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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 | 10/28/2020 | 23449-19-20 | Jersey Shore Area School District | 17 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Identification Graduation/Diploma IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/09/2008 | 9276-08-09 | Interboro School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/10/2007 | 7975-07-08 | Interboro School District | 25 | Linda Valentini | Compensatory Education Identification |
| Download PDF | 09/19/2009 | 9904-08-09 | Indiana Area School District | 28 | Dan Myers | Autistic Spectrum Free Appropriate Public Education Transition |
| Download PDF | 03/20/2008 | 8204-07-08 | Indiana Area School District | 28 | Dorothy O'Shea | Eligibility Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 12/20/2005 | 5907-05-06 | Indiana Area School District | 28 | Dorothy O'Shea | Burden of Proof Statute of Limitations Evaluation IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/04/2007 | 7373-06-07 | Imani Education Circle Charter School | 26 | David Bateman | Placement IEP |
| Download PDF | 06/25/2024 | 28864-23-24 | Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School | 19 | Michael McElligott | Independent Educational Evaluation Procedural Violation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 06/13/2007 | 7401-06-07 | Hollidaysburg Area School District | 08 | Gerald Dambach | Placement |
| Download PDF | 11/02/2006 | 6898-06-07 | Hollidaysburg Area School District | 08 | Lynda Cook | Placement |
| Download PDF | 02/18/2010 | 00640-09-10 | Hermitage School District | 04 | Cathy Skidmore | Manifestation |
| Download PDF | 04/25/2023 | 27276-22-23 | Hempfield School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/06/2019 | 22050-18-19 | Hempfield School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Child Find Eligibility Identification Discipline Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/25/2019 | 21969-18-19 | Hempfield School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Thought to be Eligible Discipline |
| Download PDF | 01/10/2017 | 17992-16-17 | Hempfield School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum Transition Refusing Services |
| Download PDF | 10/14/2010 | 00856-09-10 | Hempfield School District | 13 | William Culleton | Compensatory Education Evaluation IEP Program Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/06/2009 | 9697-08-09 | Hempfield School District | 13 | Daniel Myers | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 05/27/2022 | 26337-21-22 | Hempfield Area School District | 07 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/21/2017 | 18868-16-17 | Hempfield Area School District | 07 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Other Health Impairment Transition Safety Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2024 | 28911-23-24 | Hazleton Area School District | 18 | Charles Jelley | Consent Override Procedure |
| Download PDF | 06/07/2024 | 28366-23-24 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2024 | 29618-23-24 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 11/16/2023 | 28616-23-24 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | Gifted Education Identification Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 05/05/2023 | 27628-22-23 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Independent Educational Evaluation Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 04/27/2023 | 27174-22-23 | Haverford Township School District | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Behavior Individualized Education Program Discrimination |
