- Keansburg School District
- Parent Resources
- Prior Written Notice
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Complying with Prior Written Notice Requirements
(applies to over all Special Education Process)
Whenever the district proposes an action regarding the identification, classification, evaluation,
educational placement of a referred student, a prior written notice must be sent to the parent. The
prior written notice states the proposed action so that the parents have the opportunity to consider
the proposed action before the action is implemented.
According to N.J.A.C 2.3(g), the prior written notice must include:
1. A description of the action proposed or denied by the district board of education;
2. An explanation of why it is taking such action;
3. A description of any options the district board of education considered and the reasons why
those options were rejected;
4. A description of the procedures, tests, records or reports and factors used by the district board
of education in determining whether to propose or deny an action;
5. A description of any other factors that are relevant to the proposal or refusal by the district
board of education;
6. A statement that the parents of a student with a disability have protection under the
procedural safeguards of this chapter, the means by which a copy of a description of the
procedural safeguards can be obtained and sources for parents to contact to obtain assistance
in understanding the provisions of this chapter7. In addition, a copy of the procedural safeguards statement published by the New JerseyDepartment of Education which contains a full explanation of the procedural safeguards
available to parents shall be provided only one time per year, except that a copy shall also be
provided:
i. Upon referral for an initial evaluation;
ii. Upon request by a parent; and
iii. When a request for a due process hearing is submitted to the Department of
Education.