Paste an annual goal from an IEP and check it for the five parts a measurable goal needs: when, conditions, an observable skill, a measurable level, and how it will be measured.
A strong annual IEP goal says when (by the next annual review), under what conditions (given what support or materials), what the student will do (an observable skill), how well (a measurable level), and how it will be measured. Paste a goal from your student's IEP to check it.
Questions to ask about any goal
Does the goal connect to a need described in the present levels?
What is the starting point (baseline), so progress can be compared?
How often will progress be measured, and when will we get progress reports?
Which service or instruction will help the student meet it, and how many minutes a week?
General information about federal law, not legal advice. Caveat advisors are not attorneys. States add their own rules and timelines; your school must give you your state's parent rights notice (procedural safeguards).
Want help with this part? Your Caveat advisor reviews every goal, service and accommodation in the IEP and prepares your questions for the meeting.
This tool is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Each college decides admission, aid and how credit counts, and requirements change; check each college's own pages. Examples are examples, not promises. Caveat Academic Services is an independent college preparation company. Students do all of their own work.