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Spec score 7.6 #7 of 21 in Special Education Software

What it is

Progress Desk is a case management application for special education professionals, including case managers. It creates 18 documents, such as PLAAFPs, quarterly progress reports, family summaries, prior written notices, and meeting invitations. For goal measurement, it offers 15 methods and shows the baseline, target, data points, and trend on a goal card. Its schedule brings sessions, meetings, deadlines, and class availability into one view; moving sessions recalculates make-up time and service-minute totals. Student records are stored and processed locally, and 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, then can work offline. 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 and 30-day money-back guarantee are advertised.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Progress Desk is a case management application for special education professionals, including case managers.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
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.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
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.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Support
Support is available by email at [email protected], and the same person who built the software answers the support inbox.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Headquarters
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Founded
2025Read 28 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Connectivity
The maker says the Mac app needs internet for a one-time licence check and can work offline afterward.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
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.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Documentation
It builds 18 documents, including PLAAFPs, quarterly progress reports, family summaries, prior written notices, and meeting invitations.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Goal measurement
It supports 15 ways to measure a goal and shows baseline, target, data points, and trend on a goal card.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Refunds
The maker advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
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.Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app

Plans and prices

Progress Desk for iPad $59, paid once One-time Per iPad · iPadOS 16+ Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app
Progress Desk for Mac $99, paid once One-time Up to 2 Macs · macOS 12+ Read 29 Sep 2026 · progressdesk.app

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Builds 18 types of special education documents.
  • Offers 15 goal measurement methods.
  • Rescheduling recalculates make-up time and service-minute totals.
  • Student records are stored and processed locally.
  • Mac app can work offline after its license check.

Limits

  • No free plan is listed.
  • The iPad edition costs $59, paid once.
  • The Mac edition costs $99, paid once.
  • Mac app needs internet for a one-time license check.

Who it suits

It suits special education professionals who manage student cases, goals, services, and documentation. The local storage model may be relevant to teams handling student records.

Verdict

Progress Desk brings document creation, goal monitoring, scheduling, and service tracking into a case management app. Check platform requirements and one-time costs for the iPad or Mac edition that fits your workflow.

Where Specifiction places it

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