Decisions

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.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from aspects of a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) related to an order for respondent (the district) to fund the costs of an independent educational evaluation (IEE).  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 that respondent (the district) fund the costs of the special education teacher support services (SETSS) delivered to her daughter by Urban Student Services (Urban) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year, and which dismissed her due process complaint notice with prejudice.  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.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request to be reimbursed for their daughter's tuition costs at the International Academy for the Brain (iBrain) for the period of April 17, 2023  through June 23, 2023.  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 math tutoring services delivered to her son during the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal Withdrawn

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 respondent (the district) offered her son an appropriate educational program for the 2023-24 school year and denied her request that the district fund the costs of services delivered to her son at specified rates for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from the IHO's determination that failed to limit the scope of the impartial hearing to the allegations in the due process complaint notice.  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 a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which ordered respondent (the district) to fund the costs of his son's private services delivered by EdZone, LLC (EdZone) for the 2023-24 school year but without specifying the rate therefor.  The district cross-appeals from the IHO's decision to the extent it did not order the district to fund services at the rate proposed by the district and ordered the district to fund private related services.  The appeal must be sustained in part.  The cross-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, pursuant to section 8 NYCRR 279.10(d) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, from an interim decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) determining her daughter's pendency placement during a due process proceeding challenging the appropriateness of respondent's (the district's) recommended educational program for the student 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 failed to prove that it provided the student with a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the 2022-23 school year and directed the district to reimburse respondents (the parents) for the tuition they paid for the student's placement at the Stephen Gaynor School (Stephen Gaynor) for the 2022-23 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 the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of the occupational therapy (OT) services delivered to her son by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead or agency) at a specified rate 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 that respondent (the district) fund the cost of the counseling services delivered to her son by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from the IHO's award of compensatory education.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-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 the services delivered to her daughter 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 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 awarded compensatory education related to the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-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 the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which ordered it to provide the student with a bank of compensatory educational services, consisting, in part, of one-to-one special education teacher support services (SETSS).  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.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request for direct funding for their son's tuition costs at the International Academy for the Brain (iBrain) 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 determined that the parent's unilateral placement, the Hamaspik School (Hamaspik) was not appropriate for the student for the 2023-24 school year and that equitable considerations would warrant a reduction in tuition funding/reimbursement.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which did not fully reduce funding/reimbursement for special transportation services and ordered continued funding for Hamaspik.  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 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 for tuition reimbursement for Big N Little: Stars of Israel (Stars of Israel) for the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal Withdrawn

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.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request for reimbursement of the cost of their son's private program and paraprofessional services for the summer portions of the 12-month 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the portion of the IHO's decision that awarded a prospective program for the student.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be sustained.