Draft own annual goal in own words
When to use this goal
For high school students who can read their present levels and are ready to help write the goals that follow from them. Present levels in written expression decide whether the draft is written, typed or dictated.
- Baseline
- Score a draft on a sample profile first, then one on the student's own present levels. Own-goal drafts are often vaguer; note the difference.
- Tips
- The team turns the student's draft into the final measurable goal, keeping the student's words where possible. Show the student where their draft ended up in the IEP.
- Limits
- A strong draft is not the final goal; the team still decides. Few real IEPs per year, so practice drafts on sample profiles add data.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-sd-037.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during IEP preparation, given own present levels summary and a goal-writing frame, the student will write a draft annual goal with a skill, a situation, a number and a reason it matters independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row goal draft rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal drafts, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
Baseline: 2 out of 8 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
- 2 out of 8 rubric points.
- Annual goal406 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during IEP preparation, given own present levels summary and a goal-writing frame, the student will write a draft annual goal with a skill, a situation, a number and a reason it matters independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row goal draft rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal drafts, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During IEP preparation, given own present levels summary and a goal-writing frame
- Behavior
- The student will write a draft annual goal with a skill, a situation, a number and a reason it matters independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row goal draft rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal drafts
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Monthly
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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 7 out of 8 on a 4-row goal draft rubric (0 to 2 per row)
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive goal drafts
- Collection schedule:
- monthly
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during IEP preparation, given own present levels summary and a goal-writing frame, the student will write a draft annual goal with a skill, a situation, a number and a reason it matters independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 8 on a 4-row goal draft rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive goal drafts, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected monthly.
| Date | Task / sample | Names the skill the student wants to build | Names the situation where the skill will happen | Includes a number that shows when the goal is met | Explains why the goal matters to own plans | Total (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Score each sample with a 4-row goal draft 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.