ISBE due-process decision · FY 2010
Illinois due-process decision 2009-0320: split decision
The district defended its evaluation finding a student with ADHD ineligible; the parent counter-filed for eligibility, compensatory education and reimbursement. The hearing officer found the student eligible under other health impairment and the evaluation deficient, but granted only partial reimbursements.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
Both the parent and the district
Issues in dispute
Eligibility/evaluation/child findIndependent educational evaluation (IEE)Compensatory educationPrivate/residential placement & reimbursement
Relief ordered
Eligibility under OHI; social-emotional evaluation; OT IEE reimbursement; $4,400 tutoring and $6,000 evaluation reimbursement; IEP meeting. Counseling costs denied.
From the decision
Student's Mother should equitably only be compensated for half the tutoring services
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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