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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 | 12/15/2015 | 16259-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/09/2015 | 16378-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | Evaluation IEP Related Services Private School Placement Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2015 | 18111-16-17 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Procedural Violation Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/18/2015 | 16307-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 26 | Brian Ford | Charter School Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer State Education Agency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/18/2015 | 16308-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 26 | Brian Ford | Charter School Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer State Education Agency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/04/2015 | 16658-15-16 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Records Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2015 | 16208-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Transition IEP Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/15/2015 | 16267-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | IEP Autistic Spectrum Speech and Language Impaired IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2015 | 15961-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Compensatory Education Statute of Limitations |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2015 | 15962-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Compensatory Education Statute of Limitations |
| Download PDF | 07/17/2015 | 15934-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | Agreements Statute of Limitations Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 07/17/2015 | 16190-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | Agreements Statute of Limitations Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 06/24/2015 | 15726-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition Least Restrictive Environment Procedural Violation Compensatory Education Retaliation |
| Download PDF | 06/12/2015 | 16286-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | Extended School Year Procedural Violation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2015 | 15166-13-14 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Procedural Violation Parent Rights Limited English Proficiency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2015 | 15181-13-14 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Procedural Violation Parent Rights Limited English Proficiency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/20/2015 | 16207-14-15 | Education Plus Academy Cyber Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 04/18/2015 | 15777-14-15 | Green Woods Charter School | 26 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum Identification Approved Private School Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/31/2015 | 15461-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Parent Rights Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/31/2015 | 15661-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Parent Rights Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2015 | 15632-14-15 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | William Culleton | Child Find Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2015 | 15698-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | |
| Download PDF | 01/12/2015 | 15671-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Independent Educational Evaluation Agreements |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2014 | 15378-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Autistic Spectrum Related Services Goals Specially Designed Instruction Tuition Reimbursement |
| 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 |
