Progress Monitoring

Frequency

Within the member districts, the minimum expectation for data review is that each student's progress toward his/her IEP goals must be reviewed as often as their general education peers. While this is the minimum requirement, it is highly recommended to review student data more frequently (e.g., once per month).

Format

Buildings often review data during conferences and due process meetings. However, this can also occur during individual or small group meetings between case managers and team members. Refer to the IEP Goal section and the answer to How will progress toward meeting this annual goal be measured? The answer to this question is where the case manager has the data to enter into progress reports for each goal.

Rationale

In its guidance to schools based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in the case of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) noted that if a student is not making expected progress toward his or her annual goals, the IEP team must revise the IEP, if necessary, to ensure the student is receiving appropriate services and supports and to ensure the IEP goals are individualized and ambitious. DOE’s guidance repeatedly references progress monitoring procedures as a key method for meeting this mandate.

By writing measurable goals, collecting high-quality progress monitoring data, and using data-based decision making rules that have been recommended by experts in the field, we are well-equipped to meet our obligations under IDEA 2004 which have been further clarified through the Endrew F. ruling.