Stay on the line with a dispatcher
When to use this goal
For students who start a practice emergency call well but hang up after the first answer, or put the phone down to go look. Present levels in waiting during a phone conversation decide fit. Practice uses a practice phone only, never a real emergency line.
- Baseline
- Run 4 practice calls and time how long the student stays on before hanging up or walking away. Score an opportunity as met only when the student stayed until the dispatcher released them. Note what pulls them away (the silence while the dispatcher types, wanting to check on the person).
- Tips
- Pair with fn-cs-009 and fn-cs-051 once the student can start the call. Build in pauses on the dispatcher side, since real dispatchers often go quiet while they enter information. Teach the phrase "I am still here" so the student has something to say during a pause.
- Limits
- Practice calls are shorter and calmer than real ones. The goal does not teach when to call; pair it with scenario practice that mixes emergencies and non-emergencies.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-cs-052.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a practice emergency call on an unplugged phone, with a staff dispatcher who keeps asking questions for about two minutes, the student will keep the phone on and stay on the line until the dispatcher says it is all right to hang up independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive practice sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected every two weeks, during practice calls.
Baseline: 1 of 4 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 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
- 1 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal445 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a practice emergency call on an unplugged phone, with a staff dispatcher who keeps asking questions for about two minutes, the student will keep the phone on and stay on the line until the dispatcher says it is all right to hang up independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive practice sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected every two weeks, during practice calls.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a practice emergency call on an unplugged phone, with a staff dispatcher who keeps asking questions for about two minutes
- Behavior
- The student will keep the phone on and stay on the line until the dispatcher says it is all right to hang up independently
- Criteria
- In 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive practice sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Every two weeks, during practice calls
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 4 of 4 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive practice sessions
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks, during practice calls
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a practice emergency call on an unplugged phone, with a staff dispatcher who keeps asking questions for about two minutes, the student will keep the phone on and stay on the line until the dispatcher says it is all right to hang up independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive practice sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected every two weeks, during practice calls.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | # + (of 4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 4 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.