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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 | 09/04/2020 | 23619-19-20 | Southern Tioga School District | 17 | Brian Ford | Child Find Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/10/2017 | 18652-16-17 | Southern Tioga School District | 17 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum Intellectual Disability Least Restrictive Environment Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 10/31/2023 | 28388-23-24 | Southern Lehigh School District | 21 | Michael McElligott | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2018 | 19416-16-17 | Southern Lehigh School District | 21 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Identification Evaluation Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 07/16/2015 | 15875-14-15 | Southern Lehigh School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Identification Statute of Limitations Progress Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 07/11/2006 | 6367-05-06 | Southern Lehigh School District | 21 | Dan Myers | Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation Discipline |
| Download PDF | 08/05/2024 | 29467-23-24 | Southern Columbia Area School District | 16 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Bullying Homebound Instruction Instruction in the Home Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 08/05/2024 | 30008-24-25 | Southern Columbia Area School District | 16 | Joy Waters Fleming | Discipline Extended School Year Manifestation Determination Reading |
| Download PDF | 07/16/2008 | 8557-07-08 | Southeastern Greene School District | 01 | David Lee | Other |
| Download PDF | 03/16/2023 | 27360-22-23 | Southeast Delco School District | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | Least Restrictive Environment Placement |
| Download PDF | 09/06/2017 | 19476-17-18 | Southeast Delco School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Parent Rights Refusing Services Evidence |
| Download PDF | 08/30/2017 | 19461-17-18 | Southeast Delco School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Parent Rights Refusing Services Evidence |
| Download PDF | 05/13/2016 | 16546-15-16 | South Western School District | 12 | Brian Ford | Evidence Free Appropriate Public Education Behavior Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/14/2015 | 15980-14-15 | South Western School District | 12 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2014 | 14117-13-14 | South Western School District | 12 | Michael McElligott | IEP Specific Learning Disability Independent Educational Evaluation Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 01/16/2006 | 6045-05-06 | South Western School District | 12 | Dan Myers | IEP Related Services Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 12/01/2024 | 29653-23-24 | South Park School District | 03 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Comparable Services Statute of Limitations Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/10/2016 | 18020-16-17 | South Park School District | 03 | Brian Ford | Behavior Least Restrictive Environment Approved Private School Parent Rights Evidence |
| Download PDF | 05/21/2024 | 27670-22-23 | South Fayette Township School District | 03 | Joy Waters Fleming | Child Find Section 504 Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 06/11/2024 | 29078-23-24 | South Eastern School District | 12 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/24/2007 | 7228-06-07 | South Eastern School District | 12 | Debra Wallet | Identification IEP |
| Download PDF | 01/20/2025 | 29694-23-24 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Identification Evaluation Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/24/2022 | 25848-21-22 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/24/2022 | 25847-21-22 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Compensatory Education Private School |
| Download PDF | 01/13/2022 | 25771-21-22 | South Allegheny School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Discipline Thought to be Eligible |
