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.  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.

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 appropriate equitable services to respondent's (the parent's) son and ordered it to fund a bank of compensatory educational services, consisting of special education teacher support services (SETSS), occupational therapy (OT), and counseling services 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, in part, her request for compensatory education to remedy respondent's (the district's) failure to offer or provide her son an appropriate educational program for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.  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 the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which dismissed the parent's due process complaint notice regarding the educational program respondent's (the district's) Committee on Special Education (CSE) had recommended for her daughter for the 2023-24 school year with prejudice.  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.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request for home-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for their son.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the portion of the IHO's decision which granted funding for an assistive technology device.  The appeal must be sustained.  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 for direct funding of equitable services for her son for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which denied the district's motion to dismiss the parent’s request for equitable services.  The appeal must be sustained in part.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

File Administratively Closed

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) that denied her request for compensatory education related to the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 school years, denied her request for funding by respondent (the district) for the costs of an independent educational evaluation (IEE), and held that awards for special education services should be delivered via special education teacher support services (SETSS) instead of special education itinerant teacher (SEIT) services.  The district cross-appeals the IHO's finding that the district committed procedural violations; the order directing the district to conduct evaluations for the 2023-24 school year; and the order directing the district to fund services for the 2023-24 school year.  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.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request to be reimbursed for their son's tuition costs at Darchai Menachem for the 2022-23 school year.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's decision on equitable grounds.  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.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which determined that respondent (the district) offered their daughter an appropriate educational program for the 2023-24 school year and denied their request for tuition reimbursement.  The appeal must be dismissed.