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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 | 08/01/2007 | 7650-06-07 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Vicki McGinley | IEP |
| Download PDF | 03/08/2007 | 7144-06-07 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | Ambrose Finnegan | Suspension/Expulsion Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 09/28/2006 | 6816-06-07 | Bethlehem Area School District | 20 | William Culleton | Suspension/Expulsion Manifestation |
| Download PDF | 11/14/2024 | 30227-24-25 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Transportation |
| Download PDF | 10/18/2016 | 17916-15-16 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Emotional Disturbance IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2012 | 2330-11-12 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Brian Ford | ADHD/ADD Autistic Spectrum IEP |
| Download PDF | 05/10/2010 | 00940-09-10 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 04/03/2006 | 6323-05-06 | Bethel Park School District | 03 | Dorothy O'Shea | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 09/23/2011 | 2162-11-12 | Bermudian Springs School District | 12 | Shawn Lochinger | Gifted and/or Talented |
| Download PDF | 05/07/2009 | 9965-08-09 | Bermudian Springs School District | 12 | Dan Myers | Other |
| Download PDF | 04/06/2018 | 19182-16-17 | Berks County IU/EI Program | 14 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum Transition IEP Community-Based on Experience/Education Evidence |
| Download PDF | 04/06/2018 | 19183-16-17 | Berks County IU/EI Program | 14 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum Transition IEP Compensatory Education Evidence |
| Download PDF | 01/27/2017 | 18241-16-17 | Berks County IU/EI Program | 14 | Charles Jelley | Early Intervention Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 01/26/2017 | 18242-16-17 | Berks County IU/EI Program | 14 | Charles Jelley | Early Intervention Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/29/2015 | 15920-14-15 | Berks County IU/EI Program | 14 | Anne Carroll | Independent Educational Evaluation Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 10/29/2013 | 13518-12-13 | Bentworth School District | 01 | Michael McElligott | Emotional Disturbance Behavior IEP Least Restrictive Environment Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/24/2007 | 7435-06-07 | Bentworth School District | 01 | Margaret Drayden | Placement Placement |
| Download PDF | 03/06/2024 | 28895-23-24 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Joy Waters Fleming | Eligibility Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2024 | 28395-23-24 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Placement Parent Rights Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 07/22/2022 | 26100-21-22 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Parent Rights Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2022 | 26436-21-22 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Discipline Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2022 | 26467-21-22 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Discipline Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 12/30/2018 | 21263-18-19 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 10/05/2018 | 21078-18-19 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Charles Jelley | Thought to be Eligible Discipline Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/23/2016 | 17765-15-16 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Free Appropriate Public Education Private School Placement Least Restrictive Environment Evidence |
