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Name safe and unsafe touch in scenarios

3-5, 6-8Percent accuracyTemplateReview and individualize before use. How templates are made
When to use this goal

For students who need clear words for safe touch (a high five, a doctor's visit with a parent there), unsafe touch (hurting, private parts without a health reason), and unwanted touch (any touch they do not want). Present levels decide fit.

Baseline
Use 10 scenarios that are clear and not graphic. Let the student skip any scenario. Note any answer that suggests confusion about private parts or helpers, and talk with the family.
Tips
Teach that the student can say no to any touch they do not want, even from people they know. Use the correct body part names the family agrees to. Stop and follow mandated reporting if a disclosure comes up.
Limits
Knowing the words does not guarantee the student will tell; pair with se-rb-005. The IEP goal never replaces mandated reporting or a safety plan.

Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-rb-004.

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Student

How the goal refers to the student

Skill

What the student will do

Something an adult can see, count or time.

Condition

When or under what conditions

Support

Support allowed

Criterion

Percent of attempted items answered correctly.

Sample numbers. Replace them with the student's data.

Criterion wording

Data collection

Each planned or naturally occurring opportunity is recorded as correct/independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.

How often data are collected
Mastery rule

How many measurements must meet the criterion.

Timeframe

Timeframe

Goal

By the annual IEP review date, given 10 short scenario cards read aloud, using the body safety words the family and school agreed on, the student will say whether the touch in each scenario is safe, unsafe, or unwanted, and what to do if it is unsafe or unwanted independently with 100% accuracy on touch scenarios, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.

Baseline: 50% accuracy.

  • Condition
  • Observable behavior
  • Criterion
  • Measurement method

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Measurability check11 of 11 met
  • Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.

  • Met: Condition. Stated.

  • Met: Unit fits the behavior. Percent accuracy 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 percent accuracy 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 Relationships, Boundaries & Personal Safety.

  • 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.

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Area of need
Social-Emotional & Communication - Relationships, Boundaries & Personal Safety
Baseline
50% accuracy.
Annual goal417 characters
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 short scenario cards read aloud, using the body safety words the family and school agreed on, the student will say whether the touch in each scenario is safe, unsafe, or unwanted, and what to do if it is unsafe or unwanted independently with 100% accuracy on touch scenarios, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Timeframe
By the annual IEP review date
Condition
Given 10 short scenario cards read aloud, using the body safety words the family and school agreed on
Behavior
The student will say whether the touch in each scenario is safe, unsafe, or unwanted, and what to do if it is unsafe or unwanted independently
Criteria
With 100% accuracy on touch scenarios, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
Evaluation method
Opportunity-by-opportunity data
Schedule
Weekly

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Matching data sheet

Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.

The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.