Choose a CTE program using exploration results
When to use this goal
For students choosing a career and technical education program, pathway or vocational class for the coming year. Present levels in reading and decision making decide whether program information is given in plain language.
- Baseline
- Score a practice sheet before course selection opens. Note when the reason is only that a friend chose it; that is a common first answer.
- Tips
- Visit program classrooms before choosing when possible. The team checks access and supports for the program; the choice itself is the student's. Link the choice to the course of study in the transition plan.
- Limits
- Few real choices per year. Program availability and seats may limit the outcome.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ce-023.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during course selection, given descriptions of the CTE programs offered and own career portfolio, the student will choose a CTE program and explain the choice with evidence from own exploration activities independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row program choice rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive program choice sheets, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected during course selection, with a practice sheet earlier in the year.
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 goal498 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during course selection, given descriptions of the CTE programs offered and own career portfolio, the student will choose a CTE program and explain the choice with evidence from own exploration activities independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row program choice rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive program choice sheets, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected during course selection, with a practice sheet earlier in the year.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During course selection, given descriptions of the CTE programs offered and own career portfolio
- Behavior
- The student will choose a CTE program and explain the choice with evidence from own exploration activities independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row program choice rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive program choice sheets
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- During course selection, with a practice sheet earlier in the year
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
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 program choice rubric (0 to 2 per row)
- Mastery rule:
- on 2 consecutive program choice sheets
- Collection schedule:
- during course selection, with a practice sheet earlier in the year
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during course selection, given descriptions of the CTE programs offered and own career portfolio, the student will choose a CTE program and explain the choice with evidence from own exploration activities independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row program choice rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 2 consecutive program choice sheets, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected during course selection, with a practice sheet earlier in the year.
| Date | Task / sample | Names a first and second choice program | Gives a reason that uses evidence from an inventory, visit, shadow or tryout | Names what the program requires, such as prerequisites or schedule | Names a job the program leads to | Total (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 4-row program choice 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.