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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 | 07/11/2006 | 6367-05-06 | Southern Lehigh School District | 21 | Dan Myers | Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation Discipline |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2006 | 6362-05-06 | East Penn School District | 21 | Joy Waters Fleming | Homebound Instruction Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 05/07/2024 | 29454-23-24 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Joy Waters Fleming | Gifted Education GIEP |
| Download PDF | 04/16/2024 | 29201-23-24 | Pleasant Valley School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/22/2023 | 28221-22-23 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/30/2023 | 28186-22-23 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Speech/Language Impairment Least Restrictive Environment Procedural Safeguards Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2023 | 27684-22-23 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2023 | 27704-22-23 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program Section 504 Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 07/17/2023 | 27380-22-23 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | Cheryl Cutrona | Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program Related Services |
| Download PDF | 04/01/2023 | 27642-22-23 | Easton Area School District | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/23/2023 | 26697-21-22 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | Cheryl Cutrona | Section 504 Child Find Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 12/07/2022 | 26970-22-23 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Reimbursement Individualized Education Program Extended School Year Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 08/22/2022 | 26161-21-22 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Progress Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2022 | 25299-21-22 | Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition - Post Secondary Procedural Violation Private School - Unilateral Placement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 04/25/2022 | 25893-21-22 | Pleasant Valley School District | 20 | Cheryl Cutrona | Prospective Placement Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 03/04/2022 | 25967-21-22 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/07/2021 | 25121-20-21 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Joy Waters Fleming | Tuition Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation IEP Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 05/19/2021 | 24453-20-21 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | Charles Jelley | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/19/2021 | 24483-20-21 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 03/15/2021 | 24086-20-21 | Bangor Area School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Behavior Plan Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/14/2020 | 23509-19-20 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Emotional Disturbance |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22406-18-19 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Evidence |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2019 | 22267-18-19 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Section 504 ADHD/ADD Discrimination Evidence |
| Download PDF | 08/09/2019 | 21306-18-19 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Charles Jelley | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 06/10/2019 | 21928-18-19 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Intellectual Disability Speech and Language Impaired Multiple Disabilities Independent Educational Evaluation |
