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Gifted Hearing Officer Decisions
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Since 2006, the Office for Dispute Resolution has made hearing officer decisions available to the public on this website. Before these decisions are posted, all identifiable student information is removed to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
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| List of Hearing Officer Decisions | ||||||
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| Decision Date | File Number | LEA | IU | Hearing Officer | Issue(s) | |
| Download PDF | 10/06/2021 | 24544-20-21 | Western Wayne School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Child Find Independent Educational Evaluation Statute of Limitations Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/01/2021 | 24950-20-21 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2021 | 24534-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Tuition Reimbursement Evaluation IEP Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2021 | 25178-21-22 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Residential Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 09/24/2021 | 24660-20-21 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Progress |
| Download PDF | 09/20/2021 | 24436-20-21 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 09/16/2021 | 24959-20-21 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement Bullying |
| Download PDF | 09/16/2021 | 24232-20-21 | Perkiomen Valley School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | IEP Trauma Compensatory Education Reimbursement Multiple Disabilities |
| Download PDF | 09/10/2021 | 24571-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cheryl Cutrona | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Individualized Education Program Section 504 Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/07/2021 | 24658-20-21 | Old Forge School District | 19 | James Gerl | Discrimination Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 08/27/2021 | 24373-20-21 | Chichester School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Residential Placement Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 08/27/2021 | 24742-20-21 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education Child Find Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 08/27/2021 | 24827-20-21 | Tunkhannock Area School District | 18 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 08/24/2021 | 25118-20-21 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Michael McElligott | Private School |
| Download PDF | 08/16/2021 | 25004-20-21 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/13/2021 | 24679-20-21 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Individualized Education Program Bullying Private School - Unilateral Placement |
| Download PDF | 07/30/2021 | 24518-20-21 | West Greene School District | 01 | Cathy Skidmore | Individualized Education Program Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/17/2021 | 25080-20-21 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 07/15/2021 | 24585-20-21 | Kennett Consolidated School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Statute of Limitations Identification Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/09/2021 | 24427-20-21 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Cheryl Cutrona | Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Individualized Education Program Independent Educational Evaluation Private School - Unilateral Placement |
| Download PDF | 07/05/2021 | 24472-20-21 | Mid Valley School District | 19 | James Gerl | Parent Rights Procedural Violation Individualized Education Program Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 07/02/2021 | 24581-20-21 | Cornwall-Lebanon School District | 13 | Brian Ford | Child Find Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/02/2021 | 24792-20-21 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 06/30/2021 | 24412-20-21 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/29/2021 | 24228-20-21 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Evaluation Emotional Disturbance |
