STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Region School District #7 Board Of Education - CT SDE Case No. 19-0013
Case No. 19-0013
Student v. Region School District #7 Board Of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Mark Sommaruga Pullman & Comley, LLC 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Attorney Jennifer Laviano The Law Offices of Jennifer Laviano, LLC 76 Route 37 South Sherman, CT 06784
Appearing before: Jane Ford Shaw, Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Are the psycho-educational evaluations administered by the Board appropriate?
2. Are the speech-language evaluations administered by the Board appropriate?
3. To the extent subject to IDEA’s Independent Education Evaluation requirements, are the transition assessments administered by the Board appropriate?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY
The Student submitted a request for due process to the State of Connecticut on July 2, 2018. This Impartial Hearing Officer was assigned to determine the case on July 5, 2018. A pre-hearing conference was noticed for July 26, 2018. The Board withdrew its complaint on October 11, 2018.
FINAL DECISION/ORDER
The Board’s request for due process is hereby DISMISSED.