ISBE due-process decision · FY 2009
Illinois due-process decision 2009-0172: split decision
The parent alleged the district failed to deliver IEP services, transition services and assistive technology. The hearing officer found missed co-taught instruction and paraprofessional support and awarded tutoring, but found transition and assistive technology services adequate and denied other requested relief.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
IEP adequacy/implementationCompensatory educationTransition/secondary servicesRelated services
Relief ordered
80 hours of one-on-one language arts tutoring by a certified special education teacher; assistive technology and other compensatory requests denied.
From the decision
The parent has, in part, prevailed in this matter
ISBE removes the district's and student's names from every decision, so this case can't be linked to a specific district. The summary and outcome label were drafted with AI assistance from the decision's full text and checked against its order (how); the decision PDF is the authoritative record. This is not legal advice.
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