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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 | 11/18/2019 | 21657-18-19 | North Allegheny School District | 03 | Brian Ford | Emotional Disturbance Child Find IEP Private School Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2019 | 22149-18-19 | East Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Section 504 Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/29/2019 | 22120-18-19 | Shaler Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Procedural Safeguards |
| Download PDF | 12/30/2018 | 21452-18-19 | Fox Chapel Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2018 | 20344-17-18 | Keystone Oaks School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Least Restrictive Environment Evidence Behavior |
| Download PDF | 08/14/2018 | 20768-17-18 | Deer Lakes School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/29/2018 | 20275-17-18 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 04/29/2018 | 20276-17-18 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 04/29/2018 | 20277-17-18 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 04/29/2018 | 20286-17-18 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 04/29/2018 | 20287-17-18 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 04/29/2018 | 20290-17-18 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 04/16/2018 | 19952-17-18 | Allegheny IU/EI Program | 03 | William Culleton | Early Intervention Evidence Progress Related Services Autistic Spectrum |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2018 | 20320-17-18 | Penn Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline ADHD/ADD |
| Download PDF | 03/20/2018 | 19725-17-18 | Penn Hills School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Behavior IEP Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2018 | 19993-17-18 | North Allegheny School District | 03 | Brian Ford | Parent Rights Res Judicata |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2018 | 19401-16-17 | Upper St. Clair School District | 03 | Brian Ford | Identification IEP Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 02/06/2018 | 19185-16-17 | North Hills School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Free Appropriate Public Education Burden of Proof Progress Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 12/02/2017 | 19368-16-17 | Upper St. Clair School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility ADHD/ADD Section 504 Reimbursement Discipline |
| Download PDF | 10/31/2017 | 19219-16-17 | North Allegheny School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Other Health Impairment Free Appropriate Public Education Identification Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 09/18/2017 | 19204-16-17 | Propel Charter School - Pitcairn | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Charter School Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/18/2017 | 18558-16-17 | Upper St. Clair School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Child Find Behavior Evaluation Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 04/15/2017 | 18419-16-17 | Penn Hills School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Least Restrictive Environment Bullying Assistive Technology Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2017 | 18803-16-17 | North Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2016 | 17531-15-16 | Mt Lebanon School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum IEP Pendency Procedural Safeguards Compensatory Education |
