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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 | 03/10/2020 | 22760-19-20 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Speech and Language Impaired Behavior Plan Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 01/01/2020 | 22754-19-20 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2020 | 22739-19-20 | Shaler Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Section 504 Tuition Reimbursement Burden of Proof Evidence |
| Download PDF | 12/29/2011 | 2273-11-12 | Avon Grove School District | 24 | Anne Carroll | Child Find Identification Eligibility Compensatory Education Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 06/20/2020 | 22724-19-20 | Parkland School District | 21 | James Gerl | Multiple Disabilities Procedural Violation Medical Services Independent Educational Evaluation Evidence |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2020 | 22715-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Speech and Language Impaired Autistic Spectrum Progress Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2020 | 22659-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Speech and Language Impaired Autistic Spectrum Progress Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/23/2020 | 22644-19-20 | Upper Merion Area School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Autistic Spectrum Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement Settlement Agreements Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22640-19-20 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Speech and Language Impaired Behavior Plan Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2020 | 22632-19-20 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Identification Tuition Reimbursement Burden of Proof Evidence |
| Download PDF | 12/26/2019 | 22629-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Progress Witnesses Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/31/2020 | 22605-19-20 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Multiple Disabilities Visual Impairment IEP Private School Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 10/27/2019 | 22560-19-20 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Pendency Evaluation Emotional Disturbance Private School Placement Transfer Students |
| Download PDF | 03/24/2020 | 22539-19-20 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Michael McElligott | Visual Impairment IEP Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2020 | 22523-19-20 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Child Find Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/02/2021 | 22521-19-20 | 21st Century Cyber Charter School | 24 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Child Find Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/27/2019 | 22501-19-20 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | James Gerl | Emotional Disturbance Specific Learning Disability Least Restrictive Environment Witnesses |
| Download PDF | 03/06/2020 | 22487-19-20 | Big Beaver Falls Area School District | 27 | Cathy Skidmore | Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability Parent Rights Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/24/2019 | 22447-19-20 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Michael McElligott | Transition Multiple Disabilities IEP Related Services |
| Download PDF | 10/22/2019 | 22425-19-20 | Big Beaver Falls Area School District | 27 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation IEP Specially Designed Instruction Procedural Violation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22406-18-19 | East Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Evidence |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 22380-18-19 | Methacton School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation IEP Procedural Violation Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 07/01/2019 | 22377-18-19 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 08/28/2019 | 22370-18-19 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Parent Rights Mediation Records Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/19/2019 | 22366-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Specific Learning Disability Progress Transition Graduation/Diploma Evidence |