Count the days to a calendar event
When to use this goal
For upper elementary students who are surprised by tests, trips, or projects because days ahead feel the same. Present levels, not grade, decide the calendar format.
- Baseline
- Ask the student about five upcoming events on the class calendar and score correct counts of school days. Note whether errors come from counting weekends or from finding today.
- Tips
- Use real events the student cares about (a field trip, a test, a class celebration). Counting school days versus all days is a useful distinction to teach. Morning meeting gives a natural daily opportunity.
- Limits
- Counting days does not show planning for the event; pair with a planning goal for tests or projects. Holidays and schedule changes complicate counts.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-tm-038.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during morning meeting, with an upcoming event marked on the class calendar, the student will count and state the number of school days until the event independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice 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. 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 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
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal337 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during morning meeting, with an upcoming event marked on the class calendar, the student will count and state the number of school days until the event independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During morning meeting, with an upcoming event marked on the class calendar
- Behavior
- The student will count and state the number of school days until the event independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice 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 of data
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during morning meeting, with an upcoming event marked on the class calendar, the student will count and state the number of school days until the event independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice 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.