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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 | 12/31/2014 | 15378-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Autistic Spectrum Related Services Goals Specially Designed Instruction Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2014 | 15605-14-15 | Penn-Trafford School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Least Restrictive Environment Transition Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/29/2014 | 15230-14-15 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2014 | 15488-14-15 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Anne Carroll | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Identification Behavior |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2014 | 15202-15-14 | Young Scholars Kenderton Charter School | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Behavior Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2014 | 15203-14-15 | Young Scholars Kenderton Charter School | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Behavior Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2014 | 15090-13-14 | Wilmington Area School District | 04 | Michael McElligott | Free Appropriate Public Education Behavior Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/23/2014 | 15531-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Extended School Year Parent Rights Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2014 | 15648-14-15 | Central Dauphin School District | 15 | William Culleton | Discipline Procedural Safeguards Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 12/19/2014 | 14868-13-14 | Fairview School District | 05 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Child Find Behavior Speech and Language Impaired |
| Download PDF | 12/19/2014 | 15445-14-15 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/17/2014 | 14498-13-14 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Discrimination Retaliation |
| Download PDF | 12/12/2014 | 15522-14-15 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/09/2014 | 15237-14-15 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum IEP Progress Related Services |
| Download PDF | 12/03/2014 | 15140-13-14 | Crestwood School District | 18 | Anne Carroll | Multiple Disabilities Evaluation Progress Related Services |
| Download PDF | 11/26/2014 | 15183-13-14 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Other Health Impairment IEP Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/25/2014 | 15278-14-15 | Rose Tree Media School District | 25 | Cathy Skidmore | Statute of Limitations Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Procedural Safeguards |
| Download PDF | 11/25/2014 | 15199-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Specific Learning Disability Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/20/2014 | 15458-14-15 | Ridley School District | 25 | Shawn Lochinger | GIEP Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 11/10/2014 | 14980-13-14 | Upper Moreland Township School District | 23 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum IEP Private School Placement Extended School Year Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/04/2014 | 15112-13-14 | Central Dauphin School District | 15 | Michael McElligott | IEP Least Restrictive Environment Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/20/2014 | 15253-14-15 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Anne Carroll | Extended School Year Transportation Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/20/2014 | 15255-14-15 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Anne Carroll | Extended School Year Transportation Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/18/2014 | 15242-14-15 | Lebanon School District | 13 | Anne Carroll | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Identification Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 10/16/2014 | 14998-13-14 | Great Valley School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
