Progress monitoring for IEP goals has which of the following outcomes?

• A. It strengthens school-wide policies
• B. It provides data about student health
• C. Tracks attendance only
• D. Progress monitoring informs necessary adjustments to services

Answer: (D)

Progress monitoring focuses on collecting ongoing data about how a student is performing relative to specific IEP goals. This data shows whether the student is making the expected progress and whether the current instructional strategies and services are effective. Because of that, it informs necessary adjustments to services—such as changing instructional approaches, increasing or changing service frequency or duration, or revising goals—to better support the student’s achievement of those goals. It’s not about school-wide policies, student health data, or tracking attendance, so those outcomes aren’t the purpose of progress monitoring.