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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 | 01/16/2023 | 26997-22-23 | Rose Tree Media School District | 25 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition to School Age Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 11/30/2022 | 26985-22-23 | Williamsport Area School District | 17 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/07/2022 | 26970-22-23 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Reimbursement Individualized Education Program Extended School Year Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2023 | 26967-22-23 | York Suburban School District | 12 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Least Restrictive Environment Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2023 | 26958-22-23 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/13/2023 | 26957-22-23 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/22/2012 | 2694-11-12 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | 23 | William Culleton | Tuition Reimbursement Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 12/29/2022 | 26937-22-23 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/30/2022 | 26934-22-23 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 12/16/2022 | 26933-22-23 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/05/2023 | 26932-22-23 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Child Find Eligibility Individualized Education Program Statute of Limitations Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/15/2023 | 26925-22-23 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Parent Rights Progress Specially Designed Instruction |
| Download PDF | 02/22/2023 | 26862-22-23 | Universal Daroff Charter School | 26 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Charter School Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 02/16/2023 | 26851-22-23 | Universal Daroff Charter School | 26 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Charter School Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 01/27/2023 | 26839-22-23 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Child Find Tuition Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2023 | 26814-22-23 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Placement Intellectual Disability Procedural Violation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/03/2023 | 26767-22-23 | Cheltenham Township School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 10/21/2022 | 26735-22-23 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Tuition Reimbursement Teacher Qualifications/Certification Reading |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2022 | 26729-22-23 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cheryl Cutrona | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/27/2022 | 26710-21-22 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Remand Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/29/2022 | 26708-21-22 | Penn-Delco School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/23/2023 | 26697-21-22 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | Cheryl Cutrona | Section 504 Child Find Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 12/05/2022 | 26678-21-22 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Related Services Discrimination Res Judicata |
| Download PDF | 05/15/2012 | 2663-11-12 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Anne Carroll | Autistic Spectrum Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education Least Restrictive Environment Progress |
| Download PDF | 08/18/2022 | 26604-21-22 | North Penn School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
