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This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of special education teacher support services (SETSS) delivered by "Chanie Kohl/SYCK57 Corp." (SETSS provider) for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which held that the district denied the student a free appropriate public education (FAPE) during the period of June 11, 2021 through September 13, 2021 and directed the district to reimburse the respondent (the parent) for tuition at the International Institute for the Brain (iBrain) for that time period including costs of related services, a 1:1 paraprofessional and transportation.  The parent cross-appeals, alleging that the IHO erred in finding that the district provided the student with a FAPE for the period of May 10, 2021 through June 10, 2021.  The appeal must be sustained.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the cost of private services delivered to her son by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) at specified rates for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request to be reimbursed for, or to directly fund, the costs of her son's unilaterally-obtained special education teacher support services (SETSS) and speech-language therapy services delivered by Always A Step Ahead (Step Ahead or agency) for the 2023-24 school year.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's decision awarding compensatory educational services.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be sustained in part.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which determined that she failed to timely request equitable services from respondent (the district) pursuant to Education Law §3602-c for the 2023-24 school year and denied her request for the district fund her son's private special education services delivered by Always a Step Ahead Inc. (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's private services delivered by EdZone, LLC (EdZone) for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals asserting that IHO failed to address the appropriateness of the unilateral services.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her son's private services delivered by Always a Step Ahead (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which ordered the district to conduct evaluations of the student and reconvene its Committee on Special Education (CSE).  The appeal must be sustained in part.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request for respondent (the district) to directly fund the costs of her daughter's unilaterally-obtained special education teacher support services (SETSS) delivered by Achieve It, LLC (Achieve It) for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be sustained.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her son's tuition at The Academy for Young Minds (AYM) for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondent's (the parent's) son and ordered it to fund the costs of special education teacher support services (SETSS) delivered by Alpha Student Support (Alpha) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be sustained.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondents' (the parents') son and ordered it to fund the costs of services delivered by Alpha Student Support (Alpha) at specified rates for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be sustained.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondents' (the parents') son and ordered it to fund the costs of special education teacher support services (SETSS) delivered by Alpha Student Support (Alpha) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year as well as additional services at market rates, and further ordered it to fund a bank of compensatory education for unimplemented services at market rates.  The appeal must be sustained.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the district) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondents' (the parents') daughter and ordered it to fund the costs of special education teacher support services (SETSS) and speech-language therapy delivered by Alpha Student Support (Alpha) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year as well as additional services at market rates, and further ordered it to fund a bank of compensatory education for unimplemented services at market rates.  The appeal must be sustained in part.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request for denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her son's private services delivered by Early Intervention Matters, Inc. (Early Intervention Matters) for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO decision which determined in the alternative that a reduction of funding of services from  Early Intervention Matters would be appropriate.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's unilaterally-obtained services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead or agency) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which ordered the district to provide compensatory education services.  The appeal must be sustained.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied in part her request for funding for her daughter's private services delivered by Achieve More Resources, LLC (Achieve More) for the 2022-23 school year.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which found that equitable considerations favored partial funding of the private services from Achieve More for the 2022-23 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that respondent (the district) offered her son a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and denied the parent's request to be reimbursed for her son's tuition at the Big N Little: Ziv Hatorah Program (Ziv Hatorah) for the 2022-23 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's private services delivered by Headway Services (Headway) for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which directed the district to reevaluate the student.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the district) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which found that it failed to offer an appropriate educational program to respondent's (the parent's) son and ordered it to fully reimburse the parent for her son's tuition costs at the Mill Basin Yeshiva Academy (Mill Basin) for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.  The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which awarded partial funding for the cost of the special education services and speech-language therapy delivered to her son by Upgrade Resources (Upgrade) at specified rates for the 2023-24 school year.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's determination that the parent's unilaterally-obtained services were appropriate and from the IHO's findings related to equitable considerations.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be sustained.