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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 | 04/09/2021 | 24406-20-21 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Autistic Spectrum |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2021 | 24281-20-21 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Tuition Reimbursement Evaluation Section 504 Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2021 | 24340-20-21 | Pottstown School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 04/02/2021 | 22521-19-20 | 21st Century Cyber Charter School | 24 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Child Find FAPE Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/17/2021 | 23920-20-21 | Central Dauphin School District | 15 | Michael McElligott | Eligibility Specific Learning Disability Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 03/15/2021 | 24086-20-21 | Bangor Area School District | 20 | Michael McElligott | Behavior Plan Evaluation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/14/2021 | 23835-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Joy Waters | Tuition Reimbursement Private School Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 03/02/2021 | 23695-19-20 | Allentown City School District | 21 | James Gerl | Statute of Limitations Bullying Individualized Education Program Evaluation Parent Rights Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 02/19/2021 | 23886-19-20 | William Penn School District | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | FAPE Tuition Reimbursement Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 02/08/2021 | 23927-20-21 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Identification Eligibility Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/02/2021 | 23602-19-20 | Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/02/2021 | 24221-20-21 | Sharon City School District | 04 | Brian Ford | Least Restrictive Environment |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2021 | 24043-20-21 | Reading School District | 14 | Michael McElligott | Identification Specific Learning Disability IEP Compensatory Education Placement |
| Download PDF | 01/21/2021 | 23640-19-20 | Shamokin Area School District | 16 | Joy Waters | Eligibility Evaluation Emotional Disturbance Other Health Impairment IEE |
| Download PDF | 01/08/2021 | 23937-20-21 | Fleetwood Area School District | 14 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 01/06/2021 | 23897-20-21 | Phoenixville Area School District | 24 | Joy Waters | Tuition Reimbursement Evaluation Private School Placement LRE Procedural Violation |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2020 | 23767-19-20 | Radnor Township School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Evaluation Eligibility Other Health Impairment |
| Download PDF | 12/17/2020 | 23894-20-21 | Penn Hills School District | 03 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation LRE Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/15/2020 | 23701-19-20 | West Oak Lane Charter School | 26 | Michael McElligott | Identification Eligibility IEP Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/27/2020 | 23146-19-20 | Westmont Hilltop School District | 08 | Charles Jelley | Child Find Gifted and/or Talented Eligibility |
| Download PDF | 11/24/2020 | 23791-19-20 | Sharpsville Area School District | 04 | Michael McElligott | IEP Specially Designed Instruction Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 11/17/2020 | 22849-19-20 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 11/09/2020 | 23652-19-20 | Sharpsville Area School District | 04 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Private School Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/30/2020 | 23330-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Joy Waters | Tuition Reimbursement Statute of Limitations IEP Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 10/30/2020 | 23710-19-20 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Charles Jelley | Charter School IEP Compensatory Education Parent Rights |