Interview a family member about their work
When to use this goal
For middle school students beginning career exploration who know little about the work done by people around them. Present levels in communication and writing decide how answers are recorded; any adult the family chooses can be interviewed.
- Baseline
- Score the first interview. Some families are not working or prefer not to share; let the student interview any trusted adult instead, and never require details about pay.
- Tips
- Send a note home explaining the assignment and that any trusted adult can be interviewed. Home work counts as caregiving or volunteering too. The class visit option helps students whose families cannot do it at home.
- Limits
- Depends on family availability. Interviews are close to home and may reflect a narrow range of jobs; add tn-ce-008 later.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ce-018.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, as a home assignment, given a family work interview sheet and a week to complete it, the student will ask the interview questions, record the answers and write how the job compares with own interests independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row family interview rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive interviews, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly during the career unit.
Baseline: 2 out of 8 rubric points.
- 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. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score 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 Career Exploration.
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 - Career Exploration
- Baseline
- 2 out of 8 rubric points.
- Annual goal448 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, as a home assignment, given a family work interview sheet and a week to complete it, the student will ask the interview questions, record the answers and write how the job compares with own interests independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row family interview rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive interviews, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly during the career unit.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- As a home assignment, given a family work interview sheet and a week to complete it
- Behavior
- The student will ask the interview questions, record the answers and write how the job compares with own interests independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row family interview rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive interviews
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Monthly during the career unit
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Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row family interview rubric (0 to 2 per row)
- Mastery rule:
- on 2 consecutive interviews
- Collection schedule:
- monthly during the career unit
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, as a home assignment, given a family work interview sheet and a week to complete it, the student will ask the interview questions, record the answers and write how the job compares with own interests independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row family interview rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive interviews, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly during the career unit.
| Date | Task / sample | Records the person's job and main tasks | Records how the person trained or got the job | Records what the person likes and finds hard about the job | Compares the job with own interests in a sentence or two | Total (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 4-row family interview rubric (0 to 2 per row). Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.