Keep personal phone use to break times
When to use this goal
For students whose personal phone use during work time draws supervisor concern. Present levels and the reason for checking (boredom, anxiety, habit, family contact) decide supports; pair with a plan for checking at breaks.
- Baseline
- Count phone checks outside breaks over 3 shifts. Note why the student checks; if it is worry about family, set up a way for family to reach the site in an emergency.
- Tips
- Pair with a replacement: checking at every break and a clear emergency plan. Follow the site's real rule; some jobs allow phones. Never take the phone away as a consequence.
- Limits
- Counting phone checks needs close observation. Rules differ by site.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-voc-063.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a work-based learning shift, with the site's phone rule posted and scheduled breaks, the student will reduce checking the personal phone during work time outside of breaks to no more than 1 time per 2-hour work period, with the phone stored in a pocket or locker and checked at each break, on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts, as measured by frequency recording collected at each shift.
Baseline: 6 times per 2-hour work period.
- 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. Frequency fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Frequency (event) recording gives frequency 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.
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 - Vocational & Work Readiness
- Baseline
- 6 times per 2-hour work period.
- Annual goal417 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a work-based learning shift, with the site's phone rule posted and scheduled breaks, the student will reduce checking the personal phone during work time outside of breaks to no more than 1 time per 2-hour work period, with the phone stored in a pocket or locker and checked at each break, on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts, as measured by frequency recording collected at each shift.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a work-based learning shift, with the site's phone rule posted and scheduled breaks
- Behavior
- The student will reduce checking the personal phone during work time outside of breaks, with the phone stored in a pocket or locker and checked at each break
- Criteria
- No more than 1 time per 2-hour work period, on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts
- Evaluation method
- Frequency recording
- Schedule
- At each shift
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records the count and the observation length.
Frequency & rate tracker
Frequency- Student label:
- Target:
- no more than 1 time per 2-hour work period
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts
- Collection schedule:
- at each shift
- Method:
- Frequency (event) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a work-based learning shift, with the site's phone rule posted and scheduled breaks, the student will reduce checking the personal phone during work time outside of breaks to no more than 1 time per 2-hour work period, with the phone stored in a pocket or locker and checked at each break, on 4 of 5 consecutive shifts, as measured by frequency recording collected at each shift.
| Date | Observation period (start–end) | Minutes observed | Activity / context | Count (tally) | Rate per minutecount ÷ minutes (only if periods vary) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Count each occurrence of the defined behavior per 2-hour work period.
- Keep the observation length the same each session. If it varies, compare rate per minute, not raw counts.
- Write the behavior definition at the top of the sheet so all data collectors count the same thing.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.