Complete make-up work within the catch-up window
When to use this goal
For middle school students whose missing work after absences piles up, which makes the next absence more likely. Base the choice on gradebook records. The teacher and case manager trim make-up work to the essentials first.
- Baseline
- Look at the last few absences: how much make-up work was assigned and how much was turned in. Ask the student what got in the way. Before writing the goal, find out why school is being missed (anxiety, a hard class, peer problems, health, sleep, caregiving, transport) with the student and family, and build the support plan around that reason.
- Tips
- Only work on the trimmed list counts. Teachers agree on the list and dates at re-entry (bh-att-008). Excused absences still get make-up time without penalty.
- Limits
- Measures completion, not quality. Long absences may need a separate plan with modified work.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-att-009.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after an absence, with a trimmed make-up list and catch-up dates set with each teacher, the student will complete and turn in the trimmed list of make-up assignments by the catch-up dates independently, completing at least 85% of assigned make-up assignments on the trimmed list, across 3 consecutive returns, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly, from the gradebook and tracker.
Baseline: 30% of assigned work.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Work completion fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Work-sample analysis gives work completion data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about School Attendance & Punctuality.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
Paste into your IEP system
Most district systems have a separate box for each part of a goal. Copy them one at a time, or all at once as labeled text.
- Area of need
- Behavior & Classroom Expectations - School Attendance & Punctuality
- Baseline
- 30% of assigned work.
- Annual goal426 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after an absence, with a trimmed make-up list and catch-up dates set with each teacher, the student will complete and turn in the trimmed list of make-up assignments by the catch-up dates independently, completing at least 85% of assigned make-up assignments on the trimmed list, across 3 consecutive returns, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly, from the gradebook and tracker.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After an absence, with a trimmed make-up list and catch-up dates set with each teacher
- Behavior
- The student will complete and turn in the trimmed list of make-up assignments by the catch-up dates independently
- Criteria
- Completing at least 85% of assigned make-up assignments on the trimmed list, across 3 consecutive returns
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Weekly, from the gradebook and tracker
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records items completed and items assigned.
Accuracy tracker
Work completion- Student label:
- Target:
- completing at least 85% of assigned make-up assignments on the trimmed list
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive returns
- Collection schedule:
- weekly, from the gradebook and tracker
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after an absence, with a trimmed make-up list and catch-up dates set with each teacher, the student will complete and turn in the trimmed list of make-up assignments by the catch-up dates independently, completing at least 85% of assigned make-up assignments on the trimmed list, across 3 consecutive returns, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly, from the gradebook and tracker.
| Date | Task / materials | # make-up assignments on the trimmed list completed | # make-up assignments on the trimmed list assigned | % completedcompleted ÷ assigned × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record how many assigned items were completed and how many were assigned for the defined work period.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.