Leave on time to catch the planned bus
When to use this goal
For students who ride a route well but miss the bus because they leave home, school, or work late. Needs a leave-by time from the travel plan and an alarm; present levels decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Record 8 planned trips. Score correct when the student is at the stop before the bus without a reminder.
- Tips
- Build the leave-by time with the student from walking time plus a few spare minutes.
- Limits
- Late buses are outside the student's control; record them so they do not count against the student.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ca-043.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on each planned bus trip, with a leave-by alarm set from the travel plan, the student will leave by the planned time and reach the stop before the bus independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each planned bus trip.
Baseline: 2 of 8 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
- 2 of 8 opportunities.
- Annual goal327 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on each planned bus trip, with a leave-by alarm set from the travel plan, the student will leave by the planned time and reach the stop before the bus independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each planned bus trip.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On each planned bus trip, with a leave-by alarm set from the travel plan
- Behavior
- The student will leave by the planned time and reach the stop before the bus independently
- Criteria
- In at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- At each planned bus trip
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 7 of 8 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- at each planned bus trip
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on each planned bus trip, with a leave-by alarm set from the travel plan, the student will leave by the planned time and reach the stop before the bus independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each planned bus trip.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | # + (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 8 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.