Check a phone calendar for the next class
When to use this goal
For middle and high school students with a rotating or changing schedule who carry a phone or school device and ask adults where to go next. Base it on present levels in reading short entries and in device use; the calendar is set up with the student and family.
- Baseline
- Record each passing period for 3 days: did the student check the calendar and arrive at the right room without asking an adult. Note whether the student checked a paper schedule instead; that is a good sign, but count only the planned tool.
- Tips
- Set the calendar up together so the student knows where entries come from. Color-code by building wing. Teach what to do when the calendar and a teacher's announcement disagree. Follow school device and phone rules.
- Limits
- Phone policies may limit use between classes; get a written exception in the IEP if needed. Does not measure arriving on time; add a time target if lateness is the need.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-rt-036.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, at each passing period, given a phone or school device with the class schedule entered in a calendar app, the student will open the calendar, read the next entry, and go to that class or location independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected two days per week, scoring each passing period.
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 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
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal391 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, at each passing period, given a phone or school device with the class schedule entered in a calendar app, the student will open the calendar, read the next entry, and go to that class or location independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected two days per week, scoring each passing period.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- At each passing period, given a phone or school device with the class schedule entered in a calendar app
- Behavior
- The student will open the calendar, read the next entry, and go to that class or location independently
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Two days per week, scoring each passing period
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 5 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- two days per week, scoring each passing period
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, at each passing period, given a phone or school device with the class schedule entered in a calendar app, the student will open the calendar, read the next entry, and go to that class or location independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected two days per week, scoring each passing period.
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.