Start a job supervisor's direction within 30 seconds
When to use this goal
For high school and transition-age students in a school-based job, work-study, or community work placement who delay, wait to be reminded, or keep doing the current task after a supervisor gives a new one. Use present levels from job-site data, not grade, to decide fit.
- Baseline
- Time three directions per shift for five shifts from the end of the supervisor's sentence to the first movement toward the task, and use the median. Note whether the student heard the direction (some delays are processing time or a hearing issue, not refusal) and whether the job coach was standing close.
- Tips
- Teach supervisors to give the direction once, clearly, and in the place where the task happens. Fade the job coach's distance over time and write the distance into the support. A 30-second start is a common workplace expectation; the team can set a different number from job-site norms. Pair with bh-dir-032 so the student also reports back when finished.
- Limits
- Latency measures starting, not doing the task correctly; job-skill accuracy belongs in vocational goals. Supervisor directions that are vague or rushed inflate latency, so record the direction as given.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-dir-031.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a community work placement when the supervisor gives a one- or two-step work direction, the student will begin the work task the supervisor named without a repeated direction within 30 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive work shifts, as measured by latency recording collected 3 timed directions per work shift.
Baseline: 90 seconds.
- 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. Latency fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Latency recording gives latency 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 Following Adult Directions.
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 - Following Adult Directions
- Baseline
- 90 seconds.
- Annual goal344 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a community work placement when the supervisor gives a one- or two-step work direction, the student will begin the work task the supervisor named without a repeated direction within 30 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive work shifts, as measured by latency recording collected 3 timed directions per work shift.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a community work placement when the supervisor gives a one- or two-step work direction
- Behavior
- The student will begin the work task the supervisor named without a repeated direction
- Criteria
- Within 30 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive work shifts
- Evaluation method
- Latency recording
- Schedule
- 3 timed directions per work shift
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Matching data sheet
Latency tracker. Records the cue time and the response time.
Latency tracker
Latency- Student label:
- Target:
- within 30 seconds
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive work shifts
- Collection schedule:
- 3 timed directions per work shift
- Method:
- Latency recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a community work placement when the supervisor gives a one- or two-step work direction, the student will begin the work task the supervisor named without a repeated direction within 30 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive work shifts, as measured by latency recording collected 3 timed directions per work shift.
| Date | Instruction / cue | Cue given (time) | Response began (time) | Latency (seconds) | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Start timing when the cue ends (for example, the end of the direction). Stop when the defined response begins.
- Record latency in seconds. Shorter latency means faster starts.
- Use a stopwatch or a timer app. Avoid estimating from the clock when measuring seconds.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.