How will my IEP team review progress on last year’s goals?

Every IEP includes a report of progress on the prior year’s IEP goals. This might also be referred to as last year’s goals, goal progress, or goal review. This portion of the IEP determines whether the student met their goals from the prior year. Any unmet goals should include an explanation of why the student did not meet the goal. Note that sometimes the space allocated for the explanation on the IEP document is limited to 5 to 10 words, so practitioners are limited on how much they can write; therefore, parents might need to ask for a longer explanation.

For more details, see our article Key Parts of an IEP.