Name a personal best from their own log
When to use this goal
For high school students who measure themselves only against peers and overlook their own records in fitness, reading, work output, or a skill they practice. Present levels decide fit, not grade. Use a log the student already keeps or helps keep.
- Baseline
- In 5 check-ins, ask the student to find their best or most recent gain and record what they say. Note whether they compare themselves with others instead. Score only what the student says, writes, signs, or does; never use a self-esteem rating or a mood scale as the criterion.
- Tips
- Pick a log that matters to the student. The goal is the habit of comparing with their own past, so never post logs where peers can compare them.
- Limits
- Measures reading their own log on request, not unprompted self-talk. If the log shows no gains, change the instruction before using this goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-sc-018.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly check-in, given their own fitness, reading, or work-output log, the student will find their personal best or most recent gain in the log and state what they did to reach it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly, 5 check-ins or log reviews.
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 Self-Concept & Positive Self-Talk.
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 - Self-Concept & Positive Self-Talk
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal375 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly check-in, given their own fitness, reading, or work-output log, the student will find their personal best or most recent gain in the log and state what they did to reach it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly, 5 check-ins or log reviews.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a weekly check-in, given their own fitness, reading, or work-output log
- Behavior
- The student will find their personal best or most recent gain in the log and state what they did to reach it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly, 5 check-ins or log reviews
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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 weeks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly, 5 check-ins or log reviews
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly check-in, given their own fitness, reading, or work-output log, the student will find their personal best or most recent gain in the log and state what they did to reach it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected weekly, 5 check-ins or log reviews.
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.