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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 | 03/28/2007 | 7259-06-07 | Carlynton School District | 03 | Margaret Drayden | Identification MDE-CER |
| Download PDF | 09/24/2006 | 6763-06-07 | Carlynton School District | 03 | Margaret Drayden | IEP Placement |
| Download PDF | 05/11/2006 | 6353-05-06 | Carlynton School District | 03 | Dorothy O'Shea | Eligibility Specific Learning Disability Gifted and/or Talented IEP |
| Download PDF | 03/21/2018 | 19921-17-18 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Tuition Reimbursement Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 04/14/2016 | 16767-15-16 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | IEP Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education Identification |
| Download PDF | 02/23/2016 | 16540-15-16 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Brian Ford | Child Find Private Schools -- Services to Students Evaluation Parent Rights Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/12/2013 | 13570-12-13 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 04/12/2013 | 13571-12-13 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 06/05/2012 | 2470-11-12 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Michael McElligott | Homebound Instruction IEP Evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 01/05/2010 | 00043-09-10 | Carbondale Area School District | 19 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education Extended School Year Placement |
| Download PDF | 09/22/2016 | 18090-16-17 | Capital Area IU/EI Program | 15 | William Culleton | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Multiple Disabilities Evidence Transition Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 07/31/2015 | 15833-14-15 | Capital Area IU/EI Program | 15 | Michael McElligott | Preschool Transportation Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 03/06/2012 | 2702-11-12 | Capital Area IU/EI Program | 15 | William Culleton | Evaluation Identification Early Intervention |
| Download PDF | 08/01/2009 | 9811-08-09 | Canton Area School District | 17 | Dan Myers | Placement |
| Download PDF | 04/04/2023 | 27700-22-23 | Canon-McMillan School District | 01 | Cathy Skidmore | Thought to be Eligible Discipline |
| Download PDF | 09/24/2018 | 20715-17-18 | Canon-McMillan School District | 01 | Brian Ford | Free Appropriate Public Education Least Restrictive Environment Private School Placement |
| Download PDF | 08/26/2014 | 14488-13-14 | Canon-McMillan School District | 01 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum IEP Absenteeism Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/04/2014 | 14321-13-14 | Camp Hill School District | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Emotional Disturbance Free Appropriate Public Education Retaliation Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 09/27/2016 | 17822-15-16 | Burrell School District | 07 | Michael McElligott | Statute of Limitations Evidence Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 08/06/2007 | 7600-06-07 | Burgettstown Area School District | 01 | David Lee | Compensatory Education Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 06/24/2006 | 5734-05-06 | Bucks County MH/MR | 22 | Marcie Romberger | IFSP Early Intervention Related Services Compensatory Education Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 12/13/2010 | 01271-09-10 | Bucks County IU/EI Program | 22 | Linda Valentini | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2019 | 21143-18-19 | Bucks Co. Montessori Charter School | 22 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Procedural Safeguards IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/13/2008 | 8801-07-08 | Brownsville Area School District | 01 | David Lee | Program Placement |
| Download PDF | 10/04/2011 | 1756-10-11 | Brookville Area School District | 06 | Michael McElligott | Identification Specific Learning Disability Emotional Disturbance |
