EH
Name of Child
Xx/xx/xx
Date of Birth
7392/06-07LS ODR
File Number
May 10, 2007, May 22, 2007, May 25, 2007, June 8, 2007
Dates of Hearing
June 26, 2007
File Closed
Closed Hearing
Parties to Hearing
Parents
Mr. and Mrs.
Parent Representative Tanya Alvarado, Esq. McAndrews Law Offices 30 Cassatt Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312
School District
James Molleca
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District 740 Unionville Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
District Representative
Anne Hendricks, Esq.
1402 Masons Mill Business Park 1800 Byberry Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Dates Transcripts Received: May 18, 2007, May 28, 2007, June 5, 2007, June 14, 2007
Date of Decision: July 5, 2007
Kenneth Rose
Hearing Officer
Background
The student is a xx year-old resident of the school district. In third grade he was identified as in need of Section 504 services due to a fine motor skill deficit. Later issues of attention, organization and written expression were included in Section 504 Accommodation Plans. Evaluations conducted by the school district in 2001 and 2004 found the student not eligible under IDEA. The evaluations of 2004 relied heavily on Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) conducted by Dr. L the parents’ selected Pediatric Neuropsychologist/School Psychologist. In September 2005 the parents requested an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The school district, at parents’ request, paid Dr. L for an evaluation. An Evaluation Report (ER), prepared in May 2006, found the student to be an eligible student under IDEIA.
The parents claim there are child find issues, a denial of FAPE, denial of Extended School Year (ESY) for 2005 and 2006, inappropriate ESY for 2007, reimbursement for therapies and a laptop computer, an IEE at school district expense and an appropriate IEP.
Stipulations
1. The student’s date of birth is xx/xx/xx.
2. The student is a resident of the school district.
EH-Unionville-Chadds-Ford-ODRNo-7392-06-07LS