principal of Jasper that i needed to mingle with the entire crowd. On a co~asions, I
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I tried to spend the entire evening going between groups of staff members, meeting spouses and trying to make sure everyone was enjoying the party.
Please let me know If you have any questions.
Thanks.
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throughout her life; i called One of my assistant principals over the radio up to the office to meet this former
student
Please let me know If you have any questions.
Thanks.
jeff
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To: Sent: Thu, Apr 1, 20109:20 am Subject: Re: Statement
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Re: Fwd: Leave of Absence
Patty, typically the person who inputs the codes is simply told. to used a specific code number. He/she does not need to be given the same for Jeff, Randall, and Brenda. I would suggest doing this in normal way to minimize opportunity for error from stepping outside the normal process. Do you have concerns? If so, give me a call at 28101 and let's visit. Thanks.
any particulars, just the code number (19). This would be
~~~ Patty Meyer 3/31/20109:10 AM ~~~ Tamira, the campus OM handles this typically; do we make her aware of the reason? Is this how Brenda and Randall are handled
as well?
Patty Meyer West Cluster Area Asst Superintendent PISD
469-752-8112
~,,~ Nikki James 3/31/2010 8:53 AM ~~~ Hi, Patty. I'm writing you about Jeff Gasaway and my responsibilities under our procedures for administrative leave. My involvement is only related to the recording of absences in the TSSI system.
Jeff will need to be reported absent through the TSSI system using reason code 19-!eave with pay. This code is only used for
administrative leave absences. Please make sure that the person at your location responsible for absence notification is aware of this procedure, and that all of Jeffs absences are verified electronically under the correct code beginning 3/31/10.
If there is a concern with the campus office staff being able to see these absences with the admin leave code, you could enter the absences as personai illness, and then I can change the code to admln leave afterwards. If you want to handle it this wayi just let
me know.
If you or the person responsible for callíngMin/verifying absences has any questions or needs assistance, please let me know.
Thanks.
Nikki James
Ernployee Benefits Manager Plano ISD - Sockwell Center
6301 Chapei Hili Bivd. Plano, Texas 75093
Phone (469)752-4760
Fax (469)752-8036
[email protected]
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Administrative Leave
Jeff Gasaway, principal at Jasper, is on administrative leave with pay
effective immediately. Thanks.
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Please disable building, computer, and phone access for Jeff Gasaway, principal at Jasper, effective immediately. Please let Patty Meyer know how to access his computer and phone. Thanks.
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Oear Mr. Gasaway:
I have determined that it is in the best interest of the Oistrict that you be placed on administrative leave with pay, pending investigation of allegations of improper conduct.
Until resolution of this matter, I am hereby directing you to:
L Not discuss this or any related matter with any Plano iso employee other than
representatives from the Security or Human Resources departments;
2; Have no contact with any Plano ISD student other than your own child; and
3; Not report to any Oistrict facility other than the Central Administration office unless given permission to do so by one of the individuals referenced above;
Your failure to comply with these directives may result in disciplinary action, up to and
including recommendation for nonextension, nonrenewal or termination of your
employment contract with the Oistrict.
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Sincerely,
Please contact me at 469-752-8255 with any questions.
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