Answer team questions during own IEP meeting
When to use this goal
For students who attend their meetings but answer every question with a shrug or I don't know. Present levels in communication and comfort with adults, not grade, decide whether answers are spoken, typed or chosen from a prepared card.
- Baseline
- Use a practice meeting with five planned questions. Count answers that state the student's own view; agreeing with an adult's suggestion counts only if the student adds a reason.
- Tips
- Ask open questions and wait. Agree with the team ahead of time to direct questions to the student, not to the parent about the student. Pair with tn-sd-035 so the student has prepared material.
- Limits
- Few real meetings per year. Answers in a practice meeting may be easier than with a full team present.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-sd-040.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during own IEP or transition planning meeting, when a team member asks the student's opinion or preference, the student will answer with a preference, idea or reason, using speech, a device or a prepared card independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive meetings or practice meetings, as measured by direct observation collected at each practice meeting (monthly) and at each IEP meeting.
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. 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 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
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal443 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during own IEP or transition planning meeting, when a team member asks the student's opinion or preference, the student will answer with a preference, idea or reason, using speech, a device or a prepared card independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive meetings or practice meetings, as measured by direct observation collected at each practice meeting (monthly) and at each IEP meeting.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During own IEP or transition planning meeting, when a team member asks the student's opinion or preference
- Behavior
- The student will answer with a preference, idea or reason, using speech, a device or a prepared card independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive meetings or practice meetings
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- At each practice meeting (monthly) and at each IEP meeting
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 at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 2 consecutive meetings or practice meetings
- Collection schedule:
- at each practice meeting (monthly) and at each IEP meeting
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during own IEP or transition planning meeting, when a team member asks the student's opinion or preference, the student will answer with a preference, idea or reason, using speech, a device or a prepared card independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive meetings or practice meetings, as measured by direct observation collected at each practice meeting (monthly) and at each IEP meeting.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.