Record fitness scores in a log and compare with the last entry
When to use this goal
Fits secondary students who have no idea what their fitness scores are, cannot say whether they are improving, or do not take part in the class goal-setting that fitness programs expect. Base the choice on reviewing the student's current log use during baseline; it combines fitness with self-monitoring.
- Baseline
- Check the student's log for the last five fitness activities and count entries that are complete and accurate. Ask the student to read the last entry and say whether it was better or worse than the one before; this shows whether comparison is possible without help. Keep the log format simple.
- Tips
- Fitness logs are standard in many secondary programs; adapt the class log rather than making a separate one. The weekly entry takes a minute at the end of class. Goal setting can use a simple frame: 'Next week I will do ___ more.'
- Limits
- Logging does not change fitness by itself; pair with an endurance or strength goal. Students who cannot read numbers need a picture or bar log. Does not measure whether the personal goal was reasonable.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-pe-014.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after each weekly fitness activity in PE, given the student's fitness log, the student will record the score or minutes for the activity in the log and compare it with the previous entry independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly reviews, as measured by direct observation collected weekly from the fitness log, reviewed monthly.
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. Direct observation 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 Physical Fitness & PE Participation.
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
- Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE) - Physical Fitness & PE Participation
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal394 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after each weekly fitness activity in PE, given the student's fitness log, the student will record the score or minutes for the activity in the log and compare it with the previous entry independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly reviews, as measured by direct observation collected weekly from the fitness log, reviewed monthly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After each weekly fitness activity in PE, given the student's fitness log
- Behavior
- The student will record the score or minutes for the activity in the log and compare it with the previous entry independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly reviews
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly from the fitness log, reviewed monthly
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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 monthly reviews
- Collection schedule:
- weekly from the fitness log, reviewed monthly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after each weekly fitness activity in PE, given the student's fitness log, the student will record the score or minutes for the activity in the log and compare it with the previous entry independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive monthly reviews, as measured by direct observation collected weekly from the fitness log, reviewed monthly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.