Start laundry on the scheduled laundry day
When to use this goal
For students who can run a load of laundry but only do it when a family member says so or when they run out of clothes. Fits once the washing routine is in place; present levels in using a calendar or phone decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Track 4 or 5 laundry days before setting the target. The family or program records whether the load was started that day and what prompt, if any, came first.
- Tips
- Let the student choose the day and time; a day with free time works better than a busy one. Families can record with a quick text or a photo of the running machine.
- Limits
- Relies on family or staff reports from home. Does not measure the quality of the laundry routine itself.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-il-024.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on each laundry day set in the student's phone calendar, at home or in the training apartment, the student will start a load of laundry on the scheduled day independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by direct observation collected on each scheduled laundry day.
Baseline: 1 of 5 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 Independent Living.
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 - Independent Living
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal339 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on each laundry day set in the student's phone calendar, at home or in the training apartment, the student will start a load of laundry on the scheduled day independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by direct observation collected on each scheduled laundry day.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On each laundry day set in the student's phone calendar, at home or in the training apartment
- Behavior
- The student will start a load of laundry on the scheduled day independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- On each scheduled laundry day
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 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 2 consecutive months
- Collection schedule:
- on each scheduled laundry day
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on each laundry day set in the student's phone calendar, at home or in the training apartment, the student will start a load of laundry on the scheduled day independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by direct observation collected on each scheduled laundry day.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Record up to 5 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.