Reply to school or work emails promptly
When to use this goal
For older students who check email rarely and miss replies that teachers, counselors or employers need. Present levels in writing a complete email (ca-dig-014) show readiness.
- Baseline
- Ask staff to send five emails over two weeks that need a reply. Record the time sent and the time replied, and whether the reply answers the question.
- Tips
- Planned emails from staff create the opportunities. Phone mail apps with notifications help. Link to job-seeking goals, since employers judge email response time.
- Limits
- Depends on staff sending emails that need replies. The goal does not score email quality beyond answering.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ca-dig-025.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when an email that needs a reply arrives in the student's school account from staff, the student will send a reply by the end of the next school day that answers the question or says when they will answer independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected 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 Digital Literacy & Online Safety.
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
- Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy - Digital Literacy & Online Safety
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal384 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when an email that needs a reply arrives in the student's school account from staff, the student will send a reply by the end of the next school day that answers the question or says when they will answer independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When an email that needs a reply arrives in the student's school account from staff
- Behavior
- The student will send a reply by the end of the next school day that answers the question or says when they will answer independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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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:
- across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when an email that needs a reply arrives in the student's school account from staff, the student will send a reply by the end of the next school day that answers the question or says when they will answer independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected 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.