Propel a manual wheelchair to lunch on time
When to use this goal
For students who push their own manual wheelchair but reach lunch, specials or the bus late or tired because of slow strokes, rest stops or stops to steer around people. A timed run of the real route, not grade or age, decides whether this target fits.
- Baseline
- Time the real route on three days at the real passing time, starting when the wheels first move and stopping at the cafeteria door. Note each stop, its cause (rest, steering, crowd, door) and every adult push; the pattern tells the PT whether endurance, stroke technique or the route itself is the main barrier.
- Tips
- Set the target from the passing time the school allows, not from how fast peers walk. When the route is long, an early release or a shorter route can give more access than a faster push, and the team can use both. The PT checks stroke technique (long, smooth pushes) so speed does not come at the cost of the shoulders.
- Limits
- Time alone does not show shoulder strain or late-day fatigue; ask the student and watch afternoon classes. A changed route (construction, a new classroom) breaks the data series and needs a new baseline. Whether a power chair would give more access is a team decision, not a goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-mob-001.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during the passing time before lunch, on the route from the classroom to the cafeteria, the student will propel the manual wheelchair the full route, steering around people and objects with no adult pushes or prompts within 5 minutes, on 4 of 5 timed routes, as measured by duration recording collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 9 minutes.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check10 of 11 met · 1 to review
Review: Unit fits the behavior. Duration measures how long something lasts. The behavior should describe an ongoing activity.
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
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 Functional Mobility.
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
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- Area of need
- Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE) - Functional Mobility
- Baseline
- 9 minutes.
- Annual goal347 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during the passing time before lunch, on the route from the classroom to the cafeteria, the student will propel the manual wheelchair the full route, steering around people and objects with no adult pushes or prompts within 5 minutes, on 4 of 5 timed routes, as measured by duration recording collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During the passing time before lunch, on the route from the classroom to the cafeteria
- Behavior
- The student will propel the manual wheelchair the full route, steering around people and objects with no adult pushes or prompts
- Criteria
- Within 5 minutes, on 4 of 5 timed routes
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Twice weekly
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Matching data sheet
Duration tracker. Records start and end times.
Duration tracker
Duration- Student label:
- Target:
- within 5 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 timed routes
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during the passing time before lunch, on the route from the classroom to the cafeteria, the student will propel the manual wheelchair the full route, steering around people and objects with no adult pushes or prompts within 5 minutes, on 4 of 5 timed routes, as measured by duration recording collected twice weekly.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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 or below the target (5 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.