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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 | 06/21/2016 | 16696-15-16 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Discrimination Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/31/2015 | 15968-14-15 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Cathy Skidmore | Section 504 Eligibility Compensatory Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2014 | 15488-14-15 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Anne Carroll | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Identification Behavior |
| Download PDF | 05/25/2006 | 6251-05-06 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Dorothy O'Shea | Eligibility Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 03/12/2006 | 6289-05-06 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Margaret Drayden | Discipline Parent Rights ADHD/ADD Behavior |
| Download PDF | 05/14/2024 | 29523-23-24 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 02/09/2024 | 28358-23-24 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/28/2023 | 27912-22-23 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Parent Rights Private School |
| Download PDF | 07/17/2021 | 25080-20-21 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 07/21/2016 | 17621-15-16 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | William Culleton | Statute of Limitations Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 03/06/2016 | 17271-15-16 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/28/2014 | 13807-12-13 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Anne Carroll | Transition Assistive Technology Program Modifications Supplementary Aids & Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 01/21/2014 | 14384-13-14 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Free Appropriate Public Education ADHD/ADD Graduation/Diploma |
| Download PDF | 12/01/2012 | 3225-12-13 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | William Culleton | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Behavior Emotional Disturbance Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/25/2011 | 1652-10-11 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Residential Placement Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 05/23/2011 | 01716-10-11 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Private School Placement Residential Placement Pendency |
| Download PDF | 08/31/2007 | 8130-07-08 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Kenneth Rose | Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/25/2006 | 6710-05-06 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Elaine Stanko | Intellectual Disability Limited English Proficiency Parent Rights Statute of Limitations Progress |
| Download PDF | 08/30/2006 | 6561-05-06 | Marple Newtown School District | 25 | Dan Myers | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation IEP Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 05/06/2021 | 24725-20-21 | Maritime Academy Charter School | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 07/01/2024 | 29600-23-24 | Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School | 26 | Charles Jelley | Consent Override Procedure Re-evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Hearing Officer Ordered IEE |
| Download PDF | 10/21/2022 | 26735-22-23 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Tuition Reimbursement Teacher Qualifications/Certification Reading |
| Download PDF | 09/24/2021 | 24660-20-21 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Progress |
| Download PDF | 08/23/2019 | 21543-18-19 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Charles Jelley | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Progress Program Modifications Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 07/23/2018 | 20338-17-18 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Brian Ford | Autistic Spectrum Specially Designed Instruction Progress Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
