General educator Transition & Postsecondary Skills IEP goals
11 transition & postsecondary skills templates tagged for the general education teacher (co-teaching), across 4 skills: postsecondary education readiness, career exploration, self-determination, transition-related skills. Each opens in the builder with a matching data sheet.
11 templates · 4 skills · 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.
Postsecondary Education Readiness Transition & Postsecondary Skills
Read a course syllabus for key information
Reading a course syllabus
By the annual IEP review date, given a sample college course syllabus and a syllabus question sheet, the student will find and record the instructor contact, office hours, grading, due dates, absence rules and accommodation statement independently with at least 90% accuracy on syllabus questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Email an instructor with a clear question
Emailing an instructor
By the annual IEP review date, when the student has a real question about an assignment, grade or absence in a dual enrollment or college-style course, the student will write and send an email to the instructor with a clear subject, the course and a specific question independently, earning a score of at least 10 out of 12 on a 6-row instructor email rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive emails, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.
Career Exploration Transition & Postsecondary Skills
Complete a hands-on career station
Hands-on career exploration
By the annual IEP review date, at a career exploration station in a career class, given the station materials and a direction card, the student will complete the station task from the direction card and log the job it comes from and own interest, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 3 consecutive stations, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each station, about weekly during the career unit.
Link school subjects to job skills
Connecting school subjects to jobs
By the annual IEP review date, during a career lesson, given a job from the student's interest list and a list of school subjects, the student will name a school subject that builds a skill the job uses and give an example of the skill independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during the career unit.
Self-Determination Transition & Postsecondary Skills
Set a learning goal and check it weekly
Setting a learning goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly goal conference with the teacher, using a learning goal card, the student will write a learning goal with a number, record the week's result and say whether it was met independently, earning a score of at least 5 out of 6 on a 3-row learning goal rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly goal cards, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected weekly.
Pick a work strategy and rate it
Choosing and judging own strategies
By the annual IEP review date, before an independent reading or math task, given a menu of three work strategies, such as a timer, a quiet spot or a checklist, the student will choose a strategy, use it and say afterward whether it helped independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive data collection weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily during one work block, summarized weekly.
Transition-Related Skills Transition & Postsecondary Skills
Register to vote when eligible
Civic steps at age 18
By the annual IEP review date, during a civics or transition class lesson, given the state's voter registration form or website and own ID information, the student will complete the voter registration steps and confirm the registration status, performing at least 5 of 6 steps independently, on 2 consecutive sessions, including a practice session, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each session.
Self-determination, career exploration, employment, postsecondary education, independent living, and community access for students 14 to 21. This goal bank for general education and co-teaching classrooms covers the goals most often measured in class: reading, writing, and math skills, task initiation, sustained attention, assignment completion, classroom expectations, and self-advocacy. Conditions name ordinary classroom routines so data fit a lesson.
Matching data sheets
Each goal above links to the blank sheet built for its measure. These are the sheets this set of goals uses:
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 2 goals here
- Rubric trackerScores each rubric criterion and totals the score for each sample.Used by 4 goals here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 3 goals here
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 2 goals here
Frequently asked questions
Does a general education teacher have to attend the IEP meeting?
The IEP team includes at least one of the student's regular education teachers if the student is, or may be, taking part in the regular education environment (34 CFR 300.321(a)(2)). That teacher helps decide supports and behavior interventions that fit the class.
How can a general education teacher collect IEP data?
Use a short sheet for one goal at a time, collected during a routine part of the lesson. The special educator and the general teacher agree on who collects which data and when.
What is the difference between an accommodation and a goal?
An accommodation changes how the student accesses or shows learning, like extended time or read-aloud. A goal is a skill the student will learn, measured over the year.
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