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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 | 07/26/2019 | 21625-18-19 | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Brian Ford | State Education Agency Charter School Agreements | |
| Download PDF | 07/24/2019 | 21868-18-19 | Phoenixville Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Emotional Disturbance Specific Learning Disability Evaluation Specially Designed Instruction Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/19/2019 | 21266-18-19 | Old Forge School District | 19 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/12/2019 | 22268-18-19 | Catasauqua Area School District | 21 | Michael McElligott | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 07/08/2019 | 21992-18-19 | Wallenpaupack Area School District | 19 | Cathy Skidmore | Statute of Limitations Transition |
| Download PDF | 07/08/2019 | 21422-18-19 VACATED | Rose Tree Media School District | 25 | Charles Jelley | Specific Learning Disability IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 07/01/2019 | 22377-18-19 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 07/01/2019 | 22228-18-19 | Pottsgrove School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/29/2019 | 22289-18-19 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Charles Jelley | Extended School Year Procedural Violation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2019 | 21732-18-19 | Muhlenberg School District | 14 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Free Appropriate Public Education Behavior Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2019 | 21295-18-19 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 06/20/2019 | 21670-18-19 | Kennett Consolidated School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Free Appropriate Public Education Evidence Independent Educational Evaluation Specially Designed Instruction |
| Download PDF | 06/20/2019 | 22253-18-19 | Avon Grove School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 06/17/2019 | 22103-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Identification Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/10/2019 | 21928-18-19 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Intellectual Disability Speech and Language Impaired Multiple Disabilities Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/10/2019 | 21615-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Identification Specific Learning Disability IEP Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2019 | 22149-18-19 | East Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Section 504 Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/03/2019 | 21128-18-19 | Please Select A School District | Brian Ford | Charter School Free Appropriate Public Education Behavior Compensatory Education Retaliation | |
| Download PDF | 05/31/2019 | 21831-18-19 | Oil City Area School District | 06 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Transition Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/31/2019 | 21856-18-19 | Oil City Area School District | 06 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Transition Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/29/2019 | 22120-18-19 | Shaler Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Procedural Safeguards |
| Download PDF | 05/28/2019 | 22046-18-19 | Unionville-Chadds Ford School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Evidence Safety |
| Download PDF | 05/27/2019 | 21170-18-19 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Child Find Eligibility Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/18/2019 | 22018-18-19 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/26/2019 | 21921-18-19 | Freedom Area School District | 27 | Cathy Skidmore | Parent Rights Evaluation |
