IEP Progress Monitoring in Vermont
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Vermont?
Vermont 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 (VT AOE Rule 2360.7.1; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)). Parents must be informed of progress at least as frequently as progress reports are provided to parents of nondisabled students. The IEP team must review and revise IEPs when a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals (VT AOE Rule 2360.7.2). Vermont's emphasis on MTSS/RTI informs progress monitoring practices — ongoing data collection is integral to both general and special education in Vermont. The IEP's progress monitoring section should specify the measurement tools, data collection frequency, and reporting schedule.
What Vermont Requires
The IEP must include a statement of how progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be informed of progress (VT AOE Rule 2360.7.1; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
Parents must be informed of progress toward annual goals at least as frequently as progress reports are issued to parents of nondisabled students (34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(ii); VT AOE Rule 2360.7.1).
When a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals, the IEP must be revised and the team reconvened as necessary (VT AOE Rule 2360.7.2).
Progress measurement tools and data collection methods must be specified in the IEP; Vermont's MTSS framework influences the selection of evidence-based progress monitoring tools (VT AOE Rule 2360.7.1).
Progress reports must specify whether the student is on track to achieve the annual goal by the end of the IEP period (34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(i)).
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be issued at least as frequently as progress reports for nondisabled students (VT AOE Rule 2360.7.1; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
The IEP team must review progress at least annually and revise the IEP when progress is insufficient (VT AOE Rule 2360.7.2).
If progress is insufficient, the IEP team should reconvene promptly; parents may request an IEP meeting at any time (VT AOE Rule 2360.9).