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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 | 07/15/2021 | 24585-20-21 | Kennett Consolidated School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Statute of Limitations Identification Related Services Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 06/08/2021 | 24265-20-21 | Octorara Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Residential Placement Deafness/Hearing Impairment Compensatory Education Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 05/25/2021 | 24331-20-21 | Kennett Consolidated School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Individualized Education Program Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 05/15/2021 | 24322-20-21 | Octorara Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Behavior Plan Least Restrictive Environment Procedural Violation Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 05/10/2021 | 24513-20-21 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 05/07/2021 | 24709-20-21 | Great Valley School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Independent Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 04/21/2021 | 24360-20-21 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Procedural Violation Individualized Education Program Private Placement Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 04/02/2021 | 22521-19-20 | 21st Century Cyber Charter School | 24 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation Child Find FAPE Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 03/14/2021 | 23835-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Joy Waters | Tuition Reimbursement Private School Evaluation |
| 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 | 10/30/2020 | 23330-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Joy Waters | Tuition Reimbursement Statute of Limitations IEP Specific Learning Disability |
| Download PDF | 08/14/2020 | 23134-19-20 | Agora Cyber Charter School | 24 | Charles Jelley | Pendency IEP Charter School |
| Download PDF | 08/05/2020 | 23631-19-20 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Joy Waters | Evaluation IEE |
| Download PDF | 07/15/2020 | 22920-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Reimbursement Compensatory Education IEE |
| Download PDF | 02/27/2020 | 21884-18-19 | Avon Grove School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Section 504 IEE Discrimination |
| Download PDF | 01/31/2020 | 21838-18-19 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Charles Jelley | Section 504 FAPE Retaliation Discrimination Burden of Proof |
| Download PDF | 12/19/2019 | 22366-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Specific Learning Disability Progress Transition Graduation/Diploma Evidence |
| Download PDF | 11/27/2019 | 22847-19-20 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Speech and Language Impaired |
| Download PDF | 11/27/2019 | 22225-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability IEP Procedural Safeguards Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 10/27/2019 | 22560-19-20 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Pendency Evaluation Emotional Disturbance Private School Placement Transfer Students |
| Download PDF | 10/14/2019 | 21895-18-19 | Owen J. Roberts School District | 24 | Charles Jelley | Evaluation IEE |
| Download PDF | 10/09/2019 | 21935-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | Specific Learning Disability IEP Tuition Reimbursement IEE |
| Download PDF | 08/30/2019 | 21401-18-19 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Charles Jelley | Identification Evaluation IEP Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 08/28/2019 | 22206-18-19 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Parent Rights Mediation Records Evaluation |
| Download PDF | 08/28/2019 | 22317-18-19 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | James Gerl | Parent Rights Mediation Records Evaluation |