Check progress toward a daily goal at midday and state whether on track
When to use this goal
For students with a daily goal (points, assignments, behavior) who do not notice until the end of the day that the goal is out of reach.
- Baseline
- For a week, ask the student at midday whether they are on track and compare with the card or data. Record whether the judgment was accurate and whether any action was named. Accurate judgments with no action are common.
- Tips
- Each school day is one opportunity. Met means the student checks the card without being asked, states on track or not accurately, and names a specific afternoon action. Keep the check under 2 minutes. The device reminder is a support; fade it to the schedule.
- Limits
- Requires a daily goal with midday data available. The afternoon action is not measured here; see the goal the card tracks.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-sm-017.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at a scheduled midday checkpoint with the daily goal card, the student will review the goal card, state whether the goal is on track, and name one action for the afternoon independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily and summarized weekly.
Baseline: 1 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. 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 Self-Monitoring.
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 - Self-Monitoring
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal351 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at a scheduled midday checkpoint with the daily goal card, the student will review the goal card, state whether the goal is on track, and name one action for the afternoon independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily and summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At a scheduled midday checkpoint with the daily goal card
- Behavior
- The student will review the goal card, state whether the goal is on track, and name one action for the afternoon independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily and 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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- daily and summarized weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at a scheduled midday checkpoint with the daily goal card, the student will review the goal card, state whether the goal is on track, and name one action for the afternoon independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily and 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 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.