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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 | 01/23/2019 | 21043-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | James Gerl | Child Find Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 01/23/2019 | 21230-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | James Gerl | Child Find Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 01/22/2019 | 20925-18-19 | North Schuylkill School District | 29 | Michael McElligott | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/04/2019 | 20584-17-18 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 01/04/2019 | 20839-17-18 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 01/01/2019 | 21448-18-19 | Philadelphia Academy Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Transportation Medical Services Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2018 | 21027-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Approved Private School Free Appropriate Public Education Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/30/2018 | 21452-18-19 | Fox Chapel Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/30/2018 | 21263-18-19 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2018 | 21067-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Residential Placement Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 12/20/2018 | 21446-18-19 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Procedural Safeguards |
| Download PDF | 12/12/2018 | 20604-17-18 | Connellsville Area School District | 01 | Michael McElligott | Behavior IEP Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/04/2018 | 20362-17-18 | Mid Valley School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/30/2018 | 20384-17-18 | Mid Valley School District | 19 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Evaluation Behavior Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/30/2018 | 20805-17-18 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Free Appropriate Public Education Evidence Burden of Proof Transition |
| Download PDF | 11/24/2018 | 21158-18-19 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Res Judicata Pendency Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 11/23/2018 | 20972-18-19 | North Pocono School District | 19 | James Gerl | Extended School Year Evidence Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 11/20/2018 | 19139-16-17 | Upper Perkiomen School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Assistive Technology Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/16/2018 | 20099-17-18 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | IEP Procedural Violation Private School Placement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 11/13/2018 | 21300-18-19 | Wilson School District | 14 | James Gerl | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Evidence |
| Download PDF | 11/08/2018 | 18071-16-17 | Pottsgrove School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Transition Behavior Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/07/2018 | 20659-17-18 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation IEP Emotional Disturbance Autistic Spectrum Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 10/30/2018 | 20663-17-18 | Great Valley School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Procedural Violation Tuition Reimbursement Evidence Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 10/25/2018 | 21222-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Other Health Impairment Independent Educational Evaluation Identification |
| Download PDF | 10/20/2018 | 20469-17-18 | Perkiomen Valley School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Statute of Limitations Specific Learning Disability IEP Parent Rights |
