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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 | 10/31/2016 | 17599-15-16 | Propel Charter School - Pitcairn | 03 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Evaluation Section 504 Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2016 | 18110-16-17 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2016 | 18111-16-17 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Procedural Violation Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/25/2016 | 18270-16-17 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 10/18/2016 | 17916-15-16 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Emotional Disturbance IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/11/2016 | 17158-15-16 | Montgomery County IU/EI Program | 23 | Michael McElligott | Transition Hearing Impaired Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/10/2016 | 18020-16-17 | South Park School District | 03 | Brian Ford | Behavior Least Restrictive Environment Approved Private School Parent Rights Evidence |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2016 | 17920-15-16 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Parent Rights IEP |
| Download PDF | 09/27/2016 | 17822-15-16 | Burrell School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Statute of Limitations Evidence Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 09/22/2016 | 18090-16-17 | Capital Area IU/EI Program | 15 | William Culleton | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Multiple Disabilities Evidence Transition Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 09/17/2016 | 17322-15-16 | Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School | 15 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Evaluation IEP Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/16/2016 | 17321-15-16 | Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School | 15 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Evaluation IEP Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/09/2016 | 18044-16-17 | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Charles Jelley | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer State Education Agency | |
| Download PDF | 09/09/2016 | 18045-16-17 | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Charles Jelley | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer State Education Agency | |
| Download PDF | 09/09/2016 | 18046-16-17 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer State Education Agency |
| Download PDF | 09/01/2016 | 17316-15-16 | West Shore School District | 15 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Statute of Limitations Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/25/2016 | 17952-15-16 | Quakertown Community School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | IEP Private School Placement Pendency |
| Download PDF | 08/23/2016 | 17765-15-16 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Free Appropriate Public Education Private School Placement Least Restrictive Environment Evidence |
| Download PDF | 08/12/2016 | 17397-15-16 | Wyoming Valley West School District | 18 | Charles Jelley | Residential Placement Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/12/2016 | 17720-15-16 | Pottstown School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Least Restrictive Environment Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/30/2016 | 17187-15-16 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | IEP Parent Rights Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 07/25/2016 | 17572-15-16 | West York Area School District | 12 | William Culleton | Child Find Eligibility Emotional Disturbance Procedural Violation Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 07/21/2016 | 17621-15-16 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | William Culleton | Statute of Limitations Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 07/20/2016 | 16459-14-15 | Great Valley School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Specific Learning Disability IEP Progress SDI |
| Download PDF | 07/19/2016 | 17651-15-16 | Central Dauphin School District | 15 | Charles Jelley | GIEP Gifted and/or Talented Goals |
