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Complete a multi-task shift using a task list

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When to use this goal

For students who can do each job task alone but need a supervisor to send them from one task to the next. Present levels in using a checklist and the number of tasks the student has mastered decide the list length.

Baseline
Observe the routine on at least 3 shifts before setting a target. Mark each step as independent (no supervisor prompt of any kind), completed with support (note the prompt type), or not completed. Count only independent steps toward the baseline, and note which steps are missed most often; those may need direct teaching rather than more practice. Confirm each task is mastered alone before baseline, so the data reflect moving between tasks rather than task difficulty.
Tips
The list is the supervisor's substitute; fade supervisor checks before shortening the list. Rotate task order so the student reads the list. This builds on fn-rt-015 (work-station routine) in a job setting.
Limits
Does not measure quality of each task. Lists that change daily are the realistic condition but make early data noisy.

Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-voc-016.

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Student

How the goal refers to the student

Skill

What the student will do

Something an adult can see, count or time.

Condition

When or under what conditions

Support

Support allowed

Criterion

Number of routine steps performed independently.

Sample numbers. Replace them with the student's data.

Task-analysis steps

Write each step so an observer can mark it done or not done.

Criterion wording

Data collection

A routine is broken into ordered steps; each step is recorded as independent, supported, or not completed.

How often data are collected
Mastery rule

How many measurements must meet the criterion.

Timeframe

Timeframe

Goal

By the annual IEP review date, during a work shift with a task list of 4 mastered tasks in order, the student will complete the tasks on the list in order and check each one off, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each shift.

Baseline: 2 of 7 steps independently.

  • Condition
  • Observable behavior
  • Criterion
  • Measurement method

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Measurability check11 of 11 met
  • Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.

  • Met: Condition. Stated.

  • Met: Unit fits the behavior. Task-analysis steps fits this behavior.

  • Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.

  • Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.

  • Met: Method produces the metric. Task-analysis checklist gives task-analysis steps 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 Vocational & Work Readiness.

  • 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.

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Area of need
Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Vocational & Work Readiness
Baseline
2 of 7 steps independently.
Annual goal322 characters
By the annual IEP review date, during a work shift with a task list of 4 mastered tasks in order, the student will complete the tasks on the list in order and check each one off, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each shift.
Timeframe
By the annual IEP review date
Condition
During a work shift with a task list of 4 mastered tasks in order
Behavior
The student will complete the tasks on the list in order and check each one off
Criteria
Performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts
Evaluation method
A task-analysis checklist
Schedule
At each shift

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Matching data sheet

Task-analysis checklist. Marks each step in each session.

The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.