Find the restroom using signs in public buildings
When to use this goal
For elementary students who ask an adult to take them to the restroom in every public building. Reading restroom symbols and arrow signs is the skill; present levels in symbol recognition decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Record 5 opportunities across different buildings. Score correct when the student reaches the restroom using signs without being led.
- Tips
- Agree on the meeting point and how far the adult stands back with the family. Include family and accessible restroom symbols.
- Limits
- Buildings without clear signs make the task unfair; note sign quality. Supervision distance is set by the team for the student's age.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ca-003.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on community outings to a store, library, museum, or mall, when the student needs the restroom and the adult waits at a set point, the student will follow the signs to the restroom and return to the meeting point independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 4 consecutive outings, as measured by direct observation collected on each community outing.
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 Community Access & Travel.
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
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Community Access & Travel
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal391 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on community outings to a store, library, museum, or mall, when the student needs the restroom and the adult waits at a set point, the student will follow the signs to the restroom and return to the meeting point independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 4 consecutive outings, as measured by direct observation collected on each community outing.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On community outings to a store, library, museum, or mall, when the student needs the restroom and the adult waits at a set point
- Behavior
- The student will follow the signs to the restroom and return to the meeting point independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 4 consecutive outings
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- On each community outing
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
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 4 consecutive outings
- Collection schedule:
- on each community outing
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on community outings to a store, library, museum, or mall, when the student needs the restroom and the adult waits at a set point, the student will follow the signs to the restroom and return to the meeting point independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 4 consecutive outings, as measured by direct observation collected on each community outing.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.