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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 | 03/31/2012 | 2490-11-12 | Penn Manor School District | 13 | Linda Valentini | Free Appropriate Public Education Related Services Autistic Spectrum Intellectual Disability IEP |
| Download PDF | 08/27/2021 | 24827-20-21 | Tunkhannock Area School District | 18 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 06/22/2021 | 24799-20-21 | Centennial School District | 22 | Cheryl Cutrona | Parent Rights Burden of Proof Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 07/02/2021 | 24792-20-21 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 03/18/2022 | 24769-20-21 | Cornwall-Lebanon School District | 13 | Charles Jelley | Individualized Education Program Graduation/Diploma Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/12/2021 | 24767-20-21 | Phoenixville Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Section 504 Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/07/2022 | 24756-20-21 | Penn Manor School District | 13 | Charles Jelley | Contingent IEP Residential Placement |
| Download PDF | 08/27/2021 | 24742-20-21 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education Child Find Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 05/06/2021 | 24725-20-21 | Maritime Academy Charter School | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 05/07/2021 | 24709-20-21 | Great Valley School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Independent Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2012 | 2470-11-12 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Homebound Instruction IEP Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 08/13/2021 | 24679-20-21 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Individualized Education Program Bullying Private School - Unilateral Placement |
| Download PDF | 05/11/2021 | 24666-20-21 | Aliquippa Borough School District | 27 | Brian Ford | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 09/24/2021 | 24660-20-21 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Progress |
| Download PDF | 09/07/2021 | 24658-20-21 | Old Forge School District | 19 | James Gerl | Discrimination Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 07/15/2021 | 24585-20-21 | Kennett Consolidated School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Statute of Limitations Identification Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/02/2021 | 24581-20-21 | Cornwall-Lebanon School District | 13 | Brian Ford | Child Find Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/10/2021 | 24571-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cheryl Cutrona | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Individualized Education Program Section 504 Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/06/2021 | 24544-20-21 | Western Wayne School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Child Find Independent Educational Evaluation Statute of Limitations Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2021 | 24534-20-21 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Tuition Reimbursement Evaluation IEP Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 05/27/2021 | 24533-20-21 | Vision Academy Charter School | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | Child Find ADHD/ADD Section 504 Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 02/28/2022 | 24520-20-21 | Environmental Charter School at Frick Park | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Individualized Education Program Pendency Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 07/30/2021 | 24518-20-21 | West Greene School District | 01 | Cathy Skidmore | Individualized Education Program Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/10/2021 | 24513-20-21 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/19/2021 | 24496-20-21 | Laboratory Charter School | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Transfer from Preschool Eligibility Procedural Violation Compensatory Education |
