Follow pool rules at a community pool
When to use this goal
For students who swim or play in water during adapted PE, community trips, or family outings and who run on the deck, go into deep water, or swim without the buddy. Present levels in following posted rules and in swim ability decide fit; the swim instructor and lifeguard rules come first.
- Baseline
- During 2 sessions, check at 6 planned times (entry, every ten minutes, exit) whether the student was following all three rules. All checks must be correct for the student to be safe, so the target is six of six.
- Tips
- Mark the student's allowed area with a lane line or a noodle. Choose the buddy with the student. Use the pool's own rule words.
- Limits
- Never replaces lifeguard or staff supervision. Swim skill goals belong to adapted PE.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-cs-030.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during an adapted PE swim session at a community pool, the student will walk on the deck, stay in the area allowed for the student's swim level, and stay with the swim buddy independently in 6 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive pool sessions, as measured by direct observation collected at every pool session, checking at six planned times.
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 Community & Safety Skills.
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
- Functional & Independence Skills - Community & Safety Skills
- Baseline
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal377 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during an adapted PE swim session at a community pool, the student will walk on the deck, stay in the area allowed for the student's swim level, and stay with the swim buddy independently in 6 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive pool sessions, as measured by direct observation collected at every pool session, checking at six planned times.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During an adapted PE swim session at a community pool
- Behavior
- The student will walk on the deck, stay in the area allowed for the student's swim level, and stay with the swim buddy independently
- Criteria
- In 6 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive pool sessions
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- At every pool session, checking at six planned times
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 6 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive pool sessions
- Collection schedule:
- at every pool session, checking at six planned times
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during an adapted PE swim session at a community pool, the student will walk on the deck, stay in the area allowed for the student's swim level, and stay with the swim buddy independently in 6 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive pool sessions, as measured by direct observation collected at every pool session, checking at six planned times.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.