Add a backup step to a plan
When to use this goal
For students whose plans fall apart at the first obstacle (the library is closed, the printer is down, the partner is absent). Present levels, not grade, decide whether the student names obstacles alone or picks from a list.
- Baseline
- Look at five plans the student wrote: did any include a backup? Ask the student what they would do if a key step failed.
- Tips
- Accept realistic obstacles and doable backups. Check later whether the backup was used; that is a good discussion. Compare with ef-pl-018, which revises a plan after a problem.
- Limits
- Does not measure whether the backup works or gets used; check that in a later review. Some obstacles cannot be predicted, so pair with ef-pl-018 for revising a plan after the fact.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-pl-028.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when writing a plan for a project, a study session, or an event, the student will write one likely obstacle and an if-then backup step for it as part of the plan independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 0 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 Planning.
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 - Planning
- Baseline
- 0 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal341 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when writing a plan for a project, a study session, or an event, the student will write one likely obstacle and an if-then backup step for it as part of the plan 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 writing a plan for a project, a study session, or an event
- Behavior
- The student will write one likely obstacle and an if-then backup step for it as part of the plan 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 writing a plan for a project, a study session, or an event, the student will write one likely obstacle and an if-then backup step for it as part of the plan 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.