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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 | 06/10/2016 | 17636-15-16 | Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School | 15 | William Culleton | Jurisdiction Records |
| Download PDF | 05/28/2008 | 8803-07-08 | Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School | 15 | David Lee | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 04/01/2022 | 25632-21-22 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 10/30/2020 | 23710-19-20 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Charles Jelley | Charter School IEP Compensatory Education Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 11/24/2018 | 21158-18-19 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Res Judicata Pendency Parent Rights |
| Download PDF | 07/24/2018 | 20563-17-18 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Linda Valentini | Charter School IEP Parent Rights Res Judicata |
| Download PDF | 05/25/2018 | 19891-17-18 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Section 504 IEE Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 02/16/2018 | 20014-17-18 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Brian Ford | Charter School Homebound Instruction Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer Evidence |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2017 | 18768-16-17 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Michael McElligott | Charter School FAPE Parent Rights Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2017 | 18809-16-17 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Michael McElligott | Charter School FAPE Parent Rights Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2017 | 19108-16-17 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Michael McElligott | Charter School FAPE Parent Rights Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 09/30/2017 | 19109-16-17 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Michael McElligott | Charter School FAPE Parent Rights Jurisdiction of Hearing Officer |
| Download PDF | 02/21/2015 | 15762-14-15 | Columbia Borough School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Transfer into District |
| Download PDF | 06/09/2008 | 8253-07-08 | Columbia Borough School District | 13 | Marcie Romberger | Compensatory Education IEP |
| Download PDF | 09/16/2021 | 24959-20-21 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Autistic Spectrum Private School - Unilateral Placement Tuition Reimbursement Bullying |
| Download PDF | 06/30/2021 | 24412-20-21 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Download PDF | 02/25/2020 | 22632-19-20 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Identification Tuition Reimbursement Burden of Proof Evidence |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2019 | 21435-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Private School Placement Pendency LRE IEP |
| Download PDF | 04/05/2019 | 21886-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Extended School Year |
| Download PDF | 12/31/2018 | 21027-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Approved Private School FAPE Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Download PDF | 12/21/2018 | 21067-18-19 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Residential Placement Tuition Reimbursement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 11/16/2018 | 20099-17-18 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | IEP Procedural Violation Private School Placement Evidence |
| Download PDF | 05/11/2018 | 19718-17-18 | Colonial School District | 23 | Charles Jelley | Autistic Spectrum Transition Evaluation Tuition Reimbursement IEE |
| Download PDF | 06/13/2017 | 18356-16-17 | Colonial School District | 23 | Michael McElligott | Specific Learning Disability Goals Progress Compensatory Education IEE |
| Download PDF | 05/26/2017 | 19036-16-17 | Colonial School District | 23 | Brian Ford | Discipline Thought to be Eligible Evaluation IEE Transition |