IEP Measures of Progress

IEP Measures of Progress - Know for certain if your child is progressing:

IDEA §300.347(a) Content of IEP states an IEP must contain: (7) A statement of -

(i) How the child's progress toward the annual goals described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section will be measured; and (ii) How the child's parents will be regularly informed (through such means as periodic report cards), at least as often as parents are informed of their nondisabled children's progress, of -

(A) Their child's progress toward the annual goals; and

(B) The extent to which that progress is sufficient to enable the child to achieve the goals by the end of the year.

"§300.347(a)(1)(2) requires that each child's IEP include: A statement of measurable annual goals, including benchmarks or short-term objectives related to—(i) Meeting the child's needs that result from the child's disability to enable the child to be involved in and progress in the general curriculum; and (ii) meeting each of the child's other educational needs that result from the child's disability."

Any measure of progress should be measurable by someone other than the teacher teaching the child. If the teacher is responsible for measuring her own success in teaching a child, there is no accountability when evidence to the contrary surfaces. Additionally, anything can happen and the child's progress may need to be measured by someone else. The teacher could move, you could move, you might wish to transfer to a private school, or obtain private services. Thus, the goals should not be based upon subjective data.

Quiz Question (think back to writing goals):

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