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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 | 03/03/2008 | 8312-07-08 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Dan Myers | Compensatory Education Placement |
| Download PDF | 09/22/2007 | 7768-06-07 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Rosemary Mullaly | Placement |
| Download PDF | 08/18/2007 | 7459-06-07 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | IEP Other |
| Download PDF | 10/03/2005 | 5926-05-06 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2023 | 27382-22-23 | Towanda Area School District | 17 | Brian Ford | Section 504 Traumatic Brain Injury Supplementary Aids & Services Medical Services |
| Download PDF | 09/19/2014 | 14872-13-14 | Tidioute Community Charter School | 05 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Behavior Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education Discipline |
| Download PDF | 12/20/2016 | 18146-16-17 | The Preparatory Charters School of Mathematics, Science, Tech, and Careers | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility ADHD/ADD Evaluation Specially Designed Instruction Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/25/2008 | 8884-07-08 | Tamaqua Area School District | 29 | Linda Valentini | Compensatory Education Program Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/12/2009 | 10264-08-09 | Susquenita School District | 15 | Michael McElligott | |
| Download PDF | 02/08/2016 | 17110-15-16 | Susquehanna Township School District | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/04/2010 | 9849-08-09 | Sullivan County School District | 17 | Michael McElligott | Compensatory Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 04/13/2007 | 7400-06-07 | Sugar Valley Rural Charter School | 10 | David Lee | Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/22/2022 | 26161-21-22 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Progress Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 08/07/2018 | 20840-17-18 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Procedural Safeguards Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 05/03/2016 | 17114-15-16 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Behavior Autistic Spectrum Intellectual Disability Least Restrictive Environment Evaluation |
| 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 | 06/16/2008 | 8343-07-08 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Marcie Romberger | Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/22/2006 | 5895-05-06 | Stroudsburg Area School District | 20 | Linda Valentini | IEP Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/05/2023 | 28428-23-24 | String Theory Schools | 26 | Michael McElligott | Graduation/Diploma Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/31/2023 | 28268-22-23 | String Theory Schools | 26 | Michael McElligott | Pendency |
| Download PDF | 04/27/2011 | 1658-10-11 | Sto-Rox School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year Transition |
| Download PDF | 03/30/2011 | 01706-10-11 | Sto-Rox School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Least Restrictive Environment Behavior |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2019 | 21813-18-19 | Steelton-Highspire School District | 15 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum Behavior IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/18/2014 | 14862-13-14 | Steelton-Highspire School District | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 06/14/2023 | 27766-22-23 | Steel Valley School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Gifted Education Identification Eligibility Gifted Individualized Education Plan (GIEP) Discrimination |
