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DOE updates to iPlan/DCEP template, progress‑monitoring tool noted by District 25
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Summary
Central DOE changed the DCEP/iPlan template and separated implementation monitoring from progress monitoring; District 25 was told iPlan was closed April 4 and will reopen with prepopulated fields later in the month.
District 25 staff were briefed on changes to the DCEP/iPlan template and the city’s progress‑monitoring tool and were urged to ensure SLT and PAC meeting minutes and handouts are uploaded for state review.
Gus Hasidimitriou explained that the iPlan portal was closed on April 4 to transfer prepopulated fields from last year into the new template. He said the principal change is a reduced implementation section in the template and a clarified, separate progress‑monitoring tool in the portal. The change aims to reduce confusion between “implementation monitoring” (whether action plans are being enacted) and “progress monitoring” (instructional outcomes tied to assessments).
Gus asked principals and SLTs to use the shared planning Word document only for drafting; final submissions must be made in iPlan once it reopens. He advised SLTs to use the central office’s supplemental tools and embedded links for needs assessment and goal development and stressed that the state will spot‑check SLT/PAC minutes. District staff must ensure minutes and parent‑engagement documentation are clearly recorded in iPlan to avoid follow‑up requests from state education reviewers.
Next steps: Gus said iPlan should reopen later in April with previous year data prepopulated and that District 25 will circulate reports identifying which schools are behind in uploading required monthly SLT and PAC information.
Ending: The DLT will remind principals and SLTs to use the central tools and links on the iPlan portal and will follow up with a compliance report to help schools catch up before state spot checks.
