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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 | 02/01/2019 | 21197-18-19 | Abington School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Evidence |
| Download PDF | 05/27/2019 | 21170-18-19 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Child Find Eligibility Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/22/2019 | 21167-18-19 | Green Woods Charter School | 26 | Brian Ford | Charter School IEP |
| Download PDF | 11/24/2018 | 21158-18-19 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Res Judicata Pendency Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2019 | 21143-18-19 | Bucks Co. Montessori Charter School | 22 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Procedural Safeguards IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/03/2019 | 21128-18-19 | Please Select A School District | Brian Ford | Charter School Free Appropriate Public Education Behavior Compensatory Education Retaliation | |
| Download PDF | 07/26/2019 | 21107-18-19 | General McLane School District | 05 | Charles Jelley | Eligibility Autistic Spectrum Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2019 | 21096-18-19 | Montgomery Area School District | 17 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Eligibility Residence Charter School |
| Download PDF | 03/15/2019 | 21090-18-19 | Wissahickon School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Transition Evaluation Procedural Violation Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 01/30/2019 | 21089-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 10/05/2018 | 21078-18-19 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Charles Jelley | Thought to be Eligible Discipline Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2018 | 21067-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Residential Placement Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 10/16/2018 | 21053-18-19 | Wyoming Area School District | 18 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Procedural Violation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/23/2019 | 21043-18-19 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | James Gerl | Child Find Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 02/28/2019 | 21033-18-19 | Wissahickon School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition Evaluation Procedural Violation Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2018 | 21027-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Approved Private School Free Appropriate Public Education Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/20/2019 | 21005-18-19 | Wissahickon School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition Evaluation Procedural Violation Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 09/26/2011 | 2098-11-12 | Pennridge School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | Burden of Proof Evidence Parent Rights Specially Designed Instruction Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/23/2018 | 20972-18-19 | North Pocono School District | 19 | James Gerl | Extended School Year Evidence Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 08/23/2018 | 20956-18-19 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Free Appropriate Public Education Least Restrictive Environment Parent Rights Approved Private School Identification |
| Download PDF | 01/22/2019 | 20925-18-19 | North Schuylkill School District | 29 | Michael McElligott | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/07/2018 | 20840-17-18 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Procedural Safeguards Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 01/04/2019 | 20839-17-18 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2018 | 20830-17-18 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 08/15/2018 | 20828-17-18 | Wyoming Area School District | 18 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Alternative Education Setting IEP Compensatory Education |
