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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 | 06/27/2026 | 32035-25-26 | Keystone Central School District | 10 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Identification Individualized Education Program Private School - Unilateral Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 06/25/2026 | 32958-25-26 | Freire Charter School | 26 | James Gerl | Least Restrictive Environment Charter School |
| Download PDF | 06/23/2026 | 31608-25-26 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Goals Discipline Emotional Disturbance Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/17/2026 | 32465-25-26 | Derry Township School District | 15 | Savannah Murphy | Child Find Eligibility Individualized Education Program Retaliation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 06/17/2026 | 32913-25-26 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | James Gerl | Deaf-Blindness Individualized Education Program Related Services |
| Download PDF | 06/06/2026 | 32843-25-26 | ELWYN, Inc. EI Program for Philadelphia SD | 26 | Savannah Murphy | Early Intervention Eligibility Speech/Language Impairment |
| Download PDF | 06/03/2026 | 33022-25-26 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Early Intervention Safety |
| Download PDF | 06/02/2026 | 31925-25-26 | Chester County IU/EI Program | 24 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Early Intervention Procedural Violation Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/29/2026 | 32677-25-26 | Washington School District | 01 | Savannah Murphy | Private School Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 05/27/2026 | 32629-25-26 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 05/27/2026 | 33016-25-26 | Garnet Valley School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Autistic Spectrum Behavior Plan Alternative Education Setting |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2026 | 32337-25-26 | Saucon Valley School District | 20 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program |
| Download PDF | 05/21/2026 | 31719-25-26 | Chartiers Valley School District | 03 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Behavior Plan Compensatory Education Retaliation Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 05/17/2026 | 32951-25-26 | Pittsburgh School District | 02 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 05/14/2026 | 32447-25-26 | Colonial School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Evaluation Consent Override Procedure |
| Download PDF | 05/13/2026 | 32593-25-26 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Joy Waters Fleming | Evaluation Independent Educational Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/12/2026 | 32922-25-26 | Upper Dublin School District | 23 | Savannah Murphy | Discipline Eligibility Section 504 |
| Download PDF | 05/12/2026 | 32935-25-26 | Canon-McMillan School District | 01 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 05/11/2026 | 32018-25-26 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Multiple Disabilities Related Services Behavior Plan Compensatory Education Private School |
| Download PDF | 05/08/2026 | 32087-25-26 | Spring-Ford Area School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Private School - Unilateral Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/04/2026 | 32292-25-26 | South Western School District | 12 | Michael McElligott | Interstate Transfer |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2026 | 31614-25-26 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Goals Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/30/2026 | 31771-25-26 | Mars Area School District | 04 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Evaluation Procedural Violation Related Services Private School - Unilateral Placement |
| Download PDF | 04/24/2026 | 32718-25-26 | Radnor Township School District | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | Free Appropriate Public Education Section 504 Child Find |
| Download PDF | 04/22/2026 | 32716-25-26 | Mechanicsburg Area School District | 15 | Michael McElligott | Procedural Violation Individualized Education Program Retaliation |
