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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) | ||
| Expand | Download PDF | 10/13/2010 | 00865-09-10 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | Private Placement Tuition Reimbursement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 04/29/2011 | 00984-09-10 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | Behavior Least Restrictive Environment Program Modifications IEE Supplementary Aides & Services |
| Expand | Download PDF | 04/29/2011 | 01215-09-10 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | Behavior Least Restrictive Environment Program Modifications IEE Supplementary Aides & Services |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/03/2011 | 01297-09-10 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Michael McElligott | Tuition Reimbursement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/21/2011 | 01321-09-10 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education Graduation/Diploma Parent Rights Transition FAPE |
| Expand | Download PDF | 08/16/2011 | 1442-10-11 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education Least Restrictive Environment Discrimination Mental Retardation Homebound Instruction |
| Expand | Download PDF | 01/17/2011 | 1448-10-11 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | William Culleton | Section 504 Transportation Homebound Instruction Discipline |
| Expand | Download PDF | 02/21/2015 | 15762-14-15 | Columbia Borough School District | 13 | Michael McElligott | Discipline Alternative Education Setting Transfer into District |
| Expand | Download PDF | 01/19/2016 | 15949-14-15 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Linda Valentini | Section 504 IEP Related Services Discrimination |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/30/2016 | 16887-15-16 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Identification IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/30/2016 | 16887-15-16 | Downingtown Area School District | 24 | Cathy Skidmore | Specific Learning Disability Identification IEP Tuition Reimbursement Compensatory Education |
| Expand | Download PDF | 01/09/2017 | 17847-15-16 | Upper Dublin School District | 23 | Cathy Skidmore | Identification IEP Progress Compensatory Education Reimbursement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/25/2018 | 19891-17-18 | Commonwealth Charter Academy | 15 | Cathy Skidmore | Eligibility Section 504 IEE Compensatory Education |
| Expand | 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 |
| Expand | Download PDF | 04/09/2021 | 24406-20-21 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Brian Ford | Compensatory Education Autistic Spectrum |
| Expand | Download PDF | 01/07/2022 | 24756-20-21 | Penn Manor School District | 13 | Charles Jelley | Contingent IEP Residential Placement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 06/05/2022 | 25299-21-22 | Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School | 20 | Cathy Skidmore | Transition - Post Secondary Procedural Violation Private School - Unilateral Placement Evidence |
| Expand | Download PDF | 01/21/2013 | 3127-11-12 | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District | 24 | Anne Carroll | FAPE IEP Autistic Spectrum Speech/Language Impairment Progress |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/16/2006 | 5853-05-06 | Council Rock School District | 22 | Linda Valentini | FAPE IEP Specially Designed Instruction Goals Tuition Reimbursement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 04/19/2006 | 5871-05-06 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Linda Valentini | IEP Goals Specially Designed Instruction LRE Tuition Reimbursement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/16/2006 | 6430-05-06 | Minersville Area School District | 29 | Dan Myers | IEE Evaluation |
| Expand | Download PDF | 05/09/2008 | 8133-07-08 | Central Bucks School District | 22 | Joseph Rosenfeld | Compensatory Education Evaluation |
| Expand | Download PDF | 11/18/2008 | 8696-07-08 | West Chester Area School District | 24 | Linda Valentini | FAPE IEP Tuition Reimbursement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 01/26/2010 | 9410-08-09 | Philadelphia City School District | 26 | Anne Carroll | Compensatory Education Evaluation IEP Placement |
| Expand | Download PDF | 07/16/2009 | 9611-08-09 | Pennsbury School District | 22 | Dan Myers | Compensatory Education |