Ask people in own network about job openings
When to use this goal
For students in a job search who rely only on online postings, when many first jobs come through people they know. Present levels in communication decide whether asks are made in person, by text or with a script.
- Baseline
- Ask the student to contact 5 people on the list over a month and record each contact in a log. Count a contact when the student said what job they want and asked about openings.
- Tips
- Build the list with the family. Practice the ask with staff first. Leads go into the job search log (tn-js-022).
- Limits
- Depends on self-report and on the size of the student's network; some students need adults to widen it. Counts asks, not leads.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-js-029.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during an active job search, given a list of people the student knows, such as relatives, neighbors, coaches and family friends, the student will tell a person in own network about the job search, the kind of job wanted and ask whether they know of openings independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly, from the networking log.
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. Opportunity (trial) recording 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 Job Seeking & Applications.
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 - Job Seeking & Applications
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal455 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during an active job search, given a list of people the student knows, such as relatives, neighbors, coaches and family friends, the student will tell a person in own network about the job search, the kind of job wanted and ask whether they know of openings independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly, from the networking log.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During an active job search, given a list of people the student knows, such as relatives, neighbors, coaches and family friends
- Behavior
- The student will tell a person in own network about the job search, the kind of job wanted and ask whether they know of openings independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly, from the networking log
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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:
- weekly, from the networking log
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during an active job search, given a list of people the student knows, such as relatives, neighbors, coaches and family friends, the student will tell a person in own network about the job search, the kind of job wanted and ask whether they know of openings independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive months, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly, from the networking log.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.