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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 | 03/20/2014 | 14272-13-14 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Cathy Skidmore | IEP Progress Specific Learning Disability Private School Placement Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/29/2009 | 9708-08-09 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Deborah DeLauro | Compensatory Education Placement |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2009 | 9511-08-09 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/02/2009 | 9468-08-09 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Deborah DeLauro | Manifestation |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2008 | 9509-08-09 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/10/2008 | 9510-08-09 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 05/07/2007 | 7330-06-07 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Joy Waters Fleming | Eligibility Identification |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2006 | 6636-05-06 | Manheim Township School District | 13 | Joy Waters Fleming | Related Services |
| Download PDF | 08/06/2024 | 29935-23-24 | Manheim Central School District | 13 | Joy Waters Fleming | Gifted and/or Talented Identification Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 04/11/2024 | 28711-23-24 | Lower Moreland Township School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Tuition Reimbursement Section 504 Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 12/20/2012 | 13245-12-13 | Lower Moreland Township School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Child Find Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2025 | 30370-24-25 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Medical Services Supplementary Aids & Services Compensatory Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 01/24/2025 | 30205-24-25 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Section 504 Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2024 | 28350-23-24 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/09/2024 | 28351-23-24 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/01/2024 | 27997-22-23 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Section 504 Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/14/2023 | 28077-22-23 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Extended School Year Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 12/02/2022 | 26241-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Free Appropriate Public Education Section 504 Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2022 | 26336-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 04/28/2022 | 26270-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Discipline |
| Download PDF | 02/22/2022 | 25265-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education Individualized Education Program Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 10/15/2021 | 25182-21-22 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Residence |
| Download PDF | 11/17/2020 | 22849-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2020 | 23603-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Progress Related Services Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2020 | 23621-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Progress Related Services Discrimination |
