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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 | 01/19/2011 | 1665-10-11 | Northern Cambria School District | 08 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation Behavior |
| Download PDF | 06/11/2011 | 01822-10-11 | Northeastern Educational IU/EI Program | 19 | William Culleton | Independent Educational Evaluation Evaluation Early Intervention Child Find Transition |
| Download PDF | 12/22/2023 | 28221-22-23 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/17/2014 | 14177-13-14 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Emotional Disturbance |
| Download PDF | 01/17/2014 | 14208-13-14 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Emotional Disturbance |
| Download PDF | 09/23/2012 | 2705-11-12 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Free Appropriate Public Education Transition Behavior Assistive Technology |
| Download PDF | 09/17/2010 | 00851-09-10 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/10/2007 | 7964-07-08 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Compensatory Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 01/22/2019 | 20925-18-19 | North Schuylkill School District | 29 | Michael McElligott | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/24/2024 | 29032-23-24 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Individualized Education Program ADHD/ADD Reading |
| Download PDF | 01/04/2019 | 20584-17-18 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 01/04/2019 | 20839-17-18 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Behavior Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 11/23/2018 | 20972-18-19 | North Pocono School District | 19 | James Gerl | Extended School Year Evidence Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2013 | 3432-12-13 | North Pocono School District | 19 | William Culleton | Eligibility Evaluation Emotional Disturbance Other Health Impairment Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/20/2006 | 6477-05-06 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Dan Myers | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/09/2006 | 6511-05-06 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Lynda Cook | Child Find Evaluation IEP Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/27/2006 | 6505-05-06 | North Pocono School District | 19 | William Culleton | Eligibility Specific Learning Disability IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/10/2006 | 6413-05-06 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Rosemary Mullaly | Statute of Limitations Child Find Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2006 | 6231-05-06 | North Pocono School District | 19 | Kenneth Rose | Free Appropriate Public Education Independent Educational Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/05/2024 | 28108-22-23 | North Penn School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 12/14/2023 | 28267-22-23 | North Penn School District | 23 | James Gerl | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 08/18/2022 | 26604-21-22 | North Penn School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/05/2018 | 20495-17-18 | North Penn School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 02/02/2016 | 16759-15-16 | North Penn School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Approved Private School Procedural Violation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/06/2011 | 01842-10-11 | North Penn School District | 23 | William Culleton | Evaluation Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Parent Rights Residence |
