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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 | 06/10/2015 | 15477-14-15 | City CHS | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Charter School Least Restrictive Environment Extended School Year Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2015 | 15465-14-15 | Lakeland School District | 19 | Cathy Skidmore | Child Find Eligibility Behavior IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/02/2015 | 16032-14-15 | Penn Hills School District | Cathy Skidmore | Least Restrictive Environment Approved Private School Autistic Spectrum | |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2015 | 15919-14-15 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 01/10/2015 | 15066-13-14 | Fox Chapel Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Multiple Disabilities Related Services Free Appropriate Public Education Program Modifications |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2014 | 15605-14-15 | Penn-Trafford School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Least Restrictive Environment Transition Compensatory Education |
| 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 | 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 | 09/19/2014 | 14872-13-14 | Tidioute Community Charter School | 05 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Behavior Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education Discipline |
| Download PDF | 09/19/2014 | 14915-13-14 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Related Services Progress Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2014 | 15205-14-15 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Residential Placement Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 08/18/2014 | 14862-13-14 | Steelton-Highspire School District | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2014 | 14830-13-14 | Slippery Rock Area School District | 04 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Emotional Disturbance Least Restrictive Environment Homebound Instruction Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/06/2014 | 14785-13-14 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Behavior Transition Compensatory Education Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 06/25/2014 | 14550-13-14 | Delaware Valley School District | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Eligibility SDI Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/25/2014 | 14606-13-14 | Delaware Valley School District | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Eligibility SDI Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/04/2014 | 14321-13-14 | Camp Hill School District | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Emotional Disturbance Free Appropriate Public Education Retaliation Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 05/24/2014 | 14950-13-14 | Hamburg Area School District | 14 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year Transition |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2014 | 14540-13-14 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2014 | 14578-13-14 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2014 | 14579-13-14 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/16/2014 | 15630-14-15 | Greater Johnstown School District | 08 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation Approved Private School Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 03/26/2014 | 14593-13-14 | North Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Assistive Technology Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/20/2014 | 14272-13-14 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Progress Specific Learning Disability Private School Placement Independent Educational Evaluation |
