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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 | 08/10/2020 | 22659-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Speech and Language Impaired Autistic Spectrum Progress Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2020 | 22715-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Speech and Language Impaired Autistic Spectrum Progress Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2020 | 23420-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | IEP Extended School Year Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/26/2019 | 22629-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Progress Witnesses Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/15/2019 | 21855-18-19 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | James Gerl | Autistic Spectrum Speech and Language Impaired Parent Rights Free Appropriate Public Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/12/2018 | 20363-17-18 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Residence Evidence Burden of Proof Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 06/10/2016 | 17247-15-16 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Autistic Spectrum IEP Progress SDI Goals |
| Download PDF | 06/04/2016 | 17597-15-16 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Homebound Instruction Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/15/2015 | 15576-14-15 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/26/2014 | 15183-13-14 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability Other Health Impairment IEP Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/28/2013 | 13114-12-13 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Extended School Year Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 11/24/2012 | 3315-11-12 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/30/2012 | 3045-11-12 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Linda Valentini | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 02/29/2012 | 2569-11-12 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 02/29/2012 | 2568-11-12 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/24/2011 | 1799-10-11 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Free Appropriate Public Education Speech/Language Impairment IEP |
| Download PDF | 08/10/2011 | 00007-09-10 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Burden of Proof Child Find Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 08/06/2011 | 01784-10-11 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education Parent Rights Supplementary Aids & Services |
| Download PDF | 07/06/2011 | 1729-10-11 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 05/12/2011 | 1698-10-11 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 03/25/2011 | 01083-09-10 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Gloria Satriale | Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/25/2011 | 01367-10-11 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Gloria Satriale | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/13/2011 | 01070-09-10 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | William Culleton | Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education Least Restrictive Environment Independent Educational Evaluation Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 01/07/2011 | 1443-10-11 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/11/2010 | 00011-09-10 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education Evaluation IEP Placement |
