Organize the binder and take-home folder using a checklist
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By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly 10-minute binder check, the student will organize the binder and take-home folder using a binder checklist, performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Baseline: 3 of 8 steps independently.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check10 of 10 met
All structural checks are met.
Met: Observable behavior. The behavior is stated as an action.
Met: Condition. The goal states when or under what conditions the behavior occurs.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Task-analysis steps is a reasonable way to quantify this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. The success criterion is stated with a number and unit.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Mastery rule and collection schedule are stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Task-analysis checklist can produce task-analysis steps data.
Met: Review timeframe. The goal includes a timeframe.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Baseline and target use the same unit and show change in the intended direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. The wording still relates to Organization.
Met: Level of support. The level of support is defined.
What this checks: the goal's structure and wording, using fixed rules: observable behavior, condition, criterion, method, mastery rule, timeframe, baseline/target consistency, and support. It can't judge whether the goal is appropriate, ambitious enough, or legally sufficient for a particular student. That requires assessment data and the IEP team.
About this template
- Level guidance
- For students whose present levels show lost papers, missing homework, or overflowing binders. Simplify the system (fewer sections, picture labels) when present levels call for it; grade does not decide which system fits.
- Baseline considerations
- Check the binder without warning on two or three occasions and score the end state step by step, then observe the student doing a binder clean-out once without help. Note whether the system itself is too complicated before assuming a skill gap.
- Usage notes
- Use when papers are lost between school and home. Match section names to the student's actual binder. A step is independent if completed without adult direction; an adult may hold the checklist but not point to items. Agree with families on how the take-home folder is used.
- Known limitations
- A tidy binder at a weekly check does not show whether papers stay organized across the week. Does not measure whether homework was completed, only where it is kept.
- Source
- Original IEP Atlas draft (AI-assisted) based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. Template ID
ef-org-001.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Federal IDEA regulations require benchmarks or short-term objectives only for students who take alternate assessments aligned to alternate academic achievement standards (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)). Your state or district may require them more broadly.
Matching data sheet
Task-analysis checklist. Your goal counts steps done independently, so the sheet marks each step in each session.
Task-analysis checklist
Task-analysis steps- Student label:
- Target:
- performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Task-analysis checklist
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly 10-minute binder check, the student will organize the binder and take-home folder using a binder checklist, performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Key: I completed independently · S completed with support (note prompt type, e.g., G gesture, V verbal, M model, P physical) · N not completed
| Step | Session 1 Date: | Session 2 Date: | Session 3 Date: | Session 4 Date: | Session 5 Date: | Session 6 Date: | Session 7 Date: | Session 8 Date: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Removes all loose papers from the binder, backpack, and desk | ||||||||
| 2. Recycles papers that are no longer needed, after checking with an adult | ||||||||
| 3. Files graded work behind the correct subject tab | ||||||||
| 4. Places unfinished work in the To Do pocket | ||||||||
| 5. Places completed homework in the To Turn In pocket | ||||||||
| 6. Places notes and forms for home in the take-home folder | ||||||||
| 7. Checks that the planner is in the front pocket | ||||||||
| 8. Restocks paper and writing tools | ||||||||
| Steps independent (I) | ||||||||
| Initials / notes |
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Write the date at the top of each session column. Mark each step I, S, or N.
- Total the number of I marks for the session. The goal counts steps completed independently (target: 7 of 8).
- Use the least intrusive prompt first and record the prompt actually needed.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets with formulas for the calculated columns. Sheets are blank: IEP Atlas doesn't store student data.