Put the phone away after the phone check
When to use this goal
For secondary students whose phone use during class is driven by checking messages or the need to stay connected, and whose plan gives a scheduled phone check as the replacement. Fit depends on the plan and the school's phone policy, not grade. Pair with bh-cls-048 when phone use outside the times is counted.
- Baseline
- Before the check starts, record how often the phone comes out and for what. Then score each scheduled check: phone put away on time, late, or not at all.
- Tips
- The check must happen on time every time; skipping it breaks trust. Family messages that are truly urgent may need a school-approved route. Let the student help pick the check times.
- Limits
- School phone policies may limit this plan. Does not measure phone use outside school.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-rep-064.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at the scheduled phone check at the midpoint of a class period, the student will check the phone during the scheduled phone time and put it back in the agreed place when the time ends independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected each scheduled phone check, 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. Direct observation 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 goal388 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at the scheduled phone check at the midpoint of a class period, the student will check the phone during the scheduled phone time and put it back in the agreed place when the time ends independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected each scheduled phone check, summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At the scheduled phone check at the midpoint of a class period
- Behavior
- The student will check the phone during the scheduled phone time and put it back in the agreed place when the time ends independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Each scheduled phone check, 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 scheduled phone check, summarized weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at the scheduled phone check at the midpoint of a class period, the student will check the phone during the scheduled phone time and put it back in the agreed place when the time ends independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected each scheduled phone check, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.