ACHIEVE

ACHIEVE is Iowa’s online system to support implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). ACHIEVE is being used statewide by teams of educators, service providers and families to develop Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). ACHIEVE supports individualized planning by:

• Focusing attention on the child or learner
• Simplifying processes and streamlining the use of data
• Providing tools to improve decision making and individualization
• Facilitating team member communication and collaboration

Benefits

ACHIEVE is designed to help teams collaboratively develop the IEP through:

• Dynamic and intuitive entry fields
• Embedded tools and resources to support teams in the IEP process
• Individualized IEP outputs
• Real-time progress monitoring data

Components & Tools

• Early ACCESS & Special Education
• Family Portal (coming February 2025)
• General Supervision Tools
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Database
• IVRS 

Training & Resources

ACHIEVE Family Portal Toolkit for AEA & Schools

ACHIEVE Family Portal Frequently Asked Questions for AEA & Schools

Webinar: Introduction to ACHIEVE Family Portal

• Early ACCESS Administrators (webinar recording coming soon)
  • Early ACCESS (IFSP) Administrators PowerPoint
• Introduction to ACHIEVE Family Portal for Special Education Administrators
  • Special Education Administrators PowerPoint

Sample Communication Guides

• Early ACCESS Sample Communication to Parents
• Special Education Sample Communication to Parents

Support Materials for IFSP/IEP Teams

• ACHIEVE Family Portal Sandbox Login Information
• Iowa IDEA Parents Guidelines

Support Materials for Families

• About the ACHIEVE Family Portal - Early ACCESS
• About the ACHIEVE Family Portal - Special Education
• Quick Start Guide - Account Creation
• Who can create an ACHIEVE Family Portal account?
• Language Translation Guide
• ACHIEVE Family Portal Frequently Asked Questions for Families

Video

• Overview of ACHIEVE Family Portal

Technical Requirements

 Although ACHIEVE operates within a browser, we recommend a minimum of 4GB of RAM. The optimal screen size for viewing ACHIEVE is 1280px, though ACHIEVE will adjust the formatting to accommodate smaller screen sizes. ACHIEVE is compatible with the three most recent versions of Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

New in ACHIEVE

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Database (8-19-24) - A state-wide database that contains learners who are deaf or hard of hearing and all learners aged birth to 21 years who have been screened or tested by an audiometrist and/or audiologist. The database also captures language assessment data for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing between the ages of 0-8 years. The tool is available in ACHIEVE and accessible to most ACHIEVE users.