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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 | 12/31/2014 | 15378-14-15 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Linda Valentini | Autistic Spectrum Related Services Goals Specially Designed Instruction Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/09/2015 | 15359-14-15 | Red Lion Area School District | 12 | William Culleton | Hearing Impaired Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Behavior |
| Download PDF | 10/07/2014 | 15342-14-15 | Central Dauphin School District | 15 | William Culleton | Section 504 Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 02/10/2015 | 15330-14-15 | Perkiomen Valley School District | 23 | William Culleton | Evaluation IEP Evidence Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 07/27/2011 | 1530-10-11 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Parent Rights Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation Progress |
| Download PDF | 11/25/2014 | 15278-14-15 | Rose Tree Media School District | 25 | Cathy Skidmore | Statute of Limitations Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Procedural Safeguards |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2015 | 15270-14-15 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Child Find Eligibility Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Residential Placement |
| Download PDF | 09/05/2014 | 15265-14-15 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Shawn Lochinger | GIEP Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 10/20/2014 | 15255-14-15 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Anne Carroll | Extended School Year Transportation Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/20/2014 | 15253-14-15 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Anne Carroll | Extended School Year Transportation Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/18/2014 | 15242-14-15 | Lebanon School District | 13 | Anne Carroll | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Identification Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 12/09/2014 | 15237-14-15 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum IEP Progress Related Services |
| Download PDF | 01/05/2015 | 15236-14-15 | Penn Manor School District | 13 | Brian Ford | IEP Progress Private School Placement Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/29/2014 | 15230-14-15 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 09/12/2014 | 15221-14-15 | Centennial School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Graduation/Diploma Impartial Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 09/12/2014 | 15215-14-15 | Centennial School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Graduation/Diploma Impartial Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 09/12/2013 | 15215-14-15 | Centennial School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Graduation/Diploma |
| Download PDF | 09/15/2014 | 15205-14-15 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Residential Placement Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2014 | 15203-14-15 | Young Scholars Kenderton Charter School | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Behavior Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2014 | 15202-15-14 | Young Scholars Kenderton Charter School | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Behavior Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 11/25/2014 | 15199-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Specific Learning Disability Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/12/2014 | 15189-13-14 | Governor Mifflin School District | 14 | Linda Valentini | IEP Specific Learning Disability Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 09/25/2014 | 15186-14-15 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Parent Rights Pendency Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 11/26/2014 | 15183-13-14 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Other Health Impairment IEP Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2015 | 15181-13-14 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | Procedural Violation Parent Rights Limited English Proficiency Compensatory Education |
