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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 | 11/25/2014 | 15199-14-15 | Methacton School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Specific Learning Disability Evaluation Least Restrictive Environment Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/08/2013 | 14072-12-13 | Methacton School District | 23 | Brian Ford | IEP Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/04/2011 | 2029-10-11 | Methacton School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Assistive Technology Compensatory Education Specific Learning Disability Specially Designed Instruction Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 09/26/2011 | 01975-10-11 | Methacton School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/11/2011 | 01421-10-11 | Methacton School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/23/2010 | 01201-09-10 | Methacton School District | 23 | William Culleton | Compensatory Education IEP Program Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/31/2009 | 9835-08-09 | Methacton School District | 23 | Dan Myers | Eligibility Independent Educational Evaluation Other Health Impairment Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/01/2007 | 7663-06-07 | Methacton School District | 23 | Max Wald | IEP Related Services |
| Download PDF | 11/02/2006 | 6791-06-07 | Methacton School District | 23 | Daniel Myers | Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/24/2006 | 6336-05-06 | Methacton School District | 23 | Max Wald | Identification Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 04/28/2006 | 6108-05-06 | Methacton School District | 23 | Linda Stengle | Eligibility Child Find Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/16/2006 | 6072-05-06 | Methacton School District | 23 | Joseph Rosenfeld | IEP Free Appropriate Public Education Least Restrictive Environment Behavior Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/16/2019 | 22952-19-20 | Mechanicsburg Area School District | 15 | Charles Jelley | Discipline Other Health Impairment |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2025 | 30399-24-25 | McKeesport Area School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Identification Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/12/2006 | 5914-05-06 | McKeesport Area School District | 03 | Gerald Dambach | Eligibility Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 09/25/2017 | 18822-16-17 | McGuffey School District | 01 | Michael McElligott | Section 504 Discrimination Retaliation |
| Download PDF | 06/25/2007 | 7426-06-07 | McGuffey School District | 01 | David Lee | Compensatory Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 12/02/2009 | 00252-09-10 | Math Civics and Sciences Charter School | 26 | Linda Valentini | Other |
| Download PDF | 05/10/2016 | 17487-15-16 | Mastery Charter School-Thomas Campus | 26 | Linda Valentini | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Approved Private School Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 05/08/2020 | 22831-19-20 | Mastery Charter School-Harrity Campus | 26 | Charles Jelley | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/30/2024 | 29666-23-24 | Mastery Charter School - Hardy Williams | 26 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Least Restrictive Environment Placement |
| Download PDF | 06/01/2014 | 14922-13-14 | Mastery Charter High School | 26 | Anne Carroll | Emotional Disturbance Least Restrictive Environment Discipline Approved Private School Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 08/29/2011 | 02001-10-11 | Mastery Charter High School | 26 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 05/31/2010 | 00858-09-10 | Mastery Charter High School | 26 | William Culleton | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/21/2006 | 7061-06-07 | MaST Community Charter School | 26 | Marcie Romberger | Manifestation |
