Save private topics for private settings
When to use this goal
For students who bring up private topics (body changes, medical details, romantic feelings) in public settings like class or the bus. Present levels decide fit. Private topics are welcome with trusted people in private.
- Baseline
- Record 8 moments when a private topic came up in public and what the student did. Note which topics come up most.
- Tips
- Always give a real private time to talk; the goal is moving the topic, not silencing it. Agree with the family on which topics are private.
- Limits
- Opportunities vary. The goal does not cover topics that signal safety concerns, which need an immediate response.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-rb-022.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during class, lunch, the bus, or a job site, when the student starts to raise a private topic, the student will save the private topic for a private setting with a trusted person, or ask to talk privately independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected 3 times per week.
Baseline: 2 of 8 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 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.
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 - Relationships, Boundaries & Personal Safety
- Baseline
- 2 of 8 opportunities.
- Annual goal370 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during class, lunch, the bus, or a job site, when the student starts to raise a private topic, the student will save the private topic for a private setting with a trusted person, or ask to talk privately independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected 3 times per week.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During class, lunch, the bus, or a job site, when the student starts to raise a private topic
- Behavior
- The student will save the private topic for a private setting with a trusted person, or ask to talk privately independently
- Criteria
- In at least 7 of 8 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- 3 times per week
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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 7 of 8 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- 3 times per week
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during class, lunch, the bus, or a job site, when the student starts to raise a private topic, the student will save the private topic for a private setting with a trusted person, or ask to talk privately independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected 3 times per week.
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 | # + (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 8 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.