Many of you may be wondering what the symbols (check marks, stop and caution signs) next to the students' names mean. The first thing to remember is that they are there for your benefit - to help you remember pending due dates. In general, a caution sign means that a due date is approaching; a stop sign means that a due date has passed. A check mark means that you are up-to-date with regard to that student. The due dates that are tracked by EasyIEP^TM include eligibility determination, IEP's, and triennials. Here is the meaning of each symbol, and what to do about it:
 
 

Symbol	Meaning	What to do about it
	It has been > 1095 days (3 years) since this student's Eligibility Date (i.e. a triennial re-evaluation is due)	When a re-evaluation is performed, you should update the student Eligibility Date. You can do that on the student's Eligibility page.
	It has been > 1035 days since this student's Eligibility Date (i.e. a triennial re-evaluation is due within 2 months)	(same as above)
	Either 1) it has been > 365 days since this student's Last IEP Date, or 2) it has been > 30 days since this student's Eligibility Date and no IEP has been recorded (i.e. the student's Last IEP Date field is empty).	When you generate an IEP for this student using EasyIEPTM, the Last IEP Date will automatically be updated. However, if you do a hand-written IEP, you will need to manually update this student's Last IEP Date. You can do that on the student's Eligibility page.
	Either 1) it has been > 335 days since this student's Last IEP Date, or 2) it has been > 23 days since this student's Eligibility Date and no IEP has been recorded (i.e. the student's Last IEP Date field is empty).	(same as above)
	It has been > 97 days since this student's Referral Date and Eligibility has not yet been determined.	When a student's Eligibility status is determined, that fact, along with the date of the Eligibility determination, should be entered on the student's Eligibility page.
	It has been > 77 days since this student's Referral Date and Eligibility has not yet been determined.	(same as above)

Note on Eligibility: When a student is entered into the EasyIEP^TM database, either a Referral Date, or an Eligibility Date must be supplied. If no Eligibility Date is supplied, EasyIEP^TM assumes that the eligibility determination has not yet been made. Once a student's eligibility or non-eligibility is determined, that fact, along with the date of the Eligibility Meeting, should be entered on the student's Eligibility page. Note that if the student is determined to be ineligible, the student will be made inactive, and will not appear on the student lists. An Administrator can re-activate inactive students at a later time if desired.