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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 | 01/26/2024 | 28292-23-24 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Brian Ford | Mediation Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Related Services Individualized Education Program |
Download PDF | 08/31/2023 | 28268-22-23 | String Theory Schools | 26 | Michael McElligott | Pendency |
Download PDF | 12/14/2023 | 28267-22-23 | North Penn School District | 23 | James Gerl | Evaluation IEE Parent Rights Least Restrictive Environment |
Download PDF | 08/26/2023 | 28266-22-23 | Chichester School District | 25 | Michael McElligott | IEE Truancy Absenteeism |
Download PDF | 12/22/2023 | 28261-22-23 | Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School | 03 | Brian Ford | Child Find Compensatory Education Evaluation |
Download PDF | 10/16/2023 | 28255-22-23 | Woodland Hills School District | 03 | James Gerl | Related Services Free Appropriate Public Education Discrimination |
Download PDF | 08/24/2023 | 28249-22-23 | Chichester School District | 25 | Cheryl Cutrona | Placement Manifestation Discipline |
Download PDF | 12/03/2023 | 28243-22-23 | Upper Darby School District | 25 | Joy Waters Fleming | Tuition Reimbursement Private School Evaluation Identification |
Download PDF | 07/31/2012 | 2824-11-12 | Fox Chapel Area School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Section 504 FAPE |
Download PDF | 01/23/2024 | 28228-22-23 | Avon Grove Charter School | 24 | Michael McElligott | Evaluation Eligibility |
Download PDF | 12/22/2023 | 28221-22-23 | Northampton Area School District | 20 | Brian Ford | IEE |
Download PDF | 11/22/2023 | 28215-22-23 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Cathy Skidmore | Evaluation IEE |
Download PDF | 01/22/2024 | 28208-22-23 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Statute of Limitations Least Restrictive Environment |
Download PDF | 11/21/2023 | 28203-22-23 | Eastern Lancaster County School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Identification Individualized Education Program Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 11/30/2023 | 28186-22-23 | Nazareth Area School District | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Speech/Language Impairment Least Restrictive Environment Procedural Safeguards Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 06/23/2023 | 28175-22-23 | Donegal School District | 13 | Brian Ford | Extended School Year |
Download PDF | 02/14/2012 | 2816-11-12 | Schuylkill IU/EI Program | 29 | Brian Ford | |
Download PDF | 01/05/2024 | 28108-22-23 | North Penn School District | 23 | James Gerl | Individualized Education Program Discrimination |
Download PDF | 10/17/2023 | 28086-22-23 | Norwin School District | 07 | Cheryl Cutrona | Eligibility Free Appropriate Public Education Compensatory Education |
Download PDF | 06/14/2023 | 28077-22-23 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Joy Waters Fleming | Extended School Year Free Appropriate Public Education |
Download PDF | 06/03/2023 | 28055-22-23 | Rose Tree Media School District | 25 | Brian Ford | Evaluation Parent Rights |
Download PDF | 08/06/2012 | 2805-11-12 | Abington School District | 23 | Anne Carroll | Instruction in the Home NOREP Procedural Violation Pendency |
Download PDF | 08/14/2012 | 2803-11-12 | Fox Chapel Area School District | 03 | Michael McElligott | Section 504 Retaliation |
Download PDF | 03/01/2024 | 27997-22-23 | Lower Merion School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Free Appropriate Public Education Section 504 Compensatory Education Tuition Reimbursement Reimbursement |
Download PDF | 10/23/2023 | 27957-22-23 | Hatboro-Horsham School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education |