The Office of Administrative Hearings conducts hearings involving certain disciplinary actions and residency requirements of the public schools as well as resolves cases involving various types of contract disputes with vendors.

• Recommendations for Tier IV or Tier V suspension or expulsion by the District of Columbia Public Schools
• Determinations by the District of Columbia Public Schools concerning student residency
• Contract disputes between vendors and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
• Contract disputes between special education vendors and the District of Columbia Public Schools