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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 | 04/11/2017 | 18864-16-17 | Abington School District | 19 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation IEP Behavior |
| Download PDF | 03/31/2017 | 15960-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 19 | Michael McElligott | Charter School Compensatory Education Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2017 | 18081-16-17 | Abington School District | 19 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum Transition Least Restrictive Environment Tuition Reimbursement Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 04/14/2016 | 16767-15-16 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | IEP Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education Identification |
| Download PDF | 02/23/2016 | 16540-15-16 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Child Find Private Schools -- Services to Students Evaluation Parent Rights Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2015 | 15466-14-15 | Lakeland School District | 19 | Cathy Skidmore | Identification IEP Speech and Language Impaired Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/04/2015 | 16460-14-15 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | William Culleton | Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 06/15/2015 | 15467-14-15 | Lakeland School District | 19 | Cathy Skidmore | Section 504 ADHD/ADD Behavior Child Find |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2015 | 15465-14-15 | Lakeland School District | 19 | Cathy Skidmore | Child Find Eligibility Behavior IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/25/2013 | 13950-12-13 | Lakeland School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/15/2013 | 13735-12-13 | Wayne Highlands School District | 19 | William Culleton | IEP Transition Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2013 | 13764-12-13 | Abington School District | 19 | William Culleton | Specific Learning Disability Speech/Language Impairment IEP Progress Specially Designed Instruction |
| Download PDF | 07/20/2013 | 13762-12-13 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | William Culleton | Section 504 Parent Rights ADHD/ADD Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/08/2013 | 13341-12-13 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | Linda Valentini | IEP Residential Placement Behavior |
| Download PDF | 04/12/2013 | 13570-12-13 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 04/12/2013 | 13571-12-13 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 04/06/2013 | 13355-12-13 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Free Appropriate Public Education Assistive Technology Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2013 | 3432-12-13 | North Pocono School District | 19 | William Culleton | Eligibility Evaluation Emotional Disturbance Other Health Impairment Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2012 | 3343-12-13 | Western Wayne School District | 19 | Linda Valentini | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Compensatory Education Related Services |
| Download PDF | 11/25/2012 | 3420-12-13 | Lakeland School District | 19 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/15/2012 | 2629-11-12 | Wallenpaupack Area School District | 19 | Anne Carroll | Child Find Evaluation Section 504 Exceptionality Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2012 | 2470-11-12 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Homebound Instruction IEP Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2012 | 2527-11-12 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | Anne Carroll | Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation Instruction in the Home Related Services Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 02/08/2012 | 2341-11-12 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | William Culleton | Behavior Transportation Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/28/2011 | 2057-10-11 | Lakeland School District | 19 | Cathy Skidmore | Individualized Education Program Specially Designed Instruction Behavior Specific Learning Disability Other Health Impairment |
