IEP Progress Monitoring Directions
 What is progress monitoring?
Progress monitoring is the ongoing process of collecting and analyzing data to determine
student progress.
Collecting ongoing progress monitoring data and informing parents of student progress toward
annual IEP goals is a legal requirement. (707 KAR 1:320)
 Who is responsible for progress monitoring?
The IEP case manager is responsible for compiling progress monitoring data and reporting
progress towards annual IEP goals as often as the school reports progress for all students.
 How often is progress monitoring data collected?
For academic goals: Progress monitoring must take place at a minimum of once every two
weeks.
For behavior goals: Progress monitoring must take place at a minimum of once a week.
 What are the steps for completing progress monitoring?
1) Choose an appropriate progress monitoring tool for each objective. Some examples of
progress monitoring tools: work samples, informal assessments (probes), anecdotal
notes, behavior chart. Resources for progress monitoring tools: www.easyCBM.com
www.interventioncentral.com www.studentprogress.org
2) Use selected progress monitoring tool to collect data.
3) Record data on the Hardin County IEP Progress Monitoring Summary form.
***see directions below***
4) Store all progress monitoring tools used to collect data in a folder with summary form. A
copy of the summary form should be placed in the student’s blue binder with the IEP.
5) Send a copy of the Hardin County IEP Progress Monitoring Summary form to the parent
when progress is reported for all students. Send home the IEP Progress Monitoring
Summary form with graph with report cards (at minimum).
***Directions for Completion of Summary form***
Use a separate summary sheet for each IEP annual goal. For each annual IEP goal, complete
the following steps:

Complete the student’s demographic information. Record the name of the IEP case manager and
the beginning and end dates of the IEP on each summary sheet.

Record the annual goal in the designated text box. This can be copied and pasted from a Word
document or Infinite Campus.

Record each objective in a designated text box. This can be copied and pasted from a Word
document or Infinite Campus.

Under each objective there are two rows of cells. **In the top row, record the week ending
date for each week of school, beginning with the student’s IEP beginning date. Do not
include breaks (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer). In the bottom row, record numerical progress
monitoring data.
Record data for behavior goals at least once a week. Record data for academic goals at
least once every two weeks.
Sample
Objective
1:
When given a list of sight word vocabulary to aid in comprehending text that Maria has been exposed to during classroom
instruction, Maria will orally read the words with 80% accuracy.
Au
g
Dat
e
23
11
65
%

55
%
Sep
t
6
80
%
20
30
Oct
12
25
75
%
70
%
60
%
75
%
**At the end of each quarter/trimester, make sure all data is entered electronically and
the summary form and graphs are sent home to the parents.