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Understanding Your Child’s IEP & Prior Written Notice (PWN) (Digital Download)

$29.00

After an IEP meeting, finalized paperwork can feel confusing or different from what families remember discussing. This guide helps parents review the IEP and PWN efficiently, recognize wording patterns that impact implementation, and follow up calmly in writing when something is unclear.
It focuses on clarity and implementation, not conflict.

Includes:
Document review priorities, common changes, PWN overview, follow-up templates, checklists, disclaimers

This resource is for: Parents reviewing finalized IEP/PWN paperwork.
This resource is not: Legal advice or individualized document review.

After an IEP meeting, finalized paperwork can feel confusing or different from what families remember discussing. This guide helps parents review the IEP and PWN efficiently, recognize wording patterns that impact implementation, and follow up calmly in writing when something is unclear.
It focuses on clarity and implementation, not conflict.

Includes:
Document review priorities, common changes, PWN overview, follow-up templates, checklists, disclaimers

This resource is for: Parents reviewing finalized IEP/PWN paperwork.
This resource is not: Legal advice or individualized document review.

IEP Communication Templates for Parents (Digital Download)
IEP Communication Templates for Parents (Digital Download)
$39.00

After an IEP meeting, families often receive finalized documents that feel confusing, lengthy, or different from what they remember discussing. This resource is designed to help parents understand what to review first, what details commonly change after meetings, and how to follow up in writing when something is unclear.

This guide focuses on clarity and implementation. It helps parents read documents efficiently, recognize wording patterns that can impact services, and use calm, professional written follow-up to confirm shared understanding.

Included in this guide

  • What the IEP document is used for and why the written version matters

  • What sections to review first (services/minutes, accommodations, goals, placement)

  • Common wording changes parents often miss (including “as needed” language and service minute shifts)

  • A plain-language explanation of Prior Written Notice (PWN) and what it generally includes

  • How to compare meeting understanding to the finalized IEP and PWN

  • What is normal vs what deserves written follow-up

  • Copy/paste follow-up mini-templates for written clarification (including ParentSquare-friendly language)

  • Parent review checklists for the IEP and PWN

Who this is for

This resource is helpful for parents who:

  • Recently had an IEP meeting and received finalized paperwork

  • Want to understand what changed and what matters most

  • Feel unsure how to follow up without escalating

  • Prefer documented communication (ParentSquare/email)

  • Want clearer implementation before services begin

What this resource does not do

This resource does not:

  • Provide legal advice

  • Interpret compliance or district obligations

  • Provide individualized document review

  • Guarantee outcomes, evaluations, or services

Important note (include this)

This resource was created in 2025. Special education laws, regulations, and state guidance can change over time. Families are encouraged to consult their district’s current Procedural Safeguards and current state guidance for the most up-to-date information.