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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 | 06/15/2013 | 13543-12-13 | Middletown Area School District | 15 | William Culleton | Child Find Eligibility Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 08/27/2013 | 13530-12-13 | Wissahickon Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Least Restrictive Environment Discrimination Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Progress |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2013 | 13518-12-13 | Bentworth School District | 01 | Michael McElligott | Emotional Disturbance Behavior IEP Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/08/2013 | 13471-12-13 | Agora Cyber Charter School | 24 | Michael McElligott | Hearing Impaired Least Restrictive Environment Charter School Residential Placement |
| Download PDF | 05/03/2013 | 13461-12-13 | Quakertown Community School District | 22 | Linda Valentini | Agreements Jurisdiction |
| Download PDF | 08/16/2013 | 13460-12-13 | Collegium Charter School | 24 | Brian Ford | ADHD/ADD Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 03/26/2013 | 13459-12-13 | Upper Moreland Township School District | 23 | William Culleton | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 12/17/2013 | 13439-12-13 | Armstrong School District | 28 | Michael McElligott | IEP Goals Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/01/2014 | 13423-12-13 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | IEP SDI Free Appropriate Public Education Brain Damage |
| Download PDF | 02/08/2013 | 13422-12-13 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Parent Rights Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2013 | 13375-12-13 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Absenteeism IEP Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 05/04/2013 | 13373-12-13 | Penn-Delco School District | 25 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Behavior Independent Educational Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 04/06/2013 | 13355-12-13 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Free Appropriate Public Education Assistive Technology Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/08/2013 | 13352-12-13 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Brian Ford | IEP Procedural Violation Related Services Progress Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/26/2013 | 13350-12-13 | Northwestern Lehigh School District | 21 | Brian Ford | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP NOREP Parent Rights Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/08/2013 | 13341-12-13 | Abington Heights School District | 19 | Linda Valentini | IEP Residential Placement Behavior |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2013 | 13338-12-13 | Gateway School District | 03 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Transfer Students Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2013 | 13322-12-13 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Brian Ford | IEP Behavior Private School Placement Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/26/2013 | 13276-12-13 | Quakertown Community School District | 22 | William Culleton | Identification Evaluation Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/02/2013 | 13272-12-13 | Hampton Township School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | IEP Transition |
| Download PDF | 04/18/2013 | 13256-12-13 | Easton Area School District | 20 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Intellectual Disability Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/20/2012 | 13245-12-13 | Lower Moreland Township School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Child Find Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 12/12/2012 | 13244-12-13 | Moon Area School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 04/02/2013 | 13224-12-13 | Colonial School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/09/2013 | 13216-12-13 | Gateway School District | 03 | Anne Carroll | Transfer Students IEP Retaliation |