MB vs. Pleasant Valley School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER CLOSED HEARING ODR File Number: 19032 16 17 Student’s Name: M.B. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 06/26/2017, 06/27/2017, 06/28/2017, 08/08/2017, 08/16/2017 Parent: [redacted] Counsel for Parent Michael J. Connolly, Esquire, McAndrews Law Office, P.C., 30 Cassatt Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312 Local Education Agency: Pleasant […]
MS vs. McGuffey School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer Final Decision and Order CLOSED HEARING ODR File Number: 18822 16 17 Child’s Name: M. S. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing:1 04/11/17, 09/06/17 Parent: Parent[s] Counsel for Parent Noah Geary, Esquire, 30 East Beau Street, Suite 225, Washington, PA 15301 Local Education Agency: McGuffey School District, 119 Main […]
What is Compensatory Education?
What is compensatory education? Compensatory education or “comp-ed” as it is often called for short, is a fund of “money” that a child can use to further their individualized education program (IEP) goals. Comp-ed is not cash, but can be used as a cash equivalent for educational items and services. While the permissible uses of […]
KL vs. Propel Charter Schools
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER FINAL DECISION AND ORDER CLOSED HEARING ODR File Number: 19204 16 17 Child’s Name: K. L. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 09/01/17 Parent: [redacted] Counsel for Parent Brandi Kelly Suter, Esquire, 429 Forbes Avenue, Suite 450, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Local Education Agency: Propel Charter Schools, 3447 East Carson […]
WH vs. Peters Township School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer Final Decision and Order CLOSED HEARING ODR File Number: 18412 16 17 Child’s Name: W. H. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 02/24/17, 06/08/17, 06/14/17, 07/18/17, 07/19/17, 07/20/17 Parent: [redacted] Counsel for Parent Michelle Kline, Esquire, Brandi Kelly Suter, Esquire, Ruder Law, 429 Forbes Avenue, Suite 450, Pittsburgh, PA […]
CC vs. Montgomery County Intermediate Unit
This is a redacted version of the original decision. Select details have been removed from the decision to preserve anonymity of the student. The redactions do not affect the substance of the document. PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: C.C. Date of Birth: [redacted] CLOSED HEARING ODR File 19454…
AB. vs. Pleasant Valley School District
This is a redacted version of the original decision. Select details have been removed from the decision to preserve anonymity of the student. The redactions do not affect the substance of the document. PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION : A. B. Date of Birth: [redacted] CLOSED HEARING ODR File 18366 16 Dates of Hearing:…
MM vs. Saucon Valley School District
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION Child’s Name: M. M. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR File 18245 16 17 OPEN HEARING Parent(s): Pro Se School District: Saucon Valley School District, 2097 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown, PA 18055 Karl A. Romberger, Jr., Esquire, Sweet Stevens, Katz & Williams, LLP, 331 East Butler Avenue, New Britain, PA […]
DG vs. Upper Perkiomen School District
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: D.G. ODR File 19069 16 17 Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 6/13/17, 7/18/17 CLOSED HEARING Parents: [redacted] Jennifer Bradley, Esquire, McAndrews Law Offices, 30 Cassatt Avenue, Berwyn, PA 9312 Counsel for Parent School District: Upper Perkiomen School District, 2229 East Buck […]
EY vs. Southern York County School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: E. Y. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR File 18799 16 17 CLOSED HEARING Dates of Hearing: 5/4/17, 7/6/17, 7/7/17, 8/7/17 Parent(s): [redacted] Mark W. Voigt, Esquire, Law Office of Mark W. Voigt, Esquire, Plymouth Meeting Executive Campus, 600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 […]