IEP Progress Monitoring in South Carolina
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in South Carolina?
South Carolina 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 Regulation 43-243. 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 (SC-Alt), short-term objectives must also be monitored. South Carolina implements a statewide Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework under S.C. Code Ann. § 59-33-520 that provides data-based problem-solving and tiered instruction for all students, including progress monitoring for students receiving tiered interventions. The SCDE Office of Special Education Services (OSES) monitors LEA compliance with progress reporting and special education program implementation requirements.
What South Carolina 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 (SC-Alt), 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)).
South Carolina's MTSS framework requires universal screening of all students in kindergarten through first grade three times per school year and data-based problem solving for students at risk (S.C. Code Ann. § 59-33-520).
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, at minimum every 12 months (34 CFR 300.324(b)).
Reevaluation to reassess present levels must occur at least every three years (34 CFR 300.303).