Head out when the leave-now alarm sounds
When to use this goal
For older students who set alarms but snooze or ignore them, arriving late to a job shift, a bus, or an appointment. The student should already set alarms. Present levels, not grade, decide the target.
- Baseline
- Record the time each alarm sounds and the time the student leaves for five alarms. Note snoozes and what the student was doing.
- Tips
- Let the student name the alarm (Leave for work). Staff record times quietly. Snooze use is useful data; a second alarm can replace snooze.
- Limits
- Community alarms are hard to observe; use school ones for data. Does not measure travel itself.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-tm-021.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when a self-set leave-now alarm sounds in study hall before a work-based learning shift, the student will stop the current activity, gather what is needed, and start moving toward the destination independently within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive alarms observed, as measured by latency recording collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 8 minutes.
- 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. Latency fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Latency recording gives latency 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 Time Management.
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 - Time Management
- Baseline
- 8 minutes.
- Annual goal354 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when a self-set leave-now alarm sounds in study hall before a work-based learning shift, the student will stop the current activity, gather what is needed, and start moving toward the destination independently within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive alarms observed, as measured by latency recording collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When a self-set leave-now alarm sounds in study hall before a work-based learning shift
- Behavior
- The student will stop the current activity, gather what is needed, and start moving toward the destination independently
- Criteria
- Within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive alarms observed
- Evaluation method
- Latency recording
- Schedule
- Twice weekly
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Matching data sheet
Latency tracker. Records the cue time and the response time.
Latency tracker
Latency- Student label:
- Target:
- within 2 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive alarms observed
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Latency recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when a self-set leave-now alarm sounds in study hall before a work-based learning shift, the student will stop the current activity, gather what is needed, and start moving toward the destination independently within 2 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive alarms observed, as measured by latency recording collected twice weekly.
| Date | Instruction / cue | Cue given (time) | Response began (time) | Latency (minutes) | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Start timing when the cue ends (for example, the end of the direction). Stop when the defined response begins.
- Record latency in minutes. Shorter latency means faster starts.
- Use a stopwatch or a timer app. Avoid estimating from the clock when measuring seconds.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.