IEP Progress Monitoring in Virginia

How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Virginia?

Virginia requires that the IEP include a description of how the child's progress toward meeting the annual goals will be measured and when periodic reports on the progress the child is making toward meeting the annual goals will be provided (8VAC20-81-110.G.8). Progress reports must be issued at least as frequently as report cards are provided to nondisabled students, which in most Virginia school divisions is quarterly or by the marking period. These reports must inform parents of their child's progress toward each annual IEP goal and the extent to which that progress is sufficient to enable the child to achieve the goals by the end of the annual IEP period. The IEP team determines the specific measurement methods for each goal, which may include curriculum-based measures, standardized assessments, teacher observations, work samples, or other data collection methods. If a child is not making expected progress toward annual goals, the IEP team must meet to review and revise the IEP as appropriate; any revisions require parental consent under Virginia's heightened consent standard (8VAC20-81-170.E.1.d; 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)). Virginia's regulations also require that the IEP be accessible to each regular education teacher, special education teacher, related service provider, and other service provider responsible for its implementation (8VAC20-81-110.B.3.a).