Progress monitoring shouldn’t feel this hard…


Hey there,

Let’s talk about progress monitoring for a second.

Not the ideal, color-coded, perfectly-organized version…

I mean the real version:
– Sticky notes you swear you’ll enter later
– Data sheets you can’t find when you actually need them
– Trying to remember if you collected anything for that one goal last week 👀

Somehow, something that sounds simple turns into one more overwhelming thing on your plate.

Here’s the truth no one really says out loud:

Progress monitoring isn’t hard because you’re doing it wrong.
It’s hard because most systems were never designed for real middle school classrooms.

So I wrote a new blog post that walks you through a system that actually works (and doesn’t take over your life):

👉 Progress Monitoring Made Simple: Systems That Actually Work

Inside, I break down:
✔️ How to set up a simple weekly data routine
✔️ The only progress monitoring methods you actually need
✔️ How to track IEP goals without 5 different systems
✔️ What to do when you’ve fallen behind on data (because… same)

If progress monitoring has been living in the “I’ll deal with it later” category, this will help you reset without the guilt.

👉 [Read the post here]

And if you’re ready to make this even easier, I’m working on some plug-and-play tracking tools that take the guesswork out of it—stay tuned 🙂

NOTHING! I'm reading nothing, I am between books and I am having such a hard time figuring out what to read next. Send recommendations!

Talk soon,
Katie

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