STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Enfield Board of Education v. Student - CT SDE Case No. 16-0310
Case No. 16-0310
Enfield Board of Education and Student
Appearing on behalf of the Board of Education: Attorney Christine Chinni Chinni & Meuser LLC
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Parent, Pro Se
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird Hearing Officer
ISSUE:
Is the Board of Education’s evaluation of the Student appropriate?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The Enfield Board of Education requested a special education hearing in the above-captioned matter on January 12, 2016. This Impartial Hearing Officer was appointed to hear the case on January 13, 2016. A telephonic pre-hearing conference was held on January 28, 2016. The Student’s mother appeared on behalf of the Student and Attorney Christine Chinni appeared on behalf of the Board of Education. The deadline for conducting the hearing and filing the final decision was established to be February 26, 2016, Evidentiary hearings were scheduled for February 23, 2016 and March 14, 2016.
On February 20, 2016 the Board of Education submitted a written request for a thirty-day postponement and extension of the timelines to conduct the hearing and to file the final decision in this case to March 25, 2016. The purpose of the requested postponement and extension was to allow the parties to participate in mediation, which was scheduled for March 9, 2016. The Parent agreed to the requested postponement and it was granted.
On March 21, 2016, the Board of Education reported that the matter had been resolved and requested that it be dismissed.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
It is ordered that the Board of Education’s request for dismissal is granted and this matter is dismissed.