Put the bins out on collection day
When to use this goal
For students who will be responsible for trash day in their own home and today rely on a family member to remember. Fits once the student takes trash to an outdoor bin; present levels in using a calendar decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Have the family track 4 collection days before setting the target, noting whether the bins went out and who started it.
- Tips
- Holiday weeks often shift pickup; teach checking the town's schedule or app. A photo of the bins at the curb is an easy home record.
- Limits
- Depends on home reports. In apartments with a shared dumpster, the task becomes taking trash to the dumpster on a set day.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-il-031.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on each trash and recycling collection day, at home, with a weekly phone reminder the student set, the student will take the trash and recycling bins to the curb before pickup and bring them back the same day independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by direct observation collected weekly on collection day.
Baseline: 1 of 8 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 8 opportunities.
- Annual goal386 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on each trash and recycling collection day, at home, with a weekly phone reminder the student set, the student will take the trash and recycling bins to the curb before pickup and bring them back the same day independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by direct observation collected weekly on collection day.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On each trash and recycling collection day, at home, with a weekly phone reminder the student set
- Behavior
- The student will take the trash and recycling bins to the curb before pickup and bring them back the same day independently
- Criteria
- In at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly on collection 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 7 of 8 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 2 consecutive months
- Collection schedule:
- weekly on collection day
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on each trash and recycling collection day, at home, with a weekly phone reminder the student set, the student will take the trash and recycling bins to the curb before pickup and bring them back the same day independently in at least 7 of 8 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by direct observation collected weekly on collection 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 | 6 | 7 | 8 | # + (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 8 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.