Put the phone away at the class cue
When to use this goal
For middle and high school students who keep using their phone after the teacher's phones-away cue. Base the choice on timed observation. The class phone rule is the same for everyone; the goal measures how fast the student stops.
- Baseline
- Time 5 or more cues from the cue to the phone being put away. Write an operational definition first (what counts as the impulsive response and what counts as using the strategy), and teach and practice the strategy before measuring it.
- Tips
- A predictable phone time in class helps. Never take the phone as a first step; the plan sets steps.
- Limits
- School phone policies vary.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-ic-031.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when the teacher gives the phones-away cue at the start of class, the student will begin putting the phone away (in the bag, pocket chart, or face down) after the cue independently within 15 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive class periods, as measured by latency recording collected daily in one class.
Baseline: 90 seconds.
- 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. Latency fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Latency recording gives latency 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 Impulse Control & Inhibition.
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 - Impulse Control & Inhibition
- Baseline
- 90 seconds.
- Annual goal330 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when the teacher gives the phones-away cue at the start of class, the student will begin putting the phone away (in the bag, pocket chart, or face down) after the cue independently within 15 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive class periods, as measured by latency recording collected daily in one class.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When the teacher gives the phones-away cue at the start of class
- Behavior
- The student will begin putting the phone away (in the bag, pocket chart, or face down) after the cue independently
- Criteria
- Within 15 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive class periods
- Evaluation method
- Latency recording
- Schedule
- Daily in one class
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Matching data sheet
Latency tracker. Records the cue time and the response time.
Latency tracker
Latency- Student label:
- Target:
- within 15 seconds
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive class periods
- Collection schedule:
- daily in one class
- Method:
- Latency recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when the teacher gives the phones-away cue at the start of class, the student will begin putting the phone away (in the bag, pocket chart, or face down) after the cue independently within 15 seconds, on 4 of 5 consecutive class periods, as measured by latency recording collected daily in one class.
| Date | Instruction / cue | Cue given (time) | Response began (time) | Latency (seconds) | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Start timing when the cue ends (for example, the end of the direction). Stop when the defined response begins.
- Record latency in seconds. Shorter latency means faster starts.
- Use a stopwatch or a timer app. Avoid estimating from the clock when measuring seconds.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.