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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 | 12/21/2018 | 21067-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Residential Placement Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 11/16/2018 | 20099-17-18 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | IEP Procedural Violation Private School Placement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 05/11/2018 | 19718-17-18 | Colonial School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Autistic Spectrum Transition Evaluation Tuition Reimbursement Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/13/2017 | 18356-16-17 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Specific Learning Disability Goals Progress Compensatory Education Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2017 | 19036-16-17 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Transition |
| Download PDF | 04/02/2013 | 13224-12-13 | Colonial School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Free Appropriate Public Education IEP Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/12/2011 | 1631-10-11 | Colonial School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education Identification Statute of Limitations Child Find Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/29/2009 | 9777-08-09 | Colonial School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Tuition Reimbursement Child Find Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/10/2008 | 8854-07-08 | Colonial School District | 23 | Dan Myers | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 10/27/2006 | 6721-05-06 | Colonial School District | 23 | David Bateman | Specific Learning Disability Emotional Disturbance Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 10/09/2008 | 8856-07-08 | Colonial IU/EI Program | 20 | William Culleton | Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/23/2016 | 17688-15-16 | Collegium Charter School | 24 | William Culleton | Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 05/06/2014 | 14840-13-14 | Collegium Charter School | 24 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Related Services Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/06/2014 | 14845-13-14 | Collegium Charter School | 24 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Related Services Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/16/2013 | 13460-12-13 | Collegium Charter School | 24 | Brian Ford | ADHD/ADD Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 04/15/2019 | 21646-18-19 | Coatesville Area School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Emotional Disturbance Absenteeism IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/03/2018 | 20136-17-18 | Coatesville Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Visual Impairment Specific Learning Disability Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/25/2017 | 18479-16-17 | Coatesville Area School District | 24 | William Culleton | IEP Specially Designed Instruction Program Modifications Progress NOREP |
| Download PDF | 10/31/2016 | 18009-16-17 | Coatesville Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Section 504 Evaluation Discrimination Compensatory Education Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 05/28/2013 | 3402-12-13 | Coatesville Area School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Child Find Behavior IEP Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/25/2009 | 00985-09-10 | Coatesville Area School District | 24 | Anne Carroll | Discipline Section 504 Procedural Safeguards |
| Download PDF | 06/22/2007 | 7271-06-07 | Coatesville Area School District | 24 | Dan Myers | Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 07/20/2022 | 25859-21-22 | City CHS | 02 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/10/2015 | 15477-14-15 | City CHS | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Charter School Least Restrictive Environment Extended School Year Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2025 | 30192-24-25 | Chichester School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education |
