Lock the door and take keys when leaving
When to use this goal
For students who are starting to come and go from home on their own and leave doors unlocked or keys inside. Present levels and the family's plan for the student's independence decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Have the family or staff track 6 departures. Score correct only when keys are in hand before the door shuts and the lock is set without a reminder.
- Tips
- A key hook or tray by the door gives the keys one home. A keypad lock or a key tracker can be a fair accommodation; count it as independent use.
- Limits
- Home data depend on the family. A lockout plan (a spare key with a neighbor or family) is still needed.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-il-039.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, each time the student leaves home alone or last, as recorded by the family, the student will lock the door with keys and phone in hand when leaving independently in 6 of 6 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each departure, totaled weekly.
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 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
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal324 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, each time the student leaves home alone or last, as recorded by the family, the student will lock the door with keys and phone in hand when leaving independently in 6 of 6 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each departure, totaled weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Each time the student leaves home alone or last, as recorded by the family
- Behavior
- The student will lock the door with keys and phone in hand when leaving independently
- Criteria
- In 6 of 6 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- At each departure, totaled weekly
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 6 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 4 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- at each departure, totaled weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, each time the student leaves home alone or last, as recorded by the family, the student will lock the door with keys and phone in hand when leaving independently in 6 of 6 opportunities, across 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each departure, totaled weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.