Pick a club or class tied to interests
When to use this goal
For middle school students who choose activities only when told to, or not at all, and who will benefit from experiences tied to their interests. Present levels in communication decide whether choices are shown with photos.
- Baseline
- Use the next 5 sign-up or planning moments. Record whether the student chose without an adult picking and whether the reason connects to an interest.
- Tips
- Follow through so the student actually joins; a choice that never happens teaches nothing. Activities give real experiences for later career and transition planning.
- Limits
- Options depend on the school. Measures choosing, not taking part over time.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-tr-032.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during elective or club sign-ups, given a list of options with short descriptions, the student will choose a class, club or activity and explain how it connects to own interests independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at each sign-up or planning lesson.
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. 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 Transition-Related 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
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Transition-Related Skills
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal396 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during elective or club sign-ups, given a list of options with short descriptions, the student will choose a class, club or activity and explain how it connects to own interests independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at each sign-up or planning lesson.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During elective or club sign-ups, given a list of options with short descriptions
- Behavior
- The student will choose a class, club or activity and explain how it connects to own interests independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- At each sign-up or planning lesson
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:
- across 3 consecutive data collection sessions
- Collection schedule:
- at each sign-up or planning lesson
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during elective or club sign-ups, given a list of options with short descriptions, the student will choose a class, club or activity and explain how it connects to own interests independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected at each sign-up or planning lesson.
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.