MYKA WASHINGTON V. NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS, 2/2/16, (#32-16)

#32-16
MYKA WASHINGTON 	:
Petitioner, 	:
V. 	: 	COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
NEW JERSEY STATE 	: 	DECISION
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
:
Respondent.
____________________________________:
SYNOPSIS
Petitioner filed an appeal in June 2015 challenging the Board of Examiners’ determination to
deny her application for a Principal Certificate of Eligibility pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-11.5.
A hearing in the matter was scheduled for November 12, 2015, but petitioner failed to appear. A
notice was sent to the parties by the Office of Administrative Law on January 8, 2016, which
provided the petitioner with an opportunity to submit an explanation for such nonappearance, but
no explanation was filed with the Department.
There being no explanation for the non-appearance filed by the petitioner, the matter was
deemed 	to 	no 	longer 	be 	a 	contested 	case 	before 	the 	Commissioner. 	Accordingly, 	the
Commissioner dismissed the petition with prejudice.
This synopsis is not part of the Commissioner’s decision. It has been prepared for the convenience of the
reader. It has been neither reviewed nor approved by the Commissioner.
February 2, 2016

OAL DKT. NO. EDU 8262-15
AGENCY DKT. NO. 98-4/15
MYKA WASHINGTON 	:
Petitioner, 	:
V. 	: 	COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
NEW JERSEY STATE 	: 	DECISION
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
:
Respondent.
____________________________________:
The record of this matter and advisement of petitioner’s failure to appear,
transmitted by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) pursuant to N.J.A.C. 1:1-14.4 – along
with copies of notifications sent to the parties by OAL on January 8, 2016, providing an
opportunity to submit an explanation for such nonappearance – have been reviewed. There
being no explanation filed by petitioner, this matter is no longer deemed to be a contested case
before the Commissioner and is hereby dismissed with prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	February 2, 2016
Date of Mailing: 	February 2, 2016
1 Final decisions of the Commissioner 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) and applicable Appellate Division rules of court.