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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 | 06/22/2022 | 25976-21-22 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Private School - Unilateral Placement Reimbursement |
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 | 04/05/2022 | 25987-21-22 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | James Gerl | Free Appropriate Public Education Discrimination |
Download PDF | 03/14/2022 | 25592-21-22 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program FAPE Reimbursement Discrimination |
Download PDF | 01/15/2022 | 24978-20-21 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Individualized Education Program Other Health Impairment Residential Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
Download PDF | 06/22/2021 | 24799-20-21 | Centennial School District | 22 | Cheryl Cutrona | Parent Rights Burden of Proof Individualized Education Program |
Download PDF | 06/03/2021 | 24414-20-21 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Charles Jelley | Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education Specially Designed Instruction |
Download PDF | 04/09/2021 | 24406-20-21 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Autistic Spectrum |
Download PDF | 07/05/2020 | 23634-19-20 | New Hope-Solebury School District | 22 | Joy Waters | Evaluation IEE |
Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22640-19-20 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Speech and Language Impaired Behavior Plan Parent Rights |
Download PDF | 03/10/2020 | 22760-19-20 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Speech and Language Impaired Behavior Plan Parent Rights |
Download PDF | 01/01/2020 | 22754-19-20 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Procedural Violation |
Download PDF | 01/01/2020 | 22835-19-20 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Evaluation Procedural Violation |
Download PDF | 10/29/2019 | 21143-18-19 | Bucks Co. Montessori Charter School | 22 | Charles Jelley | Charter School Procedural Safeguards IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 03/14/2019 | 21434-18-19 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Linda Valentini | Eligibility Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
Download PDF | 12/30/2018 | 21263-18-19 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Emotional Disturbance LRE |
Download PDF | 10/05/2018 | 21078-18-19 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Charles Jelley | Thought to be Eligible Discipline Evaluation IEE |
Download PDF | 11/20/2017 | 19662-17-18 | Neshaminy School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Residential Placement |
Download PDF | 11/20/2017 | 19663-17-18 | Cheltenham Township School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Residential Placement |
Download PDF | 05/22/2017 | 18379-16-17 | Quakertown Community School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Eligibility Emotional Disturbance IEP Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 03/14/2017 | 17998-16-17 | New Hope-Solebury School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | IEP Progress Tuition Reimbursement |
Download PDF | 01/26/2017 | 18562-16-17 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Vicki McGinley | GIEP Gifted and/or Talented |
Download PDF | 08/25/2016 | 17952-15-16 | Quakertown Community School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | IEP Private School Placement Pendency |
Download PDF | 08/23/2016 | 17765-15-16 | Bensalem Township School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer FAPE Private School Placement LRE Evidence |