Goals of the Month – October 2014

Some teachers has a great idea and we are using it! Since Pupil Services sees so many goals and objectives throughout the year, and you all don’t get to see each others’, we are going to pick out the best of the best each month and share them with all of you!  You may see one of yours.  You may save these for when you are stuck.  Either way, sharing is caring!

Goal: Given an opportunity and time to complete a task, Student will maintain an organized work space on 95% of the school days.

Objective 1: Given an opportunity and time to complete a task, Student will maintain an organized work space on 60% of the school days.

Objective 2: Given an opportunity and time to complete a task, Student will maintain an organized work space on 75% of the school days.

Objective 3: Given an opportunity and time to complete a task, Student will maintain an organized work space on 85% of the school days.

Goal: Student will independently complete a planner on a daily basis with 95% accuracy in filling in his daily homework, planning for long term assignments and prioritizing what he needs to complete.

Objective 1: With minimal assistance, Student will complete a planner on a daily basis with 90% accuracy in filling in his daily homework, planning for long term assignments and prioritizing what he needs to complete.

Objective 2: With minimal assistance, Student will complete a planner on a daily basis with 95% accuracy in filling in his daily homework, planning for long term assignments and prioritizing what he needs to complete.

Objective 3: Student will independently complete a planner on a daily basis with 95% accuracy in filling in his daily homework, planning for long term assignments and prioritizing what he needs to complete.

Goal: On a weekly basis, Student will independently review his grade reports to determine his current grade in each of his classes and if he is missing any work 100% of the time.  He will write missing work into his planner and check it off as it is completed.

Objective 1: On a weekly basis and with minimal assistance, Student will review his grade reports to determine his current grade in each of his classes and if he is missing any work 90% of the time. He will write missing work into his planner and check it off as it is completed.

Objective 2: On a weekly basis and with minimal assistance, Student will review his grade reports to determine his current grade in each of his classes and if he is missing any work 95% of the time. He will write missing work into his planner and check it off as it is completed.

Objective 3: On a weekly basis, Student will independently review his grade reports to determine his current grade in each of his classes and if he is missing any work 100% of the time. He will write missing work into his planner and check it off as it is completed.

Best Practice Tip for Resource Teachers (Mostly Secondary)

When developing goals for a student eligible under Specific Learning Disability, the IEP should address the student’s skill deficits as goals and objectives. At times, we tend to focus on the executive functioning skills of handing in or completing assignments, timeliness, grades, etc. Executive functioning skills are important and may need to be addressed for these students; however, we should have at least one goal that addresses the learning disability itself as this is the area of eligibility for the student. By making sure we always focus on and address the student’s skill deficits, the goal(s) will align with the ESER, which in turn will help ensure we are writing legally defensible IEPs.

   Look for more best practice tips from Kevin Downs in future issues!!

 

State Standards Cheat Sheet

Adding State Standards to Student IEP Goals and Objectives:

click on the area for more information about the corresponding strands or domains

Click here for a pdf of this chart (3 pages)

Click here a list of all Anchor Standards that appear in the Sped Database (12 pages)

How to find Grade Level Standards

Visit the AK EED webpage for more information on Alaska State Standards.

Area Standard Type Level Strand or Domain
AKAA ELA* DLM (leave blank) Choose from list
AKAA Math* DLM (leave blank) Choose from list
Arts Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Cultural Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Early Learning Guidelines Early Lrn (leave blank) Choose from list
Employability Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Geography Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Government and Citizenship Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
History Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Language Content (leave blank) Choose from list
Library/Information Literacy Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Math Content Choose 1-4 Choose from list
Practice (leave blank) (leave blank)
Reading Content (leave blank) Choose from list
Foundational Skills (leave blank) Choose from list
Science Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Ext. GLEs Choose 1-4 (leave blank)
Skills for Healthy Life Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Speaking and Listening Content (leave blank) Choose from list
Technology Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
World Languages Content (leave blank) (leave blank)
Writing Content (leave blank) Choose from list
*for use with Alternate Assessment students only

Extended School Year

Extended School Year (a.k.a. ESY) reminders

Þ All determinations for ESY eligibility need to be completed to the greatest extent possible by April 20. If you cannot meet that timeline, please contact Bob Ermold.

Þ For students who are eligible, mark the appropriate IEP goals to be addressed during ESY, keeping in mind what their qualified need is and that ESY is 3 hours a day 3 days a week. Make sure you choose targeted goals!

Þ Check your email for the parent letter to send home. Bob Ermold sent it on Wednesday,  April 4. Case managers need to have that completed by parents as soon as possible!

Þ Any questions regarding ESY, contact Bob Ermold or your school’s program coordinator.