Your Right to Receive Prior Written Notice

The District will give you timely written notice before proposing or refusing to assess your child. In addition, you may receive prior written notice if the District proposes to change or refuses to change your child's identification, educational placement, or special education services.

The notice will include:

• A description of the action proposed or refused by the District.

• An explanation of why the action was proposed or refused.

• A description of any other options considered and the reasons those options were rejected.

• A description of the information used as a basis for the action proposed or refused.

• A description of any other factors relevant to the action proposed or refused.

• A statement that you are protected by the procedural safeguards described in this Guide.

• Information on how you can obtain a copy of this Guide (which describes the special education procedural safeguards).

You will also be notified prior to a long-term change in your child's educational program or placement. A long-term change is one that lasts for more than ten (10) school days. This includes your child's removal from school because of a suspension or expulsion.

Each notice will be written in language that is understandable to the general public and provided in your primary language or other modes of communication unless it is clearly not feasible to do so. If it is not feasible to provide the written notice in your primary language or other modes of communication, the notice will be translated orally or by other means in the primary language or other modes of communication.