I am looking for samples of measurable goals and objectives that based on standards. We encourage our teachers to write annual goals based on grade placement standards. Short term objectives should be based on the individual student’s present level of performance. Additional, we encourage teachers to write skill-based and not subject-based goals/objectives. My hope is that we can start with a compilation of annual goals for reading, writing, math, behavior, organizational, and school-to-work. Obviously, each of these skill areas will need to be flexible enough to accommodate elementary, middle, and high school. I also hope to compile 10 to 12 short-term objectives for each of the goals. I’m looking for goals/objectives that meet the above criteria and also follow the format of condition, behavior, criteria, time line. Example: Given a written passage, John will identify the main idea and three supporting facts by the end of the first nine weeks of school with 80% accuracy. I am willing to share the compilation of goals/objectives with those that contribute. I use MS Word and will send the compilation as an e-mail attachment to those that contact me at [email protected] with sample goals/objectives.
Re: measurable goals
I don’t have it handy or know the exact title and author but there is a published book of goals and objectives that are based on the curriculum standards for each grade level in several subjects for California. It is clear and easy to read and is in a spiral binding form. I have used it to assess my child’s writing level, by looking at the competencies required in writing at each grade level.
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Re: measurable goals
I get more move-in IEPs with goals and objectives that can not be measured. It will be interesting to see what you get. I am at the high school level and the only thing that I can truly measure - in inclusion classes, is grades. We have gone to using that as the measure of success. Meaning that the student must attend school, complete homework, prepare for class, etc. in order to achieve a certain grade. This is assuming that the student follows the curriculum of the general education class and meets all requirements as do the general education students. It has been an interesting evolution. It isn’t remediation but remediation does not occur in inclusion anyway. Maintenance at best!
You have the template down, you just have to go to the DATA that backs up the goal you have selected and make it measureable. Ihad a devil of a time writing G’s and O’s, I can see all thr problems but I had a hard time narrowing down what I could work on and making the G’s and O’s measureable. Now I am getting the hang of it throug lots of application and practice. Through assessments I have done to find the weakest links I make my G’s and O’s. What also helped me is developing a rationale for the goal I selected and if I couldnt’ find the rationale the goals weren’t appropriate.
You can take the State standards that are for each grade level and make “generic” G’s and O’s but you still have to tie them into the data that you achineve through your assessment and make them measureable.