Answer questions about a sample ballot
When to use this goal
For students preparing to vote who are unsure how a ballot is laid out: offices, how many to choose, measures, and how to mark. Uses a sample ballot from the student's area; present levels in reading decide supports (text-to-speech, plain-language guides), not grade.
- Baseline
- Use the real sample ballot for the student's area. Questions are about layout and instructions only, never about which choice to make.
- Tips
- Staff never discuss which choices to make. Voter guides from the state or county explain measures in plain words.
- Limits
- Not a civics test and not about choices. Ballots differ every election.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ca-035.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a sample ballot from the student's county and 8 to 10 questions about it, the student will answer how many choices each contest allows, how to mark a choice, and where each section is independently with at least 85% accuracy on sample ballot questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly before an election.
Baseline: 40% 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.
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- Area of need
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Community Access & Travel
- Baseline
- 40% accuracy.
- Annual goal399 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a sample ballot from the student's county and 8 to 10 questions about it, the student will answer how many choices each contest allows, how to mark a choice, and where each section is independently with at least 85% accuracy on sample ballot questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly before an election.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a sample ballot from the student's county and 8 to 10 questions about it
- Behavior
- The student will answer how many choices each contest allows, how to mark a choice, and where each section is independently
- Criteria
- With at least 85% accuracy on sample ballot questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Weekly before an election
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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 85% accuracy on sample ballot questions
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly before an election
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a sample ballot from the student's county and 8 to 10 questions about it, the student will answer how many choices each contest allows, how to mark a choice, and where each section is independently with at least 85% accuracy on sample ballot questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly before an election.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.
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