IEP Progress Monitoring in Hawaii
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Hawaii?
Hawaii 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, implemented through HAR § 8-56-28(b)(3). Parents must be informed of progress at least as frequently as report cards are provided to parents of nondisabled students. Progress monitoring data must support IEP revision decisions — when a student is not making expected progress toward goals, the IEP team must review and revise the IEP (HAR § 8-56-32). Hawaii's single-district structure means HIDOE establishes statewide progress monitoring systems and guidance, including the use of data-based decision making frameworks. HIDOE's Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework informs both pre-referral intervention and ongoing progress monitoring practices.
What Hawaii Requires
The IEP must include a statement of how progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be informed of progress (HAR § 8-56-28(b)(3)(i)-(ii); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
Parents must be informed of progress toward annual goals at least as frequently as report cards are issued to parents of nondisabled students (HAR § 8-56-28(b)(3)(ii); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(ii)).
When a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals, the IEP must be reviewed and revised and the IEP team reconvened as necessary (HAR § 8-56-32; 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)(i)).
Progress monitoring data must be used to determine whether goals and services remain appropriate and whether revisions are needed (HAR § 8-56-32; 34 CFR 300.324(b)).
For students taking the Hawaii State Alternate Assessment (HiSAA), progress monitoring must address performance on the alternate achievement standards documented in the IEP (HAR § 8-56-28(b)(6)).
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be issued to parents at least as frequently as report cards for nondisabled students (HAR § 8-56-28(b)(3)(ii); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(ii)).
The IEP team must review progress at least annually and revise the IEP when progress is insufficient (HAR § 8-56-32).
A parent may request an IEP meeting at any time to address concerns about the student's progress toward annual goals (34 CFR 300.324(a)(1)(ii)).
Sources
Related IEP Guides
IEP Goal Progress Monitoring: How to Know If Your Child Is Actually Making Progress
How IEP goal progress is measured, what progress reports should include, what to do when progress stalls, and how to hold schools accountable.
IEP Goals: How to Tell If They're Actually Good (With Examples)
Are your child's IEP goals actually good enough? Real examples of vague vs. strong goals, plus the exact questions to ask at your next meeting.
How to Request Your Child's Service Logs (And What to Do When the School Acts Confused)
How to request your child's IEP service logs, therapy session notes, and raw data under FERPA — and what to do when the school claims they don't exist.