IEP Progress Monitoring in Nebraska
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Nebraska?
Nebraska requires that each IEP include a description of how the student's progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be regularly informed of that progress (92 NAC 51-007.06C; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)). Parents must be informed of progress at least as frequently as report cards are provided to parents of nondisabled students. Nebraska Rule 51 requires benchmarks or short-term objectives only for students taking alternate assessments, but encourages measurable indicators for progress monitoring for all students. The IEP team must review and revise the IEP when a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals (92 NAC 51-007.09). Nebraska's special education system emphasizes the use of data-based decision making and progress monitoring consistent with the problem-solving model used for SLD eligibility determinations (92 NAC 51-007.03B). The case manager designated for each student coordinates delivery of services and serves as the primary communication point for parents regarding progress.
What Nebraska Requires
The IEP must include a description of how progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be informed of progress (92 NAC 51-007.06C; 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 (92 NAC 51-007.06C; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(ii)).
When a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals, the IEP must be revised and the team reconvened as necessary (92 NAC 51-007.09; 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)).
For students in the problem-solving model for SLD, progress monitoring data must use scientifically based methods with sufficient frequency to determine rate of progress (92 NAC 51-007.03B).
Benchmarks or short-term objectives for students taking alternate assessments provide additional measurable data points for progress monitoring (92 NAC 51-007.06B).
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be issued at least as frequently as report cards for nondisabled students (92 NAC 51-007.06C; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(ii)).
The IEP team must review progress at least annually and revise the IEP when progress is insufficient (92 NAC 51-007.09; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1129).
If progress is insufficient, the IEP team should reconvene promptly; parents may request a resolution or complaint at any time (92 NAC 51-010).
Sources
Related IEP Guides
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