Choose the right branch in a work procedure
When to use this goal
For transition-age students at job sites or in career-tech classes whose procedures include checks (if the tray is full, take it to the back; if the light is red, call the supervisor). The routine part of the job should be learned. Present levels at the site, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- The job coach lists the check points in the procedure and records, for one or two shifts, whether the student made the check and chose the right next step. Note checks the student skips entirely.
- Tips
- Safety checks (a red light, a spill, a broken guard) are always taught directly and must be met every time; if a check is about safety, set the target to every opportunity. Photo results fade to words as the student learns them.
- Limits
- Real check points may be rare in a shift; staged checks can add practice. This goal does not replace supervision for safety-critical steps.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-dir-021.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at a work-based learning site when a step in the posted procedure depends on a check (full or empty, on or off, damaged or not), the student will do the check named in the procedure and carry out the step for the result found independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of shifts, as measured by direct observation collected each shift, summarized weekly.
Baseline: 2 of 8 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 Following Multi-Step 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
- Executive Function - Following Multi-Step Directions
- Baseline
- 2 of 8 opportunities.
- Annual goal417 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at a work-based learning site when a step in the posted procedure depends on a check (full or empty, on or off, damaged or not), the student will do the check named in the procedure and carry out the step for the result found independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of shifts, as measured by direct observation collected each shift, summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At a work-based learning site when a step in the posted procedure depends on a check (full or empty, on or off, damaged or not)
- Behavior
- The student will do the check named in the procedure and carry out the step for the result found independently
- Criteria
- In at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of shifts
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Each shift, 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 7 of 8 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks of shifts
- Collection schedule:
- each shift, summarized weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at a work-based learning site when a step in the posted procedure depends on a check (full or empty, on or off, damaged or not), the student will do the check named in the procedure and carry out the step for the result found independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of shifts, as measured by direct observation collected each shift, 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 | 6 | 7 | 8 | # + (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 8 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.