Due Process Hearing Decisions - FY17 - 1st Quarter

(July 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016)           


Due Process Hearing Decisions - Fiscal Year 2017

In cases where MSDE has been informed that a hearing decision is being appealed in accordance with Section 615(i) of IDEA 2004, an asterisk (*) is placed next to the OAH Case #.  The civil or district court number of the case is provided when available.

Public Agency OAH Case #
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Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Howard County Public Schools

16-H-HOWD-15264

9/23/2016
 Public AgencyIEP Implementation-accommodations, aids & services, modifications, IEP Development/Review/Revision, Evaluation/Assessment, Reimbursement
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the school system provided the student with a FAPE. As a result, the ALJ denied the parents' request for reimbursement of the costs they incurred when unilaterally placing the student in a nonpublic school.

Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools

16-H-MONT-06919

7/14/2016
 Parent/Guardian Nonpublic Placement/Tuition Reimbursement
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the student's IEP was reasonably calculated to provide the student with a FAPE. As a result, the ALJ denied the parents' request for reimbursement for the tuition and expenses incurred in nonpublic special education school.


Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools

16-H-MONT-15740

7/21/2016
 Parent/Guardian IEP Implementation-Placement
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the student's placement was reasonably calculated to provide the student with a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.


Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools

16-H-MONT-06929

8/5/2016
 Parent/Guardian IEP Implementation-Placement, Nonpublic Placement/Tuition Reimbursement
Decision Summary
____________

The ALJ concluded that the student’s IEP and placement proposed was reasonably calculated to offer the student a FAPE in the least restrictive environment. As a result, the ALJ denied the parents' request for reimbursement for the cost of a nonpublic placement.


Public Agency OAH Case #
______________
Decision Date
 Hearing Requested By Issues
Montgomery County Public Schools

16-H-MONT-18407

8/11/2016
 Parent/Guardian State-wide Assessments
Decision Summary
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The ALJ concluded that the IEP team properly utilized the Maryland Alternate Assessment (MAA) tool and, as a result, denied the parents' request to have the team's determinations regarding the MAA invalidated.



Contact Information

Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-0238     Fax: 410-333-0664