Open the locker combination within two tries
When to use this goal
For middle school students whose present levels show forgetting the combination or the turn sequence and asking an adult to open the locker, which makes them late. The motor turn sequence may also need practice. Present levels, not grade, decide the starting support.
- Baseline
- Watch six locker stops or logins over two days and note whether the student opened it within two tries, needed the written code, or asked for help. Practice the turns with an open lock to separate motor errors from memory errors.
- Tips
- Keep the written code private and the support fading on a plan: visible, then folded, then removed. A key lock or a locker without a lock is a reasonable accommodation if the lock remains a barrier after practice.
- Limits
- Mixes memory and motor skill; note which kind of error happens. Passing period rush adds pressure; practice at quiet times first.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ef-wm-025.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at the locker during passing periods with a three-number combination, the student will open the lock or log in using the stored sequence within two tries independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected daily, scoring six locker stops or logins.
Baseline: 2 of 6 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 Working Memory Strategies.
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 - Working Memory Strategies
- Baseline
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal354 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at the locker during passing periods with a three-number combination, the student will open the lock or log in using the stored sequence within two tries independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected daily, scoring six locker stops or logins.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At the locker during passing periods with a three-number combination
- Behavior
- The student will open the lock or log in using the stored sequence within two tries independently
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily, scoring six locker stops or logins
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 5 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive school days
- Collection schedule:
- daily, scoring six locker stops or logins
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at the locker during passing periods with a three-number combination, the student will open the lock or log in using the stored sequence within two tries independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected daily, scoring six locker stops or logins.
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 | # + (of 6) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 6 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.