Wait in line with a waiting plan
When to use this goal
For middle school students who leave the line, step ahead of others, or ask the adult to wait for them at counters, pharmacies, and banks. The plan gives something to do during the wait; present levels decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Time how long the student waits in line before leaving or needing help, on at least 3 trips. Note the setting and how long the line was.
- Tips
- The student chooses the waiting activity; headphones are a fair tool. Teach a way to ask how long the wait is.
- Limits
- Real waits vary, so record the actual wait with each data point. Long waits that are hard for anyone are not failures.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ca-007.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, while waiting in line at a store, pharmacy, post office, or cafe on a community trip, the student will wait in place in line using the waiting plan until it is their turn independently for at least 8 minutes, on 4 of 5 community trips, as measured by duration recording collected on each community trip with a line.
Baseline: 2 minutes.
- 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. Duration fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Duration recording gives duration 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
- 2 minutes.
- Annual goal346 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, while waiting in line at a store, pharmacy, post office, or cafe on a community trip, the student will wait in place in line using the waiting plan until it is their turn independently for at least 8 minutes, on 4 of 5 community trips, as measured by duration recording collected on each community trip with a line.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- While waiting in line at a store, pharmacy, post office, or cafe on a community trip
- Behavior
- The student will wait in place in line using the waiting plan until it is their turn independently
- Criteria
- For at least 8 minutes, on 4 of 5 community trips
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- On each community trip with a line
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Duration tracker. Records start and end times.
Duration tracker
Duration- Student label:
- Target:
- for at least 8 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 community trips
- Collection schedule:
- on each community trip with a line
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, while waiting in line at a store, pharmacy, post office, or cafe on a community trip, the student will wait in place in line using the waiting plan until it is their turn independently for at least 8 minutes, on 4 of 5 community trips, as measured by duration recording collected on each community trip with a line.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Start timing when the defined behavior begins and stop when it ends, using the definitions agreed by the team.
- The goal is reached when duration is at least the target (8 minutes).
- Note interruptions that weren't caused by the student.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.