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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 | 05/16/2006 | 6430-05-06 | Minersville Area School District | 29 | Dan Myers | Independent Educational Evaluation Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/11/2016 | 16622-15-16 | Millcreek Township School District | 05 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Assistive Technology Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/17/2013 | 13715-12-13 | Millcreek Township School District | 05 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Behavior |
| Download PDF | 03/18/2014 | 14254-13-14 | Mifflinburg Area School District | 16 | James Gerl | Child Find IEP Assistive Technology Goals Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/11/2016 | 13543-12-13b | Middletown Area School District | 15 | William Culleton | Burden of Proof Compensatory Education |
| 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 | 06/07/2011 | 01129-09-10 | Middletown Area School District | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation IEP Compensatory Education Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 10/02/2013 | 13855-12-13 | Midd-West School District | 16 | James Gerl | Multi-Handicapped IEP Related Services Transportation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2012 | 3264-11-12 | Midd-West School District | 16 | James Gerl | Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/20/2012 | 3093-11-12 | Midd-West School District | 16 | James Gerl | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/22/2012 | 3306-11-12 | Midd-West School District | 16 | James Gerl | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 07/05/2021 | 24472-20-21 | Mid Valley School District | 19 | James Gerl | Parent Rights Procedural Violation Individualized Education Program Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 12/04/2018 | 20362-17-18 | Mid Valley School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/30/2018 | 20384-17-18 | Mid Valley School District | 19 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Evaluation Behavior Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/28/2006 | 6991-06-07 | Mid Valley School District | 19 | Anne Carroll | Related Services IEP |
| Download PDF | 09/13/2024 | 29257-23-24 | Methacton School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Specially Designed Instruction |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 22380-18-19 | Methacton School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation IEP Procedural Violation Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 07/14/2017 | 19375-16-17 | Methacton School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Extended School Year Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 07/02/2016 | 17373-15-16 | Methacton School District | 23 | William Culleton | Statute of Limitations Least Restrictive Environment Progress Supplementary Aids & Services Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/23/2016 | 17792-15-16 | Methacton School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2016 | 16718-15-16 | Methacton School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Goals Tuition Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation Agreements |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2016 | 16803-15-16 | Methacton School District | 23 | William Culleton | IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/02/2015 | 15383-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Child Find Compensatory Education Approved Private School Tuition Reimbursement Behavior |
| Download PDF | 07/27/2015 | 15720-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | William Culleton | Behavior Emotional Disturbance Child Find Compensatory Education Records |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2015 | 15751-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | IEP Specially Designed Instruction Approved Private School Tuition Reimbursement |
