IEP Progress Monitoring in Idaho
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Idaho?
Idaho 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, consistent with IDAPA 08.02.03.110.03 and 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3). Parents must be informed of progress at least as frequently as progress is reported to parents of nondisabled students (typically quarterly report cards). Idaho's IEP must specify the measurement method for each annual goal — such as curriculum-based measurement, data collection logs, observations, or standardized probes — and the schedule for reporting. The IEP team must review progress at least annually and revise the IEP when a student is not making sufficient progress toward annual goals. Idaho's use of response to intervention (RTI) for SLD eligibility means that multi-tier progress monitoring data are routinely collected before and during special education, providing rich baseline information. The district's special education administrator (or designee) oversees the IEP implementation and serves as a coordination point for parent progress communication.
What Idaho Requires
The IEP must include a statement of how progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be informed of progress (IDAPA 08.02.03.110.03; 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 (IDAPA 08.02.03.110.03; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
The IEP must specify the measurement method for each goal, such as data collection logs, CBM probes, observation data, or portfolio-based assessment (IDAPA 08.02.03.110.03).
When a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals, the IEP must be revised and the team reconvened as necessary (IDAPA 08.02.03.110; 34 CFR 300.324(b)).
Progress monitoring data gathered through RTI/problem-solving tiers may inform and supplement IEP progress data for students with SLD (IDAPA 08.02.03.100).
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be issued at least as frequently as report cards for nondisabled students (IDAPA 08.02.03.110.03; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
The IEP team must review progress at least annually and revise the IEP when progress is insufficient (IDAPA 08.02.03.110; 34 CFR 300.324(b)).
If progress is insufficient, the IEP team should convene before the annual review; parents may request an IEP meeting at any time to address concerns (IDAPA 08.02.03.108; 34 CFR 300.327).