Keep belongings in the assigned cubby or hook
When to use this goal
For children whose present levels show coats, lunch boxes, and folders left on the floor or in other children's spaces. Fits when the child can find their own cubby by name or photo.
- Baseline
- Check the cubby and floor area after arrival and recess for a week and record where each item ended up. Confirm the child can point to their own cubby when asked.
- Tips
- Each item that needs storing is one opportunity. Met means the item is in the child's own cubby or on their hook. Items in a neighbor's cubby count as not met. Use the same photo on the cubby and on any visual schedule.
- Limits
- Crowded cubby areas lead to misplaced items that are not about organization skill. Does not cover retrieving items later; that can be a separate goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-org-007.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on arrival and after recess, when outerwear and belongings are put away, the student will place each personal item in the assigned cubby or on the assigned hook independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily at arrival and after recess, summarized weekly.
Baseline: 3 of 10 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 Organization.
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 - Organization
- Baseline
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal366 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on arrival and after recess, when outerwear and belongings are put away, the student will place each personal item in the assigned cubby or on the assigned hook independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily at arrival and after recess, summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On arrival and after recess, when outerwear and belongings are put away
- Behavior
- The student will place each personal item in the assigned cubby or on the assigned hook independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily at arrival and after recess, 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 8 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- daily at arrival and after recess, summarized weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on arrival and after recess, when outerwear and belongings are put away, the student will place each personal item in the assigned cubby or on the assigned hook independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily at arrival and after recess, 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 | 9 | 10 | # + (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 10 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.