Change period products on a set schedule
When to use this goal
For older students who can change a pad or other product (fn-dl-041) but forget to change it during the school or work day, leading to leaks. Present levels in reading a schedule or responding to phone alerts decide fit; the family and student choose the product and the schedule.
- Baseline
- During one period, record each planned change time and whether the student went and changed the product, by self-report on a private card plus a check of supplies used. Note any leaks reported.
- Tips
- Plan times with the student around class and work breaks, usually every 3 to 4 hours. Keep supplies and spare underwear at school or work. Self-report is a fine data source here; the student owns this routine.
- Limits
- Opportunities come only during periods. Does not address cramps or heavy bleeding, which belong with the nurse and family.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-dl-049.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during the school or program day while the student has a period, with phone alerts set for planned restroom visits, the student will go to the restroom at each planned time and change the period product independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 2 consecutive menstrual periods, as measured by direct observation collected daily during periods, by student self-report and staff check.
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. 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 Daily Living 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 - Daily Living Skills
- Baseline
- 1 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal418 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during the school or program day while the student has a period, with phone alerts set for planned restroom visits, the student will go to the restroom at each planned time and change the period product independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 2 consecutive menstrual periods, as measured by direct observation collected daily during periods, by student self-report and staff check.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During the school or program day while the student has a period, with phone alerts set for planned restroom visits
- Behavior
- The student will go to the restroom at each planned time and change the period product independently
- Criteria
- In 4 of 4 opportunities, across 2 consecutive menstrual periods
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily during periods, by student self-report and staff check
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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 2 consecutive menstrual periods
- Collection schedule:
- daily during periods, by student self-report and staff check
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during the school or program day while the student has a period, with phone alerts set for planned restroom visits, the student will go to the restroom at each planned time and change the period product independently in 4 of 4 opportunities, across 2 consecutive menstrual periods, as measured by direct observation collected daily during periods, by student self-report and staff check.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.