Policy – Category 1000 (Community Relations)
BP 1001 – Procedural Safeguards
change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a child or the provision of FAPE.
PWN consists of these components:
1. It is a written document, not an oral agreement or refusal. It can be a separate letter or documented in the IEP notes.
2. It is addressed to the parent or guardian.
3. It proposes or refuses a change in a student’s program or assessment.
A PWN has seven required components:
1. A description of the action proposed or refused
2. An explanation of why the action is proposed or refused
3. A description as to the basis of the actions
4. A reference to the procedural protections under IDEA
5. A reference of sources to contact to provide assistance in understanding procedural protection
6. A description of other options considered and why those options were rejected.
7. A description of other relevant factors
[ 34 C.F.R. 300.503(b) and E.C. 56500.4(b) ]
PWN must be provided to the parents of a student whenever the LEA:
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Proposes to initiate or change; or
• Refuses to initiate or change: the identification, evaluation, educational placement of the child, or the provision of FAPE to the child.
Additionally, under California law, parents have the right to receive PWN in their native language when the LEA initiates or refuses the request to a chang e in the student’s identification, assessment, or educational placement in special education.
PWN must be given when:
1. Assessment - The LEA must send PWN regarding its refusal to assess or reassess
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 03/13)
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