Ask what a document is before signing it
When to use this goal
For older students who sign anything put in front of them. Present levels in asking questions and in reading form titles decide fit. The goal protects the student: find out what the document is and ask a trusted person before signing.
- Baseline
- In 5 role-plays (a permission form, a phone contract, a work form), record whether the student asked about the document before signing. Count signing without asking as not correct.
- Tips
- Every opportunity counts because signing the wrong document can cause real harm. Help the student name their trusted people. Link to supported decision-making in the transition plan.
- Limits
- Role-plays may not show real behavior with pressure from a salesperson. Legal capacity and guardianship are outside this goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-fa-058.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when asked to sign a form at school, a job site, or an appointment, the student will read or ask what the document is and check with a trusted person before signing independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data periods, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly, during role-plays and with real forms.
Baseline: 0 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 Functional Academics.
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 - Functional Academics
- Baseline
- 0 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal374 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when asked to sign a form at school, a job site, or an appointment, the student will read or ask what the document is and check with a trusted person before signing independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data periods, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly, during role-plays and with real forms.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When asked to sign a form at school, a job site, or an appointment
- Behavior
- The student will read or ask what the document is and check with a trusted person before signing independently
- Criteria
- In 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data periods
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Monthly, during role-plays and with real forms
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 5 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive data periods
- Collection schedule:
- monthly, during role-plays and with real forms
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when asked to sign a form at school, a job site, or an appointment, the student will read or ask what the document is and check with a trusted person before signing independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data periods, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected monthly, during role-plays and with real forms.
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.