IEP Progress Monitoring in Wyoming
How often should you receive IEP progress reports in Wyoming?
Wyoming 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 of that progress (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(b)(iii); 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. Wyoming follows the federal baseline regarding benchmarks or short-term objectives — they are required only for students taking alternate assessments, though teams may include them for any student to improve progress monitoring. The IEP team must review and revise IEPs when a student is not making expected progress toward annual goals (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(e)). Wyoming uses a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework to inform progress monitoring practices in schools.
What Wyoming Requires
The IEP must include a statement of how progress toward annual goals will be measured and how parents will be informed (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(b)(iii); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)(i)).
Parents must be informed of progress toward annual goals at least as frequently as report cards are issued to parents of nondisabled students (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(b)(iii); 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 (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(e); 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)(i)).
Benchmarks or short-term objectives are required for students taking alternate assessments; IEP teams may include them for any student to enhance progress monitoring (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(b)(ii); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(2)(ii)).
Key Timelines
Progress reports must be issued at least as frequently as report cards for nondisabled students (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(b)(iii); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(3)).
The IEP team must review progress at least annually and revise the IEP when progress is insufficient (WY Rules Ch. 7 § 7(e)).