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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 | 10/23/2023 | 27957-22-23 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/14/2023 | 28077-22-23 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Extended School Year Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 06/09/2023 | 27848-22-23 | Cheltenham Township School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/15/2023 | 26925-22-23 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Parent Rights Progress Specially Designed Instruction |
| Download PDF | 01/30/2023 | 27141-22-23 | Perkiomen Valley School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/03/2023 | 26767-22-23 | Cheltenham Township School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 12/22/2022 | 27136-22-23 | Pottstown School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Settlement Agreements Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 12/05/2022 | 26678-21-22 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Related Services Discrimination Res Judicata |
| Download PDF | 12/02/2022 | 26241-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Free Appropriate Public Education Section 504 Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2022 | 26354-21-22 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Intellectual Disability Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 09/09/2022 | 26134-21-22 | Montgomery County IU/EI Program | 23 | Charles Jelley | Preschool Transition Evaluation Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2022 | 26336-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 08/24/2022 | 26474-21-22 | Wissahickon School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Least Restrictive Environment Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 08/18/2022 | 26604-21-22 | North Penn School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/16/2022 | 26193-21-22 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Speech/Language Impairment Individualized Education Program Procedural Violation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/13/2022 | 25209-21-22 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Procedural Violation Free Appropriate Public Education Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/28/2022 | 26270-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 03/25/2022 | 25132-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 02/22/2022 | 25265-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 02/18/2022 | 25024-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Parent Rights Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 11/17/2021 | 25127-20-21 | Abington School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Goals SDI Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/15/2021 | 25182-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Residence |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2021 | 24534-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Tuition Reimbursement Evaluation IEP Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 09/20/2021 | 24436-20-21 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 09/16/2021 | 24959-20-21 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement Bullying |
