Return the home-school folder each morning
When to use this goal
For students whose folder stays in the backpack or at home, so notes and homework never reach the teacher. Check with the family first: if the folder is not coming back because of a home routine, that is a family-partnership step, not a student goal. Base the choice on the family's report.
- Baseline
- For 2 weeks, record each morning whether the folder reached the tray without a prompt, after a prompt, or not at all, and whether it was in the backpack at all. Separate the days the folder was not in the backpack; those are not opportunities for the student.
- Tips
- Count an opportunity only when the folder is in the backpack. A bright folder color and a fixed spot in the backpack help. Share the data with the family so school and home work on the same routine.
- Limits
- Does not measure whether the student reads or shares the notes inside. Absences and late arrivals reduce the number of weekly opportunities; use the days present.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-rt-012.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, upon arrival each morning, with the home-school folder in the backpack, the student will take the home-school folder out of the backpack and place it in the turn-in tray independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, for 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily, summarized weekly.
Baseline: 1 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. 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 Functional Routines.
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 Routines
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal343 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, upon arrival each morning, with the home-school folder in the backpack, the student will take the home-school folder out of the backpack and place it in the turn-in tray independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, for 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily, summarized weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Upon arrival each morning, with the home-school folder in the backpack
- Behavior
- The student will take the home-school folder out of the backpack and place it in the turn-in tray independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, for 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily, summarized weekly
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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- for 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- daily, summarized weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, upon arrival each morning, with the home-school folder in the backpack, the student will take the home-school folder out of the backpack and place it in the turn-in tray independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, for 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily, summarized weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.