Map a career ladder from entry level up
When to use this goal
For high school students who think of a career as one job and do not see how people start at entry level and move up. Present levels in reading and planning decide whether the ladder facts are found or given.
- Baseline
- Score one ladder with only the template. Students often list jobs in the right area but the wrong order; the order row shows this.
- Tips
- Health care, food service, construction and retail have clear ladders and many entry-level jobs. Connect the starting point to the student's work-based learning options.
- Limits
- Real careers rarely move in straight lines. Ladder facts differ by employer and region.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ce-020.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a career area of interest, a career ladder template and a career website, the student will complete a career ladder with three levels, the training for each and where the student could start independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row career ladder rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive career ladders, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
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 goal423 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a career area of interest, a career ladder template and a career website, the student will complete a career ladder with three levels, the training for each and where the student could start independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row career ladder rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive career ladders, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a career area of interest, a career ladder template and a career website
- Behavior
- The student will complete a career ladder with three levels, the training for each and where the student could start independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row career ladder rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive career ladders
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Monthly
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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 career ladder rubric (0 to 2 per row)
- Mastery rule:
- on 2 consecutive career ladders
- Collection schedule:
- monthly
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a career area of interest, a career ladder template and a career website, the student will complete a career ladder with three levels, the training for each and where the student could start independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row career ladder rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive career ladders, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
| Date | Task / sample | Names an entry-level job in the career area | Names two higher-level jobs in order | States the training or experience needed to move up each step | Marks where the student could start after high school and why | Total (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 4-row career ladder 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.