Our state special education
policy, Policy 2419, requires that parents be informed of
any proposal or refusal "to initiate or change the
student's identification, evaluation, educational placement,
or provision of" a Free Appropriate Public Education
(FAPE). The act of providing the information to parents
in writing is called Prior Written Notice (PWN). (
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PWN - statewide form)
The purpose of the PWN is
to provide the parent with enough information, within a
reasonable amount of time, so that he or she is able to
fully understand the district's proposed action or refused
action and to provide a framework for discussion and problem
solving. One such action is exiting a student identified
as gifted in the eighth grade from special education/gifted
education services.
An example of a PWN form for
a student who will be exiting gifted education services
due to not being eligible for Exceptional Gifted (EG) in
grades nine through twelve is given here:
PWN
for student exiting gifted ed services-not eligible as EG.
This is only an example of language that may be used in
this situation. Gifted Education teachers may develop their
own and possibly better language.
PWN is also needed to inform
parents of the change to Exceptional Gifted (EG) if the
student is found eligible for EG.
