Start a timer when work begins and record the minutes worked
When to use this goal
For students with an engagement or completion goal who have no idea how long they actually worked. For students who can operate a simple timer.
- Baseline
- Provide the timer and log for a week and record whether the timer was started, stopped, and the minutes recorded, compared with the adult's timing. Note whether the student starts the timer and then does not start working; that is its own finding.
- Tips
- Each session is one opportunity. Met means all three steps done and the recorded minutes within 2 of the adult's timing. Use the log in a weekly review with the student. The timer should be silent so it does not disturb peers.
- Limits
- Timer running is not work happening; pair with engagement data. Some students find a visible timer stressful; use one that is easy to ignore.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-sm-018.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of an independent work session with a timer on the desk, the student will start the timer at the first task response, stop it at the end of the session, and record the minutes on the log independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily on one session and summarized every 10 sessions.
Baseline: 2 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. 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 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
- 2 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal419 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at the start of an independent work session with a timer on the desk, the student will start the timer at the first task response, stop it at the end of the session, and record the minutes on the log independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily on one session and summarized every 10 sessions.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At the start of an independent work session with a timer on the desk
- Behavior
- The student will start the timer at the first task response, stop it at the end of the session, and record the minutes on the log independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily on one session and summarized every 10 sessions
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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 8 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- daily on one session and summarized every 10 sessions
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at the start of an independent work session with a timer on the desk, the student will start the timer at the first task response, stop it at the end of the session, and record the minutes on the log independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily on one session and summarized every 10 sessions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.