IEP Progress

IEP Progress helps special-education teachers monitor IEP goals, collect evidence, and prepare reports. Uploading an IEP extracts its goals, objectives, baselines, and dates. As users log progress, the app graphs each goal against its target line; graphs can be printed with reports or copied into district systems. It can draft progress narratives, Present Levels, and annual goals from logged data for the teacher to review and finalize. Evidence can include marked trials and photos of student work. For behavioral goals, one-tap daily check-ins are available, and the related ABC Tracker records antecedent, behavior, and consequence data. That related product can analyze behavior patterns and draft a Behavior Intervention Plan and a one-page reference for editing. Care plans can be exported as PDFs, and progress reports with graphs can be translated into family languages, while the official IEP remains in English. The apps run on Android, iOS, and web. Schools: either app costs $59 a year, with a five-teacher minimum; IEP Progress and ABC Tracker each cost $79 a year and list a 15-day free trial.

IEP Progress brings goal tracking, evidence collection, and report drafting together for special-education workflows. Review the AI fair-use limit and school-plan minimum, and note that annual subscriptions are not refunded.

IEP Progress is aimed at special-education teachers, case managers, and special-education teams tracking goals and preparing reports. Its behavior tracking and ABC Tracker may also suit teams documenting behavioral goals.

IEP Progress is a goal-monitoring and reporting workspace for special-education teachers and case managers. It suits teams that need evidence, behavioral observations, graphs, and draft report language in one workflow. The strongest case is for educators who will review AI-generated text and can accept annual billing and a school-plan seat minimum.

Overview

Uploading an IEP PDF gives the app a structured starting point: it extracts goals, objectives, baselines, and dates from files produced by EdPlan, SEIS, Frontline, Enrich, or scans. Teachers can then record progress against each goal, mark individual trials, and attach photos of student work. This keeps evidence alongside the measurements rather than in a separate file system.

Progress is graphed over time against each goal's target line. Graphs can be printed with reports or copied into district systems, making the output practical for meetings and compliance workflows. The app also drafts progress narratives, proposed Present Levels, and annual goals from logged data. Those drafts can reduce writing time, but they remain material for the teacher to review and finalize, not finished IEP language.

Key features

• Goal monitoring: Unlimited students, goals, and data points support large caseloads without forcing teachers to ration routine entries. Visual target-line graphs make trends easier to discuss and can be moved into district records.
• Evidence capture: Trial marking and student-work photos connect an observation to supporting evidence, useful when a progress statement needs more than a score.
• Behavior workflows: One-tap daily check-ins cover behavioral goals, while ABC Tracker records antecedent, behavior, and consequence. The related product analyzes behavior patterns and drafts a Behavior Intervention Plan plus a one-page quick reference for editing and finalization.
• Reports and translation: Care plans can be exported as PDFs. Progress reports, including graphs, can be translated into family languages while the official IEP remains in English.
• Privacy controls: Student data is isolated at the database level, encrypted in transit and at rest, and stored in private files. Users can delete records or an account. The maker says report-drafting AI uses zero data retention and does not store submitted content or use it for model training; schools should use real student information only with authorization and can request a Data Privacy Agreement.

Pricing

There is no free plan. The IEP Progress plan costs $79 per year, billed once annually, with unlimited students and goals, a 15-day free trial, and AI features subject to a fair-use allowance sized for a caseload of about 30. That limit is the key constraint for heavy AI users, even though underlying student and data records are unlimited.

ABC Tracker is $79 per year, billed annually, with unlimited students and events and a 15-day trial. It fits teams focused on behavior data without the main IEP workflow. Schools: either app costs $59 per teacher per year, billed annually in advance, and includes unlimited students, goals, and data, but requires at least five teachers. Schools: both apps costs $99 per teacher per year, also billed annually in advance, with the same five-teacher minimum and both applications. District plans are opening soon.

Both apps (coming soon) is $129 per year, with everything in both apps, unlimited students and goals, and all AI features included; it requires joining the waitlist. Annual subscriptions are not refunded, and cancellation is handled by email. Stripe processes subscriptions. The school options suit coordinated teams; an individual teacher should compare the $79 plan with the five-seat commitment before choosing a school tier.

Platforms

IEP Progress runs on Android, iOS, and the web, supporting mobile data entry and browser-based report work.

Who it's for

This is aimed at special-education teachers, case managers, and special-education teams that need IEP support, accommodation tracking, goal monitoring, compliance reporting, and data import and export. It is a good fit when district PDFs, ongoing evidence collection, and family-language reports belong in one process. It is less suitable for buyers who need a free tier, dislike annual commitments, or expect unrestricted AI drafting beyond the roughly 30-student fair-use sizing.

Pros and cons

Pros

• IEP extraction turns existing PDFs into trackable goals, objectives, baselines, and dates.
• Unlimited students, goals, and data points prevent record-count limits from shaping a caseload.
• Graphs, PDF exports, and district-system copying connect daily entries to formal reporting.
• Behavior check-ins and ABC analysis extend coverage beyond academic goal data.
• Privacy, deletion, authorization, and zero-retention AI policies address sensitive student records.

Cons

• The $79 individual plan's AI fair-use allowance is sized for about 30 students, so larger or AI-heavy caseloads may need a different arrangement.
• School pricing starts at five teachers and is billed annually in advance, which is a poor fit for a single educator or small pilot.
• AI narratives, Present Levels, annual goals, and behavior plans still require professional editing and finalization.
• Annual subscriptions are not refundable, increasing the cost of a poor plan choice.

Alternatives

Osprey is the better starting point for someone who wants a free individual plan, with Android, iOS, web, and Windows support; school and district pricing is custom. Choose Class Charts when a free plan and demo-led purchasing matter more than a published price. PowerSchool Behavior Support is an option for buyers already seeking PowerSchool's behavior product and willing to request a demo.

Adaptive XI Intelligence fits a single student needing AI lesson planning, assessments, reading tracking, and a digital library, but its Solo plan is $588 per year. Progress Desk is preferable for a one-time iPad or Mac purchase rather than an annual subscription. SameGoal Special Education uses per-student school-year pricing and unlimited users, which may suit teams budgeting by enrollment. PowerSchool SIS is another paid Android, iOS, and web option. FrenalyticsEDU suits small programs that can work within a free web tier capped at 10 student profiles and one staff account.

Verdict

Choose IEP Progress if you are a special-education case manager or authorized team that wants unlimited record keeping, evidence-backed graphs, behavioral tracking, and report drafts across web and mobile. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan, one-time pricing, a smaller school commitment, or AI usage beyond its roughly 30-caseload fair-use sizing.