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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 | 09/16/2021 | 24232-20-21 | Perkiomen Valley School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | IEP Trauma Compensatory Education Reimbursement Multiple Disabilities |
| Download PDF | 09/10/2021 | 24571-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cheryl Cutrona | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Individualized Education Program Section 504 Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/09/2021 | 24427-20-21 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Cheryl Cutrona | Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Individualized Education Program Independent Educational Evaluation Private School - Unilateral Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/30/2021 | 24412-20-21 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/12/2021 | 24443-20-21 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Individualized Education Program Related Services Compensatory Education Reimbursement Multiple Disabilities |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2021 | 24340-20-21 | Pottstown School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 02/08/2021 | 23927-20-21 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Identification Eligibility Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/17/2020 | 22849-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2020 | 23603-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Progress Related Services Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2020 | 23621-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Progress Related Services Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2020 | 22659-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Speech and Language Impaired Autistic Spectrum Progress Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2020 | 22715-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Speech and Language Impaired Autistic Spectrum Progress Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2020 | 22523-19-20 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Child Find Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/07/2020 | 23339-19-20 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Emotional Disturbance Autistic Spectrum Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2020 | 23334-19-20 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2020 | 23394-19-20 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/23/2020 | 22644-19-20 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Autistic Spectrum Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement Settlement Agreements Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2020 | 23420-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | IEP Extended School Year Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/28/2020 | 22842-19-20 | Montgomery County IU/EI Program | 23 | Brian Ford | Early Intervention Autistic Spectrum Private School Transportation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2020 | 22632-19-20 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Identification Tuition Reimbursement Burden of Proof Evidence |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 22380-18-19 | Methacton School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation IEP Procedural Violation Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 12/26/2019 | 22629-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Progress Witnesses Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2019 | 22837-19-20 | Wissahickon School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation IEP SDI Program Modifications Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 12/15/2019 | 21855-18-19 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | James Gerl | Autistic Spectrum Speech and Language Impaired Parent Rights Free Appropriate Public Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/15/2019 | 22185-18-19 | Montgomery County IU/EI Program | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Early Intervention IEP Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
