PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
ODR No. 8854/07-08 AS LG ,
Student Colonial School District
EXPEDITED HEARING CLOSED HEARING
For the Student:
For the School District:
Colonial School District
230 Flourtown Road
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19452-1252
Sharon W. Montanye, Esq. Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams 331 Butler Avenue
P.O. Box 5069
New Britain, PA 18901-5069
Date of Due Process Hearing Request: May 14, 2008
Date of Expedited Hearing: June 5, 2008
Date of Receipt of Transcript: June 10, 2008
Date Record Closed: June 10, 2008
Date of Expedited Decision: June 12, 2008
Hearing Officer: Daniel J. Myers
BACKGROUND
This case concerns how many weeks in duration the extended school year services (ESY) should be provided to this severely impaired teenager with autism, mental retardation, and pervasive developmental delay. The School District proposes 20 school days of ESY services during the month of July, while the parents request 39 school days over the months of June, July and August. For the reasons described below, I find for the School District.
ISSUE
Should Student receive 20, or 39, school days of ESY services for summer 2008?
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