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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 | 08/21/2024 | 29849-23-24 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Comparable Services Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/28/2024 | 29840-23-24 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Thought to be Eligible Discipline Evaluation Identification Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/20/2024 | 29828-23-24 | Chichester School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Deafness/Hearing Impairment |
| Download PDF | 11/19/2024 | 29761-23-24 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Evaluation Identification Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2012 | 2975-11-12 | Cornwall-Lebanon School District | 13 | William Culleton | Least Restrictive Environment Retaliation Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 11/20/2024 | 29718-23-24 | Mountain View School District | 19 | Joy Waters Fleming | Consent to Evaluate/to Placement Free Appropriate Public Education 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 | 08/23/2024 | 29671-23-24 | Garnet Valley School District | 25 | James Gerl | Independent Educational Evaluation NOREP |
| Download PDF | 07/23/2012 | 2967-11-12 | Warrior Run School District | 16 | James Gerl | Eligibility Section 504 Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/30/2024 | 29666-23-24 | Mastery Charter School - Hardy Williams | 26 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Least Restrictive Environment Placement |
| 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 | 06/05/2024 | 29618-23-24 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/01/2024 | 29600-23-24 | Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Consent Override Procedure Re-evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Hearing Officer Ordered IEE |
| Download PDF | 07/18/2024 | 29566-23-24 | Wallenpaupack Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 07/18/2024 | 29536-23-24 | Wallenpaupack Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 05/17/2024 | 29532-23-24 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | Discipline Manifestation Determination |
| Download PDF | 08/12/2024 | 29529-23-24 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cheryl Cutrona | Free Appropriate Public Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/14/2024 | 29523-23-24 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 08/31/2024 | 29513-23-24 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/21/2024 | 29474-23-24 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Goals Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/05/2024 | 29467-23-24 | Southern Columbia Area School District | 16 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Bullying Homebound Instruction Instruction in the Home Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 05/07/2024 | 29454-23-24 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Joy Waters Fleming | Gifted Education GIEP |
| Download PDF | 08/21/2024 | 29422-23-24 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Evaluation Individualized Education Program Reimbursement Bullying |
| Download PDF | 06/27/2024 | 29409-23-24 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 10/28/2024 | 29406-23-24 | Chester County IU/EI Program | 24 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Reimbursement |
