STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. East Hartford Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 15-0349
Case No. 15-0349
Student v. East Hartford Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Anne Louise Blanchard Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. 872 Main Street Willimantic, CT 06226 Attorney Nieka Thompson Connecticut Legal Services 85 Central Avenue Waterbury, CT 06702
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Linda Yoder Shipman & Goodwin One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird Hearing Officer
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board of Education offer the Student a free appropriate public education between February 9, 2013 and the present?
2. If not, what would be the components of a free appropriate public education, and where would it be delivered?
3. What is the appropriate eligibility category for the Student?
4. Should the Student have an assistive technology evaluation at public expense?
5. Should the Student receive compensatory education services?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Student requested a special education due process hearing on February 9, 2015. A telephonic pre-hearing conference was held on February 26, 2015. Attorneys Anne Louise Blanchard and Nieka Thompson appeared on behalf of the Student and Attorney Linda Yoder appeared on behalf of the Bast Hartford Board of Education. At that time, it was determined that the deadline for completing the hearings and issuing the final decision and order would be April 23, 2015. Evidentiary hearings were scheduled for April 22, 24, 27 [ and 28, 2015. On April 14, 2015, Counsel for the Student submitted a written request for a thirty-day postponement and extension of the timelines to conduct the hearing and to file the final i i, decision in this case to May 22, 2015. The purpose of the requested postponement and extension was allow the parties time to document a settlement they had reached in principal. Counsel for the Board of Education agreed to the requested postponement and it was, granted. On April 28, 2015 the Student reported that the dispute had been finally resolved, and requested that the case be dismissed.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
It is ordered that the Student’s request for dismissal is granted and this matter is dismissed.