ISBE due-process decision · FY 2017
Illinois due-process decision 2016-0011: split decision
The parents alleged the district failed its child find duty in kindergarten and first grade. The hearing officer found a child find and procedural-notice violation, awarded limited compensatory Wilson reading tutoring, and denied reimbursement for private school, private tutoring and records costs.
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Eligibility/evaluation/child findCompensatory educationProcedural/parent-participation
Relief ordered
Twenty one-hour compensatory Wilson reading tutoring sessions (capped at $60/hour) plus transportation; reimbursement requests denied.
From the decision
The compensatory Wilson tutorial sessions shall be provided for 10 weeks over the Summer of 2017, two one-hour sessions per week
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