IEP Progress Monitoring in Missouri
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Missouri?
Missouri requires that each IEP describe how progress toward annual goals will be measured and when periodic progress reports will be provided to parents, consistent with 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3) and Missouri State Plan Regulation IV. Progress reports must be provided at least as frequently as nondisabled peers receive report cards. The IEP team selects appropriate progress-monitoring measures aligned to each annual goal. For students taking alternate assessments, short-term objectives must also be monitored. Missouri DESE provides a Service Summary documentation framework and Progress Report forms as part of the state IEP form system. Districts are expected to use data-based decision making for progress monitoring, and the IEP team must use progress data to inform IEP revisions at annual review meetings. Missouri DESE monitors district compliance with progress reporting requirements through program review processes.
What Missouri Requires
The IEP must include a description of how the child's progress toward meeting annual goals will be measured (34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(i)).
The IEP must specify when periodic progress reports will be provided to parents — at a minimum as frequently as nondisabled peers receive report cards (34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(ii)).
For students taking alternate assessments, progress toward short-term objectives must also be monitored and reported (34 CFR 300.320(a)(2)(ii)).
Progress monitoring data must be used to inform IEP revisions at the annual review meeting (34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)(ii)).
Missouri DESE provides standardized Service Summary and Progress Report forms as part of the state IEP form system (Missouri DESE IEP Forms).
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be provided to parents at minimum as often as nondisabled students receive report cards (34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(ii)).
Annual IEP review must include a discussion of progress toward annual goals (34 CFR 300.324(b)).
Reevaluation to reassess present levels must occur at least every three years (34 CFR 300.303).
Sources
Related IEP Guides
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