Stay with the group on outdoor and community outings
When to use this goal
For students who wander or run during field trips, community-based instruction, or outdoor walks. Fits after bh-saf-001 is stable in the building. Base the choice on outings with a count of separations. Street crossing and travel skills are in community-safety.
- Baseline
- Record 3 to 5 outings or outdoor walks: stayed within 10 feet the whole time, separated once and returned on a call, or separated and had to be retrieved. Note what pulled the student away (water, animals, a store display) and plan stopping points before those spots.
- Tips
- Preview the route with pictures, assign a job (carrying the list, holding the door), and plan stopping points before crossings and exits. Define the distance in a way an adult can judge quickly. Students with a history of bolting need an emergency plan and a 1:1 adult regardless of this goal's progress.
- Limits
- Outings are infrequent, so mastery is counted in outings. Scoring the whole outing as one opportunity is coarse; for frequent separations, count separations per outing instead. Never the only safety measure for a student who runs.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID bh-saf-002.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a community outing with an assigned adult and a group of up to 6 students, the student will stay within sight and within 10 feet of the assigned adult for the whole outing independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 5 consecutive outings, as measured by direct observation collected each outing, at least twice monthly.
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 Safety 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 - Safety Behaviors
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal359 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a community outing with an assigned adult and a group of up to 6 students, the student will stay within sight and within 10 feet of the assigned adult for the whole outing independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 5 consecutive outings, as measured by direct observation collected each outing, at least twice monthly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a community outing with an assigned adult and a group of up to 6 students
- Behavior
- The student will stay within sight and within 10 feet of the assigned adult for the whole outing independently
- Criteria
- In 5 of 5 opportunities, across 5 consecutive outings
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Each outing, at least twice monthly
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 5 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 5 consecutive outings
- Collection schedule:
- each outing, at least twice monthly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a community outing with an assigned adult and a group of up to 6 students, the student will stay within sight and within 10 feet of the assigned adult for the whole outing independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 5 consecutive outings, as measured by direct observation collected each outing, at least twice monthly.
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.