ISBE due-process decision · FY 2011
Illinois due-process decision 2010-0234: split decision
The district filed to contest an IEE request and the parents counter-filed over eligibility and evaluation requests. The hearing officer ordered the student found eligible with a hearing impairment and an IEP developed, but denied IEE reimbursement and the parents' procedural claims.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Hearing ImpairmentHearing officer: Mary SchwartzFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
Both the parent and the district
Issues in dispute
Independent educational evaluation (IEE)Eligibility/evaluation/child findProcedural/parent-participationFAPE denial
Relief ordered
IEP meeting to find eligibility for hearing impairment, IEP with specified accommodations and math assessment. Evaluation reimbursements denied.
From the decision
The parents' requests for reimbursement are denied.
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