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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 | 09/14/2020 | 23509-19-20 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Emotional Disturbance |
| Download PDF | 10/28/2020 | 23501-19-20 | North Hills School District | 03 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 10/28/2020 | 23449-19-20 | Jersey Shore Area School District | 17 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Identification Graduation/Diploma IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/21/2020 | 23431-19-20 | Valley View School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2020 | 23420-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | IEP Extended School Year Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/08/2012 | 2341-11-12 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | William Culleton | Behavior Transportation Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/14/2020 | 23405-19-20 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Homebound Instruction IEP Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2020 | 23394-19-20 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/15/2020 | 23355-19-20 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2012 | 2335-11-12 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | ADHD/ADD Reimbursement Program Modifications |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2020 | 23343-19-20 | Gateway School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Related Services Behavior Plan Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/07/2020 | 23339-19-20 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Emotional Disturbance Autistic Spectrum Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2020 | 23334-19-20 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/30/2020 | 23330-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Joy Waters | Tuition Reimbursement Statute of Limitations IEP Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2012 | 2330-11-12 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Brian Ford | ADHD/ADD Autistic Spectrum IEP |
| Download PDF | 05/31/2020 | 23249-19-20 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Specific Learning Disability Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/31/2020 | 23244-19-20 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Behavior Plan Compensatory Education IEP Intellectual Disability Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/24/2012 | 2323-11-12 | Avon Grove School District | 24 | Anne Carroll | Child Find Emotional Disturbance Evaluation Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 08/25/2020 | 23213-19-20 | Cornwall-Lebanon School District | 13 | Cathy Skidmore | Exceptionality Evaluation Statute of Limitations Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/21/2020 | 23181-19-20 | Peters Township School District | 01 | Michael McElligott | Identification Autistic Spectrum Truancy |
| Download PDF | 06/30/2020 | 23151-19-20 | Central Valley School District | 27 | Cathy Skidmore | Section 504 Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 11/27/2020 | 23146-19-20 | Westmont Hilltop School District | 08 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Gifted and/or Talented Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 08/14/2020 | 23134-19-20 | Agora Cyber Charter School | 24 | Charles Jelley | Pendency IEP Charter School |
| Download PDF | 09/01/2020 | 23126-19-20 | Baldwin-Whitehall School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Identification IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/01/2020 | 23097-19-20 | Tri-Valley School District | 29 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education Evaluation |
