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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 | 06/15/2020 | 23355-19-20 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2020 | 23420-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | IEP Extended School Year Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/31/2020 | 23249-19-20 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Specific Learning Disability Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2020 | 22285-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2020 | 22286-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/18/2020 | 23059-19-20 | Chichester School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Behavior Plan Discipline Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/08/2020 | 22831-19-20 | Mastery Charter School-Harrity Campus | 26 | Charles Jelley | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/01/2020 | 23097-19-20 | Tri-Valley School District | 29 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/27/2020 | 22912-19-20 | Northwestern Lehigh School District | 21 | James Gerl | Least Restrictive Environment Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 04/10/2020 | 22807-19-20 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Bullying Section 504 Compensatory Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 04/03/2020 | 22924-19-20 | Twin Valley School District | 14 | Charles Jelley | Discrimination Child Find IEP |
| Download PDF | 03/31/2020 | 22605-19-20 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Multiple Disabilities Visual Impairment IEP Private School Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 03/24/2020 | 22539-19-20 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Michael McElligott | Visual Impairment IEP Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2020 | 22283-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education State Education Agency |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2020 | 22284-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2020 | 21655-18-19 | Donegal School District | 13 | Brian Ford | Statute of Limitations Speech and Language Impaired Emotional Disturbance Procedural Violation Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22406-18-19 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Evidence |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22640-19-20 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Speech and Language Impaired Behavior Plan Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22760-19-20 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Speech and Language Impaired Behavior Plan Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 03/06/2020 | 22487-19-20 | Big Beaver Falls Area School District | 27 | Cathy Skidmore | Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability Parent Rights Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/28/2020 | 22842-19-20 | Montgomery County IU/EI Program | 23 | Brian Ford | Early Intervention Autistic Spectrum Private School Transportation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/27/2020 | 21884-18-19 | Avon Grove School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Section 504 Independent Educational Evaluation Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2020 | 22632-19-20 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Identification Tuition Reimbursement Burden of Proof Evidence |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2020 | 22739-19-20 | Shaler Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Section 504 Tuition Reimbursement Burden of Proof Evidence |
| Download PDF | 02/18/2020 | 22795-19-20 | Kiski Area School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation IEP Procedural Violation Goals Compensatory Education |
