ISBE due-process decision · FY 2010
Illinois due-process decision 2010-0112: parent prevailed
An adult student challenged a reclassification and placement change, inadequate evaluation, missing IEPs and transition plans, and sought private placement, IEE payment and compensatory education. The hearing officer found a denial of FAPE on all issues but one procedural claim and granted the requested relief.
Outcome: Parent prevailedDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
FAPE denialEligibility/evaluation/child findPrivate/residential placement & reimbursementIndependent educational evaluation (IEE)Transition/secondary services
Relief ordered
Private school placement at public expense, full IEE payment ($8,972), after-school compensatory program, new IEP and transition plan, transportation.
From the decision
HELD: For Student on all issues except denial of FAPE on the grounds of District's procedural failure to respond to request for IEE
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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