ISBE due-process decision · FY 2011
Illinois due-process decision 2011-0209: parent prevailed
The parent of a functionally illiterate eighth grader challenged evaluation, IEPs, progress reporting, records and placement. The hearing officer ruled for the parent on evaluation, FAPE and LRE, ordering private therapeutic day school placement, related services, IEE payment and compensatory education.
Outcome: Parent prevailedDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
FAPE denialEligibility/evaluation/child findPlacement/LRECompensatory educationIndependent educational evaluation (IEE)
Relief ordered
Private therapeutic day school placement with ESY, related services, laptop and AT, IEE payment, after-school tutoring, and two extra years of private placement.
From the decision
HELD: for Parent on Issues relating to evaluation, substantive and procedural deprivation of FAPE, and LRE.
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