Start a topic with a peer network group
When to use this goal
For high school students in a peer network or peer mentor program who answer when asked but never start a topic. Present levels decide fit. Topics can be spoken, typed, shown on a phone, or from an AAC device.
- Baseline
- Tally topic starts and responses during the first 2 or 3 meetings. Ask the student what they like to talk about and add those topics to their device or phone notes.
- Tips
- Count each new topic the student starts. Peer facilitators should be trained to wait and respond, not to run the meeting. Peer networks work best when peers are there as friends, not helpers.
- Limits
- Group size changes how many chances there are. The goal does not measure lasting friendships, which is the real point; ask the student.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-peer-052.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly 30-minute peer network lunch with 3 to 5 general education peers, the student will start a topic with the group by sharing news, showing a photo, or asking a question independently at least 3 times per 30-minute peer network meeting, across 4 consecutive meetings, as measured by frequency recording collected weekly.
Baseline: 0 times per 30-minute peer network meeting.
- 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 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
- 0 times per 30-minute peer network meeting.
- Annual goal364 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly 30-minute peer network lunch with 3 to 5 general education peers, the student will start a topic with the group by sharing news, showing a photo, or asking a question independently at least 3 times per 30-minute peer network meeting, across 4 consecutive meetings, as measured by frequency recording collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a weekly 30-minute peer network lunch with 3 to 5 general education peers
- Behavior
- The student will start a topic with the group by sharing news, showing a photo, or asking a question independently
- Criteria
- At least 3 times per 30-minute peer network meeting, across 4 consecutive meetings
- Evaluation method
- Frequency recording
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Frequency & rate tracker. Records the count and the observation length.
Frequency & rate tracker
Frequency- Student label:
- Target:
- at least 3 times per 30-minute peer network meeting
- Mastery rule:
- across 4 consecutive meetings
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Frequency (event) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly 30-minute peer network lunch with 3 to 5 general education peers, the student will start a topic with the group by sharing news, showing a photo, or asking a question independently at least 3 times per 30-minute peer network meeting, across 4 consecutive meetings, as measured by frequency recording collected weekly.
| 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 30-minute peer network meeting.
- 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.