Sit on the toilet for a timed sit
When to use this goal
For young students who walk to the bathroom but get up within seconds, before the body has time to go. Present levels and timed sit data decide fit, not age. Short sits are the goal; long sits are uncomfortable and are not a target.
- Baseline
- Time 5 or more sits from sitting down to standing up, and note what the student did when they stood (reached for the door, said all done, cried). Ask the family how long sits last at home and what helps. Keep the data sheet in a closed folder or on a coded log, never posted where peers or visitors can see it, and agree with the family on the words used for body parts and the routine.
- Tips
- Timing starts when the student sits and ends when they stand. Ending the sit as soon as the student uses the toilet counts as meeting the goal. Keep sits short (a few minutes at most) and pleasant; never hold a student on the toilet.
- Limits
- Sitting time is a step toward results, not a result; track outcomes with fn-toi-003. Discomfort, constipation, or fear of falling can cut sits short; check the seating (fn-toi-006) and ask the nurse and family.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-toi-007.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during scheduled toileting sits in the classroom bathroom, the student will remain seated on the toilet with a visual timer showing the sit time for at least 3 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by duration recording collected daily at two scheduled sits.
Baseline: 0.5 minutes.
- 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. Duration fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Duration recording gives duration 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 Toileting.
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 - Toileting
- Baseline
- 0.5 minutes.
- Annual goal307 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during scheduled toileting sits in the classroom bathroom, the student will remain seated on the toilet with a visual timer showing the sit time for at least 3 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by duration recording collected daily at two scheduled sits.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During scheduled toileting sits in the classroom bathroom
- Behavior
- The student will remain seated on the toilet with a visual timer showing the sit time
- Criteria
- For at least 3 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Daily at two scheduled sits
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Duration tracker. Records start and end times.
Duration tracker
Duration- Student label:
- Target:
- for at least 3 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive school days
- Collection schedule:
- daily at two scheduled sits
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during scheduled toileting sits in the classroom bathroom, the student will remain seated on the toilet with a visual timer showing the sit time for at least 3 minutes, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by duration recording collected daily at two scheduled sits.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Start timing when the defined behavior begins and stop when it ends, using the definitions agreed by the team.
- The goal is reached when duration is at least the target (3 minutes).
- Note interruptions that weren't caused by the student.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.