Take a written promise for a later turn
When to use this goal
For students whose FBA hypothesis is access to a tangible (a device, a ball, a seat) and who grab, refuse, or escalate when told it is not available now. Fit depends on the FBA and on whether the student can read or match a simple card, not grade.
- Baseline
- Record five times the item is unavailable: what the student did and how long it took to calm. Start with short delays (5 minutes) and keep every promise exactly; a broken promise resets the skill.
- Tips
- Promises must be kept on time, every time. Let the student hold the card. Lengthen delays slowly. Pair with bh-rep-016 (accepting an alternative) for times the item truly is not coming back.
- Limits
- Requires adults to track and honor promises; a shared visual timer helps. Not a fit when access to the item would be unsafe.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-rep-035.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when the student asks for or reaches for a preferred item that is not available now and the adult writes a promise card ("computer at 10:30"), the student will take the promise card, put it in the agreed place, and return to the current activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected each time a preferred item is unavailable, summarized weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 5 opportunities.
- 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. Opportunities fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Opportunity (trial) recording gives opportunities 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 Replacement Behaviors.
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 - Replacement Behaviors
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal478 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when the student asks for or reaches for a preferred item that is not available now and the adult writes a promise card ("computer at 10:30"), the student will take the promise card, put it in the agreed place, and return to the current activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected each time a preferred item is unavailable, summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When the student asks for or reaches for a preferred item that is not available now and the adult writes a promise card ("computer at 10:30")
- Behavior
- The student will take the promise card, put it in the agreed place, and return to the current activity independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Each time a preferred item is unavailable, summarized weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive school days
- Collection schedule:
- each time a preferred item is unavailable, summarized weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when the student asks for or reaches for a preferred item that is not available now and the adult writes a promise card ("computer at 10:30"), the student will take the promise card, put it in the agreed place, and return to the current activity independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected each time a preferred item is unavailable, summarized weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Record up to 5 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.