Follow agreed group chat norms with peers
When to use this goal
For students whose group chat messages lead to conflict or removal (many repeated messages, all caps, off-topic posts, or replies that read as harsh). Present levels decide fit. The norms are written with the student and the class, not imposed on the student alone.
- Baseline
- With the student's knowledge, review their last 10 messages in a school-managed chat and mark each against the norms. Ask the student which norms are hard and why; repeated messages often mean they did not get an answer.
- Tips
- Each message is an opportunity. Use only school-managed chats; do not monitor private accounts. Review messages with the student, not behind their back. Teach peers and the student how to signal "I'm busy" so silence is not read as ignoring.
- Limits
- Norms differ across groups; write them down. The goal does not cover what happens in private chats, which families may choose to support at home.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-peer-044.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, in a school-managed class or club group chat, the student will send group chat messages that meet the agreed norms (on topic, one message instead of several repeats, no all caps, kind wording) independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weekly reviews, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly from a review of 10 messages.
Baseline: 5 of 10 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 Peer Interaction.
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
- Social-Emotional & Communication - Peer Interaction
- Baseline
- 5 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal403 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, in a school-managed class or club group chat, the student will send group chat messages that meet the agreed norms (on topic, one message instead of several repeats, no all caps, kind wording) independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weekly reviews, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly from a review of 10 messages.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- In a school-managed class or club group chat
- Behavior
- The student will send group chat messages that meet the agreed norms (on topic, one message instead of several repeats, no all caps, kind wording) independently
- Criteria
- In at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weekly reviews
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly from a review of 10 messages
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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 9 of 10 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly reviews
- Collection schedule:
- weekly from a review of 10 messages
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, in a school-managed class or club group chat, the student will send group chat messages that meet the agreed norms (on topic, one message instead of several repeats, no all caps, kind wording) independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weekly reviews, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly from a review of 10 messages.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | # + (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 10 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.