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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 | 01/10/2016 | 16947-15-16 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition Related Services Parent Rights Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2016 | 16887-15-16 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Identification IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/30/2016 | 16887-15-16 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Identification IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/22/2016 | 16811-15-16 | Quakertown Community School District | 22 | Charles Jelley | IEP Goals SDI Progress Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 04/19/2016 | 16808-15-16 | Redbank Valley School District | 06 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum Child Find Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2016 | 16803-15-16 | Methacton School District | 23 | William Culleton | IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/14/2016 | 16767-15-16 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | IEP Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education Identification |
| Download PDF | 02/10/2016 | 16762-15-16 | Laurel Highlands School District | 01 | Cathy Skidmore | Section 504 Compensatory Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 02/02/2016 | 16759-15-16 | North Penn School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Approved Private School Procedural Violation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/26/2016 | 16753-15-16 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | Charles Jelley | Other Health Impairment IEP Burden of Proof Progress Related Services |
| Download PDF | 03/18/2016 | 16749-15-16 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Related Services IEP Least Restrictive Environment Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2016 | 16725-15-16 | Unionville-Chadds Ford School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Least Restrictive Environment Autistic Spectrum |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2016 | 16718-15-16 | Methacton School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Goals Tuition Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation Agreements |
| Download PDF | 10/24/2015 | 16713-15-16 | Fleetwood Area School District | 14 | William Culleton | Eligibility Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/21/2016 | 16696-15-16 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Discrimination Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/10/2015 | 16677-15-16 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Michael McElligott | Least Restrictive Environment IEP |
| Download PDF | 09/04/2015 | 16658-15-16 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Records Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 01/19/2011 | 1665-10-11 | Northern Cambria School District | 08 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Behavior |
| Download PDF | 08/28/2015 | 16631-15-16 | Pennridge School District | 22 | Charles Jelley | Pendency |
| Download PDF | 03/11/2016 | 16622-15-16 | Millcreek Township School District | 05 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Assistive Technology Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/08/2011 | 1661-10-11 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | Discipline Pendency |
| Download PDF | 03/15/2016 | 16600-15-16 | Pocono Mountain School District | 20 | William Culleton | Eligibility Exceptionality Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/14/2015 | 16587-15-16 | Pocono Mountain School District | 20 | William Culleton | Identification Evaluation Progress Compensatory Education Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 04/27/2011 | 1658-10-11 | Sto-Rox School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year Transition |
| Download PDF | 12/02/2015 | 16572-15-16 | York City School District | 12 | Linda Valentini | Private School Placement Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment Independent Educational Evaluation |
