Set a personal goal with an action plan
When to use this goal
Fits students who can say what they want but have not yet turned a want into a goal with steps. Present levels in written expression and planning, not grade, decide whether the plan is written, typed, dictated or built with pictures.
- Baseline
- Ask the student to set a goal on the blank sheet before any teaching and score it. First goals are often wishes (get rich, pass everything); record which rows score 0 so instruction starts there, and note the response mode so later plans are scored the same way.
- Tips
- The goal belongs to the student: school, work, home, health and leisure goals all count. Keep the adult role to questions (What would that look like? How will you know?). Transition services are based on the student's needs, strengths, preferences and interests (34 CFR 300.43), and a planning routine practiced on smaller goals prepares the student to shape that plan.
- Limits
- Scores the plan, not whether the goal is reached; pair with tn-sd-003 or tn-sd-028 to measure follow-through. A goal picked to please an adult can score well, so ask how the goal was chosen.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-sd-001.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a goal-planning conference with the case manager, using a blank goal plan sheet, the student will write a personal goal with an action plan that lists steps, dates and a way to check progress independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row goal plan rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal plans, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly, at each new goal plan.
Baseline: 3 out of 10 rubric points.
- 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. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score 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 Self-Determination.
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 - Self-Determination
- Baseline
- 3 out of 10 rubric points.
- Annual goal441 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a goal-planning conference with the case manager, using a blank goal plan sheet, the student will write a personal goal with an action plan that lists steps, dates and a way to check progress independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row goal plan rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal plans, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly, at each new goal plan.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a goal-planning conference with the case manager, using a blank goal plan sheet
- Behavior
- The student will write a personal goal with an action plan that lists steps, dates and a way to check progress independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row goal plan rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal plans
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Monthly, at each new goal plan
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row goal plan rubric (0 to 2 per row)
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive goal plans
- Collection schedule:
- monthly, at each new goal plan
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a goal-planning conference with the case manager, using a blank goal plan sheet, the student will write a personal goal with an action plan that lists steps, dates and a way to check progress independently, earning a score of at least 8 out of 10 on a 5-row goal plan rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal plans, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly, at each new goal plan.
| Date | Task / sample | The goal names an action the student will take, not a feeling or a wish | The goal includes a number or finish line that shows when it is met | Action steps are listed in order, each with a date | The plan names one person or resource who can help | The plan says how and when the student will check progress | Total (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 5-row goal plan rubric (0 to 2 per row). Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.