A school district must provide parents with prior written notice whenever it proposes or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the child or the provision of FAPE to the child. Prior written notice can be an easily satisfied procedural requirement, and the well written notice can be a significant factor in how a special education complaint is decided. Learn the legal components of prior written notice, as well as when and how to provide it. Attorney Brandon Wright will provide examples of circumstances requiring prior written notice, as well as practical tips for writing a legally compliant notice that you can share with your district colleagues.