Sort donations at a food bank
When to use this goal
For middle school students starting community volunteering, often with a class or family. Sorting by category and checking dates are the work; present levels decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Check a sample of 20 sorted items at the end of 2 or 3 shifts. Follow the site's rules for what counts as past date.
- Tips
- Volunteering builds work skills and community ties. Ask the site supervisor to give feedback directly to the student.
- Limits
- Sites set their own categories; use theirs. Does not measure work stamina; add a duration goal if needed.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ca-012.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a volunteer shift at a food bank or pantry, given a bin of mixed donations and labeled category boxes, the student will sort each donation into its category box and set aside items that are open or past date independently with at least 90% accuracy on donated items sorted, on 3 of 4 volunteer shifts, as measured by work-sample analysis collected at each volunteer shift.
Baseline: 55% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Work-sample analysis 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 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
- 55% accuracy.
- Annual goal410 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a volunteer shift at a food bank or pantry, given a bin of mixed donations and labeled category boxes, the student will sort each donation into its category box and set aside items that are open or past date independently with at least 90% accuracy on donated items sorted, on 3 of 4 volunteer shifts, as measured by work-sample analysis collected at each volunteer shift.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a volunteer shift at a food bank or pantry, given a bin of mixed donations and labeled category boxes
- Behavior
- The student will sort each donation into its category box and set aside items that are open or past date independently
- Criteria
- With at least 90% accuracy on donated items sorted, on 3 of 4 volunteer shifts
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- At each volunteer shift
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 90% accuracy on donated items sorted
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 volunteer shifts
- Collection schedule:
- at each volunteer shift
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a volunteer shift at a food bank or pantry, given a bin of mixed donations and labeled category boxes, the student will sort each donation into its category box and set aside items that are open or past date independently with at least 90% accuracy on donated items sorted, on 3 of 4 volunteer shifts, as measured by work-sample analysis collected at each volunteer shift.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.