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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 | 08/06/2011 | 1582-10-11 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Identification Eligibility Emotional Disturbance Section 504 Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/21/2015 | 15811-14-15 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Parent Rights Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 06/09/2015 | 15806-14-15 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Child Find Autistic Spectrum Bullying Eligibility Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2015 | 15800-14-15 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 04/18/2015 | 15777-14-15 | Green Woods Charter School | 26 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum Identification Approved Private School Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/20/2015 | 15770-14-15 | Solanco School District | 13 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented Identification Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 02/21/2015 | 15762-14-15 | Columbia Borough School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Transfer into District |
| Download PDF | 06/18/2015 | 15757-14-15 | Pleasant Valley School District | 20 | Anne Carroll | Eligibility Identification Autistic Spectrum Compensatory Education Statute of Limitations |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2015 | 15751-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | IEP Specially Designed Instruction Approved Private School Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/21/2015 | 15737-14-15 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Parent Rights Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 05/12/2015 | 15736-14-15 | Council Rock School District | 22 | William Culleton | Transition Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 06/24/2015 | 15726-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition Least Restrictive Environment Procedural Violation Compensatory Education Retaliation |
| Download PDF | 02/21/2015 | 15721-14-15 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Parent Rights Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 07/27/2015 | 15720-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | William Culleton | Behavior Emotional Disturbance Child Find Compensatory Education Records |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2015 | 15698-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | |
| Download PDF | 02/21/2015 | 15677-14-15 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Parent Rights Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 01/12/2015 | 15671-14-15 | Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Independent Educational Evaluation Agreements |
| Download PDF | 03/31/2015 | 15661-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Parent Rights Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2014 | 15648-14-15 | Central Dauphin School District | 15 | William Culleton | Discipline Procedural Safeguards Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2015 | 15632-14-15 | Khepera Charter School | 26 | William Culleton | Child Find Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/16/2014 | 15630-14-15 | Greater Johnstown School District | 08 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation Approved Private School Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 11/20/2015 | 15616-14-15 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Residential Placement Transfer into District |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2014 | 15605-14-15 | Penn-Trafford School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Least Restrictive Environment Transition Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/12/2015 | 15604-14-15 | Propel Charter School - Pitcairn | 03 | Michael McElligott | Alternative Education Setting IEP Behavior |
| Download PDF | 02/15/2015 | 15576-14-15 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |