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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 | 05/18/2015 | 16099-14-15 | Bristol Township School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | Discipline Procedural Safeguards Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/30/2009 | 10019-08-09 | Bristol Township School District | 22 | Deborah DeLauro | |
| Download PDF | 08/11/2009 | 9931-08-09 | Bristol Township School District | 22 | Deborah DeLauro | Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 12/19/2006 | 7074-06-07 | Bristol Township School District | 22 | Kenneth Rose | IEP IEP |
| Download PDF | 06/01/2006 | 6317-05-06 | Bristol Township School District | 22 | Dan Myers | Section 504 ADHD/ADD Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/28/2016 | 17329-15-16 | Bristol Borough School District | 22 | Linda Valentini | Child Find Behavior Eligibility Discrimination Retaliation |
| Download PDF | 04/19/2016 | 17036-15-16 | Bristol Borough School District | 22 | William Culleton | Evaluation Procedural Violation IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/20/2014 | 14715-13-14 | Brandywine Heights Area School District | 14 | William Culleton | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Behavior IEP Transfer from Preschool |
| Download PDF | 03/31/2009 | 9170-08-09 | Bradford Area School District | 09 | Michael McElligott | Compensatory Education Placement |
| Download PDF | 01/06/2025 | 29896-23-24 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Other Health Impairment Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 03/16/2018 | 19750-17-18 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Brian Ford | Identification Independent Educational Evaluation Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 04/24/2017 | 18753-16-17 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Cathy Skidmore | Agreements Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Transportation |
| Download PDF | 03/18/2016 | 16749-15-16 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Related Services IEP Least Restrictive Environment Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/23/2012 | 2877-11-12 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | William Culleton | Tuition Reimbursement Reimbursement Free Appropriate Public Education Child Find |
| Download PDF | 12/26/2011 | 2432-11-12 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | William Culleton | Evaluation Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2011 | 01903-10-11 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Anne Carroll | Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education Free Appropriate Public Education Extended School Year Progress |
| Download PDF | 09/07/2010 | 01270-09-10 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Rosemary Mullaly | Independent Educational Evaluation Evaluation Autism Evidence |
| Download PDF | 04/01/2010 | 00101-09-10 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | William Culleton | Placement Free Appropriate Public Education Reimbursement Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2010 | 00098-09-10 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Michael McElligott | IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/19/2008 | 9301-08-09 | Boyertown Area School District | 14 | Anne Carroll | Program Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/05/2024 | 29143-23-24 | Blue Ridge School District | 19 | Charles Jelley | Manifestation Determination Free Appropriate Public Education |
| Download PDF | 12/06/2023 | 28746-23-24 | Blue Ridge School District | 19 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/23/2011 | 1547-10-11 | Blue Mountain School District | 29 | Michael McElligott | IEP Identification |
| Download PDF | 09/12/2022 | 26098-21-22 | Bloomsburg Area School District | 16 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 09/12/2022 | 26266-21-22 | Bloomsburg Area School District | 16 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Evaluation Discrimination |
