STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. Greenwich Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 19-0294
Case No. 19-0294
Student v. Greenwich Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parent: Attorney Meredith Braxton Meredith Braxton, Esq., LLC 280 Railroad Avenue, Suite 205 Greenwich, CT 06830
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Abby Wadler Assistant Town Attorney Greenwich Town Hall – Law Department 101 Field Point Road Greenwich, CT 06830
Appearing before: Laura Share, Esq. Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Did the Board provide the Student with a free appropriate public education pursuant to the IDEA, during the 2017-18 school year, including ESY 2017?
2. Did the Board propose an IEP that was calculated to provide the Student with a free appropriate public education, pursuant to the IDEA, during the 2018-19 school year, including ESY 2018?
3. If the Board failed to provide the Student with a free appropriate public education during the 2017-18 school year, including ESY 2017:
a. Is Villa Maria School an appropriate placement for the Student and are the Student’s parents entitled to reimbursement for tuition and transportation during the 2018-19 school year, including ESY 2018?
b. Should the Student be placed at Villa Maria School for summer services during the summer of 2019?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/SUMMARY:
The Student initiated this special education due process case on 12/21/18. This Impartial Hearing Officer was assigned to this case on 12/28/18. A Prehearing Conference was convened on 1/11/19. Attorney Braxton appeared on behalf of the Student and Attorney Wadler appeared on behalf of the Board of Education. It was established that the deadline for filing the final decision in this case was 3/6/19. Evidentiary hearings were scheduled for 2/27/19 and 2/28/19. On 2/26/19 said hearing dates were cancelled due to the parties reaching a settlement agreement and an evidentiary hearing was scheduled for 3/6/19.
On 3/5/19, Attorney Braxton reported to the Hearing Officer that she would like to withdraw the subject due process complaint with prejudice since the parties finalized a settlement agreement.
ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED with prejudice.