STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Connecticut SDE Decision 20-0155
Case No. 20-0155
East Hartford Board of Education and Student MAB
Appearing on behalf of the Student: Parent, Pro Se
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Linda Yoder Shipman & Goodwin, LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103-1919
Appearing before: Attorney Ann F. Bird Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
The following issues have been identified for determination at the hearing:
1. Is the Board of Education’s evaluation of the Student appropriate?
2. If not, is the Student entitled to an Independent Educational Evaluation at public expense?
PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
The East Hartford Board of Education initiated this special education due process case on October 3, 2019. This Impartial Hearing Officer was assigned to the case on October 4, 2019. A Prehearing Conference was convened on October 18, 2019 . Attorney Linda Yoder appeared at the Prehearing Conference on behalf of the Board of Education. The Student did not appear.
An evidentiary hearing was scheduled for January 23, 2020.
On January 18, 2020, the Board of Education reported that the parties had entered into a mediation agreement. As a result, the Board of Education requested that the matter be dismissed.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The Board of Education’s request is granted and the matter is dismissed.