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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 | 06/30/2012 | 3283-11-12 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Autistic Spectrum Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 07/31/2010 | 00605-09-10 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | IEP Behavior Plan |
| Download PDF | 06/19/2010 | 10169-08-09 | Norristown Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2018 | 19055-16-17 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2018 | 19056-16-17 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | |
| Download PDF | 01/06/2017 | 17927-15-16 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Charter School State Education Agency Evaluation Identification Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/06/2017 | 17927-15-16 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Charter School State Education Agency Evaluation Identification Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/08/2016 | 17928-15-16 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Free Appropriate Public Education Transfer into District Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/08/2016 | 17929-15-16 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Free Appropriate Public Education Transfer into District Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/09/2016 | 18046-16-17 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer State Education Agency |
| Download PDF | 05/13/2007 | 7268-06-07 | New Media Technology Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Compensatory Education Identification |
| Download PDF | 07/05/2020 | 23634-19-20 | New Hope-Solebury School District | 22 | Joy Waters | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/14/2017 | 17998-16-17 | New Hope-Solebury School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | IEP Progress Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/12/2008 | 8418-07-08 | New Hope-Solebury School District | 22 | William Culleton | Compensatory Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 07/05/2006 | 6368-05-06 | New Hope-Solebury School District | 22 | Joseph Rosenfeld | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Independent Educational Evaluation Extended School Year IEP |
| Download PDF | 01/21/2006 | 5747-05-06 | New Foundations Charter School | 26 | Debra Wallet | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Statute of Limitations Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/24/2015 | 16183-14-15 | New Castle Area School District | 04 | Cathy Skidmore | Child Find Eligibility Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/29/2010 | 01714-10-11 | Neshannock Township School District | 04 | Cathy Skidmore | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 01/27/2010 | 00574-09-10 | Neshannock Township School District | 04 | Michael McElligott | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 11/20/2017 | 19662-17-18 | Neshaminy School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Residential Placement |
| Download PDF | 10/05/2013 | 13552-12-13 | Neshaminy School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Eligibility Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 10/05/2013 | 13553-12-13 | Neshaminy School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Eligibility Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 11/30/2023 | 28186-22-23 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Speech/Language Impairment Least Restrictive Environment Procedural Safeguards Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/23/2023 | 26697-21-22 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | Cheryl Cutrona | Section 504 Child Find Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2019 | 22267-18-19 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | James Gerl | Section 504 ADHD/ADD Discrimination Evidence |
