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Committee reviews IEP development process and progress-monitoring practices

Germantown School District Teaching and Learning Committee · January 15, 2026
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Summary

A district presenter walked the committee through the five-step IEP process, use of baseline data and progress monitoring tools and options for review and reevaluation, emphasizing family involvement and monthly building-level professional development.

Katie Cole presented an overview of the Germantown School District’s individualized education program (IEP) process on Jan. 13, explaining how teams use baseline academic and functional data to set SMART goals and align services.

"The focus or the purpose of an IEP is to make sure that students have access to general curriculum," Cole told the Teaching and Learning Committee, describing a five-step cyclical process that begins with benchmarking students…

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