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Progress Desk
Columbus, Ohio, United States
What it is
Progress Desk is a case management application for special education professionals, including case managers. It creates 18 types of documents, including PLAAFPs, quarterly progress reports, family summaries, prior written notices and meeting invitations. For goal measurement, it supports 15 methods and shows baseline, target, data points and trend on a goal card. Its schedule brings sessions, meetings, deadlines and class availability together; moving a session recalculates make-up time and service-minute totals. Student records are stored and processed locally. The maker says the software does not collect, access, transmit, store or process student data through the software. The Mac app needs internet for a one-time license check and can work offline afterward. The iPad edition costs $59, paid once, billed one-time per iPad, and requires iPadOS 16 or later. The Mac edition costs $99, paid once, billed one-time for up to two Macs, and requires macOS 12 or later. A 14-day trial is offered, and the maker advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee. Districts can ask about volume pricing and case-by-case deployment help; district pricing tiers are not published.
For and against
For
- Builds 18 types of case documents.
- Offers 15 ways to measure a goal.
- Schedule changes recalculate service-minute totals.
- Student records are stored and processed locally.
Against
- The Mac app needs internet for its license check.
- District pricing tiers are not published.
- The Mac and iPad editions have separate system requirements.
The verdict
Progress Desk combines special education documentation, goal monitoring and scheduling in desktop-oriented editions. Its one-time pricing and local data handling are notable points for professionals evaluating it.
Who it suits
Progress Desk suits special education professionals who manage student goals, service schedules and case documentation. Districts considering deployment can ask the maker about volume pricing and workflow support.
Plans and prices
Progress Desk for iPad
Per iPad · iPadOS 16+
Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Progress Desk for Mac
Up to 2 Macs · macOS 12+
Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
On the record
- Connectivity
- The maker says the Mac app needs internet for a one-time licence check and can work offline afterward.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Districts
- The maker offers volume pricing and case-by-case help with deployment, custom templates, workflow setup, and data agreements; it does not publish district pricing tiers.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Documentation
- It builds 18 documents, including PLAAFPs, quarterly progress reports, family summaries, prior written notices, and meeting invitations.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Goal measurement
- It supports 15 ways to measure a goal and shows baseline, target, data points, and trend on a goal card.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Student records are stored and processed locally, and the maker says it does not collect, access, transmit, store, or process student data through the software.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Progress Desk is a case management application for special education professionals, including case managers.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Refunds
- The maker advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- Its schedule brings sessions, meetings, deadlines, and class availability into one view, and recalculates make-up time and service-minute totals when sessions move.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Security
- The help center says data is encrypted at rest with a key sealed in the device’s macOS Keychain; backups can optionally be password-protected.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- Support is available by email at [email protected], and the same person who built the software answers the support inbox.progressdesk.app · read 29 Sep 2026
