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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 | 12/10/2013 | 14032-12-13 | Greater Johnstown School District | 08 | Michael McElligott | Identification IEP Behavior Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/20/2012 | 2939-11-12 | Tyrone Area School District | 08 | Michael McElligott | Child Find Eligibility Emotional Disturbance Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/29/2012 | 2923-11-12 | Greater Johnstown School District | 08 | Michael McElligott | Pendency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/03/2012 | 2557-11-12 | Greater Johnstown School District | 08 | Michael McElligott | Identification IEP |
| Download PDF | 01/19/2011 | 1665-10-11 | Northern Cambria School District | 08 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Behavior |
| Download PDF | 08/20/2009 | 10022-08-09 | Altoona Area School District | 08 | Dan Myers | |
| Download PDF | 12/16/2008 | 9225-08-09 | Altoona Area School District | 08 | Michael McElligott | IEP Placement |
| Download PDF | 11/11/2007 | 8083-07-08 | Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District | 08 | Gerald Dambach | Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/13/2007 | 7401-06-07 | Hollidaysburg Area School District | 08 | Gerald Dambach | Placement |
| Download PDF | 11/02/2006 | 6898-06-07 | Hollidaysburg Area School District | 08 | Lynda Cook | Placement |
| Download PDF | 11/24/2024 | 30048-24-25 | Belle Vernon Area School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Other Health Impairment Specially Designed Instruction Bullying Burden of Proof Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/17/2023 | 28086-22-23 | Norwin School District | 07 | Cheryl Cutrona | Eligibility Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/16/2023 | 27598-22-23 | [Redacted] School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 05/27/2022 | 26337-21-22 | Hempfield Area School District | 07 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 02/18/2020 | 22795-19-20 | Kiski Area School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation IEP Procedural Violation Goals Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/15/2018 | 19230-16-17 | Greensburg Salem School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Compensatory Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2018 | 19551-17-18 | Norwin School District | 07 | Brian Ford | Specific Learning Disability Other Health Impairment IEP Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/23/2017 | 18979-16-17 | Belle Vernon Area School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Other Health Impairment Child Find Behavior Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 08/29/2017 | 18777-16-17 | Greater Latrobe School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Child Find Specific Learning Disability Program Modifications |
| Download PDF | 08/21/2017 | 18868-16-17 | Hempfield Area School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Other Health Impairment Transition Safety Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/27/2016 | 17822-15-16 | Burrell School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Statute of Limitations Evidence Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2014 | 15605-14-15 | Penn-Trafford School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Least Restrictive Environment Transition Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/03/2014 | 14031-12-13 | Greensburg Salem School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Identification IEP Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 12/26/2013 | 14452-13-14 | Belle Vernon Area School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Multi-Handicapped Transportation |
| Download PDF | 12/11/2013 | 14171-13-14 | Belle Vernon Area School District | 07 | Brian Ford | Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment NOREP |
