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Walk in the hallway with the class following the hallway routine

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When to use this goal

For students who run, talk loudly, touch walls or displays, or drift away from the line during hallway transitions. Scores the hallway routine as steps. Base the choice on a checklist over several transitions. Staying with the group for safety is covered in safety-behavior.

Baseline
Score 5 transitions with the checklist and note which step breaks down and where in the hallway (past the gym, near the exit). Record the student's position in line; the back of the line is harder for most students.
Tips
Teach and practice the routine on an empty hallway first, and give the student a job (door holder, caboose with a clipboard) that makes the routine purposeful. Edit the steps to the school's hallway rules. Running, bolting, or leaving the group belongs to safety-behavior and should be scored there.
Limits
Transitions are short and a single incident can fail several steps at once; score several per day. Does not measure behavior at the destination.

Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-cls-010.

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Student

How the goal refers to the student

Skill

What the student will do

Something an adult can see, count or time.

Condition

When or under what conditions

Support

Support allowed

Criterion

Number of routine steps performed independently.

Sample numbers. Replace them with the student's data.

Task-analysis steps

Write each step so an observer can mark it done or not done.

Criterion wording

Data collection

A routine is broken into ordered steps; each step is recorded as independent, supported, or not completed.

How often data are collected
Mastery rule

How many measurements must meet the criterion.

Timeframe

Timeframe

Goal

By the annual IEP review date, during a class hallway transition to specials, lunch, or recess, the student will complete the hallway routine steps for the whole transition, performing at least 4 of 5 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive scored transitions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected daily, 1 to 2 transitions.

Baseline: 2 of 5 steps independently.

  • Condition
  • Observable behavior
  • Criterion
  • Measurement method

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Measurability check11 of 11 met
  • Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.

  • Met: Condition. Stated.

  • Met: Unit fits the behavior. Task-analysis steps fits this behavior.

  • Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.

  • Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.

  • Met: Method produces the metric. Task-analysis checklist gives task-analysis steps 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 Classroom Expectations & Routines.

  • 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.

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Area of need
Behavior & Classroom Expectations - Classroom Expectations & Routines
Baseline
2 of 5 steps independently.
Annual goal341 characters
By the annual IEP review date, during a class hallway transition to specials, lunch, or recess, the student will complete the hallway routine steps for the whole transition, performing at least 4 of 5 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive scored transitions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected daily, 1 to 2 transitions.
Timeframe
By the annual IEP review date
Condition
During a class hallway transition to specials, lunch, or recess
Behavior
The student will complete the hallway routine steps for the whole transition
Criteria
Performing at least 4 of 5 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive scored transitions
Evaluation method
A task-analysis checklist
Schedule
Daily, 1 to 2 transitions

Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.

Matching data sheet

Task-analysis checklist. Marks each step in each session.

The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.