IEP Progress Monitoring in Kentucky
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Kentucky?
Kentucky requires that each IEP include a description of how the student's progress toward annual goals will be measured and a schedule for periodic reporting to parents (707 KAR 1:320, Section 5(13)). Progress reports may align with the regular report card schedule. The LEA must make a good faith effort to assist the child in achieving the goals, objectives, or benchmarks documented in the IEP (707 KAR 1:320, Section 9). When a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals, the ARC must review and revise the IEP as necessary under 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)(ii). Under 707 KAR 1:300, Section 3, pre-referral interventions require data-based documentation of repeated assessments communicated to parents at reasonable intervals, which also informs progress monitoring in IEPs for students who entered through an RTI pathway. The LEA must provide parents with access to education records within 45 days of request (707 KAR 1:360, Section 3), including all progress documentation. Kentucky uses Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as a system-level framework that supports tiered intervention monitoring. Under KRS 157.230, the Kentucky Board of Education must ensure that educational programs for exceptional children meet each child's needs, reinforcing the obligation for meaningful progress monitoring. The ARC must review progress data when considering whether ESY services are necessary to prevent substantial regression (707 KAR 1:290, Section 8).
What Kentucky Requires
The IEP must include a statement of how progress toward annual goals will be measured and a schedule for periodic progress reports (707 KAR 1:320, Section 5(13); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
Parents must be provided periodic reports on progress toward annual goals; these may align with regular report card issuance (707 KAR 1:320, Section 5(13)).
The LEA must make a good faith effort to assist the child in achieving IEP goals, objectives, or benchmarks and is accountable for implementation (707 KAR 1:320, Section 9).
The ARC must review and revise the IEP when a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals (707 KAR 1:320; 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)(ii)).
Pre-referral RTI data reflecting repeated assessments of progress toward grade-level standards must be communicated to parents and is relevant to ongoing IEP progress monitoring (707 KAR 1:300, Section 3).
Progress data must be reviewed by the ARC when determining ESY eligibility — evidence of substantial regression or limited recoupment supports ESY services (707 KAR 1:290, Section 8).
Each IEP goal must specify the measurement method (e.g., curriculum-based measurement, observation, work samples, standardized probes) and the criteria for mastery (KDE IEP Guidance Document).
Minor nonprogrammatic changes based on progress data may be made without a full ARC meeting, but parents must be notified within 10 school days (707 KAR 1:320, Section 2).
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be provided on the schedule specified in the IEP, which may coincide with regular report cards (707 KAR 1:320, Section 5(13)).
The ARC reviews goals and progress at least annually and must reconvene if progress is insufficient (707 KAR 1:320; 34 CFR 300.324(b)).
Parents may request records including all progress documentation; records must be provided within 45 days of request (707 KAR 1:360, Section 3).
ESY eligibility based on progress data must be considered before the end of each regular school year (707 KAR 1:290, Section 8).
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Related IEP Guides
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