Wait in line and step up when called
When to use this goal
For students who cut ahead, wander off or miss their turn in a bank, post office or library line. Present levels in waiting and listening for a cue, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- On several trips, record whether the student joins the end of the line, keeps space and responds to the call. Note line length and wait time.
- Tips
- Score an opportunity when the student joins the end, waits and steps up at the call. Allow fidgets or music in an earbud if the student needs them to wait. Pair with tn-cs-016 so the student knows what to say at the window.
- Limits
- Long waits can be hard for anyone; choose quiet times for early trips. Does not measure the errand itself.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-cs-018.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, in a line at a bank, post office or library on a community trip, the student will join the end of the line, keep a short space, watch or listen for their turn and step up when a clerk says next independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection periods, as measured by direct observation collected at each community trip.
Baseline: 2 of 6 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 Services: Library, Post Office & Bank.
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 Services: Library, Post Office & Bank
- Baseline
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal386 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, in a line at a bank, post office or library on a community trip, the student will join the end of the line, keep a short space, watch or listen for their turn and step up when a clerk says next independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection periods, as measured by direct observation collected at each community trip.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- In a line at a bank, post office or library on a community trip
- Behavior
- The student will join the end of the line, keep a short space, watch or listen for their turn and step up when a clerk says next independently
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection periods
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- At each community 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 5 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive data collection periods
- Collection schedule:
- at each community trip
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, in a line at a bank, post office or library on a community trip, the student will join the end of the line, keep a short space, watch or listen for their turn and step up when a clerk says next independently in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection periods, as measured by direct observation collected at each community 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 | # + (of 6) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Record up to 6 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.