ISBE due-process decision · FY 2011
Illinois due-process decision 2009-0501: split decision
The parent alleged years of inadequate evaluation, delayed eligibility and deficient IEPs. The hearing officer found a denial of FAPE and ordered a private therapeutic day school, related services, IEEs and compensatory services, but for a shorter period and scope than requested.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
FAPE denialEligibility/evaluation/child findPrivate/residential placement & reimbursementCompensatory educationIndependent educational evaluation (IEE)
Relief ordered
Private therapeutic day placement, related services, IEEs, two years of compensatory services from July 2007, transportation and limited reimbursement.
From the decision
The District is to provide compensatory education services for loss of FAPE from July 2007 to the present
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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