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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 | 03/12/2006 | 6289-05-06 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Margaret Drayden | Discipline Parent Rights ADHD/ADD Behavior |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2025 | 30399-24-25 | McKeesport Area School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Identification Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/20/2025 | 29694-23-24 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Identification Evaluation Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/01/2024 | 29653-23-24 | South Park School District | 03 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Comparable Services Statute of Limitations Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/14/2024 | 30227-24-25 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Transportation |
| Download PDF | 08/30/2024 | 28286-23-24 | Quaker Valley School District | 03 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Evidence Independent Educational Evaluation Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 07/01/2024 | 29213-23-24 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Related Services Compensatory Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 05/21/2024 | 27670-22-23 | South Fayette Township School District | 03 | Joy Waters Fleming | Child Find Section 504 Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 12/22/2023 | 28261-22-23 | Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School | 03 | Brian Ford | Child Find Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 10/16/2023 | 28255-22-23 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | James Gerl | Related Services Free Appropriate Public Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 06/14/2023 | 27766-22-23 | Steel Valley School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Gifted Education Identification Eligibility Gifted Individualized Education Plan (GIEP) Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 04/18/2023 | 27339-22-23 | East Allegheny School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Procedural Violation Goals Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/15/2022 | 26286-21-22 | Moon Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Transportation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/15/2022 | 26287-21-22 | Moon Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Transportation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/24/2022 | 25848-21-22 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/24/2022 | 25847-21-22 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Compensatory Education Private School |
| Download PDF | 01/13/2022 | 25771-21-22 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Thought to be Eligible |
| Download PDF | 01/13/2022 | 25772-21-22 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Eligibility Emotional Disturbance |
| Download PDF | 12/17/2020 | 23894-20-21 | Penn Hills School District | 03 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/28/2020 | 23501-19-20 | North Hills School District | 03 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2020 | 23343-19-20 | Gateway School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Related Services Behavior Plan Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/01/2020 | 23126-19-20 | Baldwin-Whitehall School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Identification IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 07/31/2020 | 22864-19-20 | North Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Speech and Language Impaired Assistive Technology Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2020 | 22739-19-20 | Shaler Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Section 504 Tuition Reimbursement Burden of Proof Evidence |
| Download PDF | 01/10/2020 | 23066-19-20 | Propel Charter Schools | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Discipline Alternative Education Setting Least Restrictive Environment |
