Due Process Hearing Decisions - FY19 - 1st Quarter

(July 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018)

Due Process Hearing Decisions - Fiscal Year 2019

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.

Baltimore County Public Schools

OAH Case #Decision DateHearing Requested ByIssues
18-H-BCNY-18773 7/27/2018Parent/GuardianEvaluation/Assessment-FBA
Decision Summary: The ALJ concluded that the FBA conducted by the local school system was appropriate and, as a result, the parent was not entitled to an IEE at the public expense.
18-H-BCNY-18944 8/28/2018Parent/GuardianIEP Development/Review/Revision
Decision Summary: The ALJ concluded that the student's IEP would not provide a FAPE for the 2018-2019 school year and ordered the IEP team to reconvene to address the identified violations.

Carroll County Public Schools

OAH Case #Decision DateHearing Requested ByIssues
18-H-CRRL-11861 7/5/2018Public AgencyIndependent Educational Evaluation Procedures
Decision Summary: The ALJ concluded that the evaluation produced by the local school system was appropriate and, as a result, the student's parents were not entitled to an IEE at public expense.

Montgomery County Public Schools

OAH Case #Decision DateHearing Requested ByIssues
18-H-MONT-01909 7/17/2018Parent/GuardianIEP Implementation-counseling
Decision Summary: The ALJ concluded that the IEP did not include sufficient counseling services and therefore ordered the local school system to provide compensatory services to the student.
18-H-MONT-24983 9/28/2018Parent/GuardianCompensatory Services
Decision Summary: The ALJ granted the school system's Motion for Judgment.

Contact:

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