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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 | 11/22/2013 | 14230-13-14 | Belle Vernon Area School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 10/09/2012 | 2724-11-12 | Ligonier Valley School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Bullying Discrimination Retaliation |
| Download PDF | 06/18/2011 | 1608-10-11 | Southmoreland School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Bullying Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 06/21/2010 | 01147-09-10 | Kiski Area School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Related Services |
| Download PDF | 06/01/2010 | 00500-09-10 | Franklin Regional School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Compensatory Education Evaluation IEP |
| Download PDF | 08/24/2006 | 6499-05-06 | Norwin School District | 07 | Dorothy O'Shea | Free Appropriate Public Education Approved Private School |
| Download PDF | 10/18/2005 | 5701-05-06 | Kiski Area School District | 07 | Dorothy O'Shea | Child Find Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/31/2019 | 21831-18-19 | Oil City Area School District | 06 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Transition Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/31/2019 | 21856-18-19 | Oil City Area School District | 06 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Transition Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/19/2016 | 16808-15-16 | Redbank Valley School District | 06 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum Child Find Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 10/04/2011 | 1756-10-11 | Brookville Area School District | 06 | Michael McElligott | Identification Specific Learning Disability Emotional Disturbance |
| Download PDF | 10/24/2008 | 8860-07-08 | Franklin Area School District | 06 | David Lee | Compensatory Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 10/10/2008 | 9260-08-09 | Franklin Area School District | 06 | Michael McElligott | Manifestation |
| Download PDF | 08/21/2006 | 6356-05-06 | Franklin Area School District | 06 | David Lee | Eligibility Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/26/2019 | 21107-18-19 | General McLane School District | 05 | Charles Jelley | Eligibility Autistic Spectrum Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 05/08/2018 | 19810-17-18 | Fairview School District | 05 | Michael McElligott | Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 02/19/2018 | 19319-16-17 | Warren County School District | 05 | William Culleton | Visual Impairment Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/10/2016 | 17009-15-16 | Fort LeBoeuf School District | 05 | Brian Ford | Specific Learning Disability Progress Compensatory Education Assistive Technology |
| Download PDF | 03/11/2016 | 16622-15-16 | Millcreek Township School District | 05 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Assistive Technology Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/13/2015 | 15844-14-15 | Warren County School District | 05 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Speech and Language Impaired Instruction in the Home Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/22/2015 | 15910-14-15 | Warren County School District | 05 | Michael McElligott | IEP Behavior Goals Compensatory Education Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 12/19/2014 | 14868-13-14 | Fairview School District | 05 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Child Find Behavior Speech and Language Impaired |
| Download PDF | 09/19/2014 | 14872-13-14 | Tidioute Community Charter School | 05 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Behavior Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education Discipline |
| Download PDF | 05/17/2013 | 13715-12-13 | Millcreek Township School District | 05 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Behavior |
| Download PDF | 01/07/2013 | 2628-11-12 | Fairview School District | 05 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Section 504 Free Appropriate Public Education |
