--- title: 'Download: IEP goal tracker' description: Want help tracking your child’s progress toward meeting their annual IEP goals? Use this printable worksheet, and see filled-in examples for an academic goal and a behavior goal. slug: download-iep-goal-tracker author: The Understood Team reviewer: Juliana Urtubey, NBCT, MA published: '2019-10-16T11:42:28.791Z' date_modified: '2024-03-21T00:00:00.000-04:00' thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/uuKInc7xdqIGIcwDTVvu1/e0476a5fa51f41678e4e8f0656559f33/4.png source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/download-iep-goal-tracker lang: en --- # Download: IEP goal tracker Your child’s [Individualized Education Program](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/understanding-individualized-education-programs) (IEP) includes annual goals. The school is required to update you on progress toward the goals. But you may want to keep track on your own, too. This downloadable IEP goal tracker can help you stay on top of your child’s progress throughout the year. It can also help you keep track of questions or observations you might want to raise with the IEP team. ## What’s in this download This printable IEP goal tracker has three parts: - A blank form that is digitally editable, so you can fill it in by typing or writing - A filled-in example tracking an IEP goal about academics - Another filled-in example that tracks an IEP goal about behavior [IEP goal tracker](https://cdn-assets.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/31FprlfMS1ai3ZgFnQJyvX/53f6e019d5963934fe724c6634b604db/IEP_goal_tracker_Understood_Accessible.pdf) ## How to get started Choose one goal to focus on in the tracker. Fill out the first page using the information in your child’s IEP: - [Present level of performance](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/setting-an-iep-baseline-plop-plaafp-and-plp) - [Annual goal](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/setting-annual-iep-goals-what-you-need-to-know) - Any smaller milestones that are listed in the IEP - Specially designed instruction or services - Accommodations and other [key parts of the IEP](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/at-a-glance-anatomy-of-an-iep) Use the second page of the tracker to take notes on your child’s progress throughout the year. There is also room on this page to write down the questions and observations you want to share with the IEP team. ## Tracking annual goals and smaller milestones IEPs have to include annual goals. But some states also require IEPs to include smaller milestones. These are often called *benchmarks *or *short-term objectives*. If these smaller milestones are optional in your state, you can ask to include them in the IEP. They can help you see if your child is on track to meet the annual goal. One key detail is to make sure the goals and smaller milestones are measurable. Learn [how to tell if your child’s IEP goals are SMART](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-to-tell-if-your-childs-iep-goals-are-smart). --- ## Explore related topics and articles - [Setting annual IEP goals: What you need to know](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/setting-annual-iep-goals-what-you-need-to-know) - [6 tips to make sure your child’s IEP is implemented properly](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/tips-to-make-sure-iep-implemented) - Your child has an Individualized Education Program \(IEP\). But how well is the IEP working? Is the school providing all the services and supports in the IEP? Use these tips to monitor your child’s IEP throughout the year. - [My child’s IEP doesn’t seem to be working. Now what?](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/my-child-iep-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-now-what) --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/download-iep-goal-tracker#webpage","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/download-iep-goal-tracker","description":"Want help tracking your child’s progress toward meeting their annual IEP goals? Use this printable worksheet, and see filled-in examples for an academic goal and a behavior goal."},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/download-iep-goal-tracker","name":"Download: IEP goal tracker"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","datePublished":"2019-10-16T11:42:28.791Z","dateModified":"2024-03-21T00:00:00.000-04:00","description":"Use this downloadable IEP goal tracker to keep track of progress your child is making toward annual goals, plus questions to ask the IEP team.","headline":"Download: IEP goal tracker","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/download-iep-goal-tracker","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.understood.org/#organization","name":"Understood for All Inc","logo":"https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/307jFAYQevghG8nQMCjh89/ccdbbec895765824db43f6d30b496e83/logo_lockup_navy.jpg"}}] ```