IEP Evolve vs Progress Desk

IEP Evolve is a web-based special education solution for creating, updating, saving and printing Individual Education Plans. It also supports Identification, Placement and Review Committee workflows, forms and letters. Teachers, principals and school boards connect through individual accounts with permissions based on role and school association. IEP content includes strengths and needs, accommodations, curriculum modifications, assessment accommodations, staff, services and consultation records. IPRC workflows cover committee members, meeting dates, documents considered, identification, placement and remedial programs. Boards can reorder, rename or remove workflow sections and add custom workflows or updates. The vendor says configurable validation and user messages support Ministry-compliant data capture and compliance status reports. Evolve can integrate in real time with student information systems; its FAQ names Trillium and most alternate systems. Data exchange includes student, staff and school information, with exports back to the student management system. The vendor says data transmissions are encrypted. Access requires an internet connection and login credentials. Pricing is on request.

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.