Plan the weeks to reach a savings goal
When to use this goal
For middle school students who want something that costs more than they have and give up or spend the money on smaller things. Needs dividing with a calculator; present levels decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Give 2 or 3 short probes with real-looking documents at the student's reading level, allowing the calculator the student will use as an adult. Score each item right or wrong and note the error type (reading the document, choosing the operation, or calculation). Score the still-needed amount and the number of weeks as separate items.
- Tips
- Use the student's real goal; a savings chart they fill in each week keeps it going.
- Limits
- Rounding up partial weeks is a common sticking point; agree the rule in advance.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-pf-028.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a savings goal (an item the student chose and its price), the amount saved so far, and a weekly saving amount, with a calculator, the student will find how many weeks it will take to reach the goal and mark the finish date on a calendar independently with at least 80% accuracy on savings plan problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Baseline: 35% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Work-sample analysis gives percent accuracy 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 Personal Finance & Money Management.
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
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- Area of need
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Personal Finance & Money Management
- Baseline
- 35% accuracy.
- Annual goal431 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a savings goal (an item the student chose and its price), the amount saved so far, and a weekly saving amount, with a calculator, the student will find how many weeks it will take to reach the goal and mark the finish date on a calendar independently with at least 80% accuracy on savings plan problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a savings goal (an item the student chose and its price), the amount saved so far, and a weekly saving amount, with a calculator
- Behavior
- The student will find how many weeks it will take to reach the goal and mark the finish date on a calendar independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on savings plan problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Weekly
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 80% accuracy on savings plan problems
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a savings goal (an item the student chose and its price), the amount saved so far, and a weekly saving amount, with a calculator, the student will find how many weeks it will take to reach the goal and mark the finish date on a calendar independently with at least 80% accuracy on savings plan problems, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
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