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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 | 12/23/2019 | 22355-18-19 | William Penn School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Private School Placement Agreements Evidence Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/28/2019 | 22317-18-19 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Parent Rights Mediation Records Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/15/2011 | 2231-11-12 | Chester Upland School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 06/29/2019 | 22289-18-19 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Charles Jelley | Extended School Year Procedural Violation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2020 | 22286-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2020 | 22285-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2020 | 22284-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School State Education Agency Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2020 | 22283-18-19 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Charter School Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education State Education Agency |
| Download PDF | 12/10/2019 | 22279-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Procedural Violation IEP Private School Placement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/12/2019 | 22268-18-19 | Catasauqua Area School District | 21 | Michael McElligott | Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2019 | 22267-18-19 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Section 504 ADHD/ADD Discrimination Evidence |
| Download PDF | 11/10/2019 | 22265-18-19 | Russel Byers Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Evaluation Witnesses Procedural Violation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2012 | 2226-11-12 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Tuition Reimbursement Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/20/2019 | 22253-18-19 | Avon Grove School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 08/20/2019 | 22252-18-19 | Central Dauphin School District | 15 | Brian Ford | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2012 | 2225-11-12 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Tuition Reimbursement Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 07/01/2019 | 22228-18-19 | Pottsgrove School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/27/2019 | 22225-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability IEP Procedural Safeguards Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/28/2019 | 22206-18-19 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Parent Rights Mediation Records Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 22205-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Agreements Parent Rights Progress Extended School Year Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/15/2019 | 22185-18-19 | Montgomery County IU/EI Program | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Early Intervention IEP Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 02/19/2012 | 2218-11-12 | Antietam School District | 14 | Anne Carroll | Behavior Evaluation Child Find Identification Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2019 | 22149-18-19 | East Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Section 504 Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/29/2019 | 22120-18-19 | Shaler Area School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Procedural Safeguards |
| Download PDF | 06/17/2019 | 22103-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Identification Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education |
