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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 | 07/07/2023 | 27576-22-23 | Parkland School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Least Restrictive Environment Behavior Plan Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 05/18/2022 | 25335-21-22 | Allentown City School District | 21 | Michael McElligott | Individualized Education Program Least Restrictive Environment Progress Parent Rights |
Download PDF | 02/15/2022 | 25268-21-22 | East Penn School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Child Find Evaluation Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
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 | 06/20/2020 | 22724-19-20 | Parkland School District | 21 | James Gerl | Multiple Disabilities Procedural Violation Medical Services IEE Evidence |
Download PDF | 04/27/2020 | 22912-19-20 | Northwestern Lehigh School District | 21 | James Gerl | LRE Procedural Violation |
Download PDF | 07/12/2019 | 22268-18-19 | Catasauqua Area School District | 21 | Michael McElligott | IEE Parent Rights |
Download PDF | 04/13/2019 | 21647-18-19 | Catasauqua Area School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Procedural Violation LRE Behavior |
Download PDF | 04/13/2019 | 21677-18-19 | Catasauqua Area School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Procedural Violation LRE Behavior |
Download PDF | 04/13/2019 | 21691-18-19 | Catasauqua Area School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation Procedural Violation LRE Behavior |
Download PDF | 07/05/2018 | 20793-17-18 | Parkland School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Extended School Year Procedural Violation |
Download PDF | 01/26/2018 | 19416-16-17 | Southern Lehigh School District | 21 | Charles Jelley | FAPE Identification Evaluation Burden of Proof |
Download PDF | 06/27/2017 | 18674-16-17 | Jim Thorpe Area School District | 21 | Michael McElligott | Child Find Eligibility Specially Designed Instruction Compensatory Education Statute of Limitations |
Download PDF | 05/02/2016 | 17354-15-16 | Catasauqua Area School District | 21 | Brian Ford | Specific Learning Disability IEP Goals Progress Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 09/28/2015 | 16121-14-15 | Parkland School District | 21 | Linda Valentini | Section 504 Eligibility IEE Discrimination Evidence |
Download PDF | 07/16/2015 | 15875-14-15 | Southern Lehigh School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Identification Statute of Limitations Progress Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement |
Download PDF | 08/05/2014 | 14777-13-14 | Allentown City School District | 21 | Michael McElligott | Hearing Impaired IEP |
Download PDF | 09/13/2013 | 13589-12-13 | Parkland School District | 21 | William Culleton | FAPE Intellectual Disability IEP Evaluation |
Download PDF | 02/26/2013 | 13350-12-13 | Northwestern Lehigh School District | 21 | Brian Ford | FAPE IEP NOREP Parent Rights Private School Placement |
Download PDF | 01/24/2012 | 2524-11-12 | Allentown City School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Emotional Disturbance Evaluation IEE |
Download PDF | 12/23/2011 | 2150-11-12 | Parkland School District | 21 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition NOREP IEP |
Download PDF | 08/23/2011 | 1803-10-11 | Parkland School District | 21 | Linda Valentini | Autistic Spectrum Mental Retardation Residential Placement FAPE Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 02/12/2011 | 01602-10-11 | Salisbury Township School District | 21 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education Emotional Disturbance IEP Goals Progress |
Download PDF | 01/02/2010 | 00176-09-10 | East Penn School District | 21 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education IEP Placement |
Download PDF | 12/20/2009 | 9481-08-09 | Parkland School District | 21 | Linda Valentini | Child Find Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement FAPE Identification |