IEP Progress Monitoring in Alaska
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Alaska?
Alaska requires that each IEP include a statement of how the student's progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be regularly informed of that progress (4 AAC 52.540(b)(3)). Parents must be informed of progress at least as frequently as report cards are provided to parents of nondisabled students (34 CFR 300.320(a)(3), incorporated by 4 AAC 52.540). The IEP team must review and revise IEPs when a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals (4 AAC 52.540(d)). Alaska's DEED emphasizes data-based decision making for progress monitoring, particularly for students in rural and remote areas where service delivery may be intermittent. The case manager (IEP coordinator) is responsible for coordinating service delivery and communicating with parents regarding student progress.
What Alaska Requires
The IEP must include a statement of how progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be informed of progress (4 AAC 52.540(b)(3)).
Parents must be informed of progress toward annual goals at least as frequently as report cards are issued to parents of nondisabled students (4 AAC 52.540(b)(3); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
When a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals, the IEP must be revised and the team reconvened as necessary (4 AAC 52.540(d)).
The IEP case manager coordinates service delivery and serves as the primary parent contact for progress monitoring communication.
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be issued at least as frequently as report cards for nondisabled students (4 AAC 52.540(b)(3); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
The IEP team must review progress at least annually and revise the IEP when progress is insufficient (4 AAC 52.540(d)).
Reevaluation must occur at least every three years to review continued eligibility and update the basis for present levels (4 AAC 52.520(e)).