Transition IEP goals

Employment, postsecondary education and independent living goals for the years the transition plan covers — with the annual goals that carry a postsecondary goal into this year’s IEP.

Federal transition content belongs in the first IEP that will be in effect when the student turns 16, updated annually. Several states set an earlier age — check yours, because that is the date the compliance clock runs on.

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Annual goal

By the annual review date, [Student] will research 6 careers researched, recording for each the training required, typical duties and pay range, as measured by a career research portfolio reviewed monthly.

Benchmarks

  1. 1

    By the annual review date, [Student] will research 2 careers researched, recording for each the training required, typical duties and pay range, as measured by a career research portfolio reviewed monthly.

  2. 2

    By the annual review date, [Student] will research 3 careers researched, recording for each the training required, typical duties and pay range, as measured by a career research portfolio reviewed monthly.

  3. 3

    By the annual review date, [Student] will research 5 careers researched, recording for each the training required, typical duties and pay range, as measured by a career research portfolio reviewed monthly.

Replace [Student] and any remaining bracket in your own document. The IEP team writes the goal from this student's present levels; this is a starting draft, not an IEP.

24 transition goals

Each shown at an example present level and target.

Career exploration

· a running total

By the annual review date, [Student] will research 6 careers researched, recording for each the training required, typical duties and pay range, as measured by a career research portfolio reviewed monthly.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a career research portfolio reviewed monthly
  • transition class assignments recorded on a data sheet

Job applications

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, when given a paper or online job application, [Student] will complete every required field with accurate information, with 95% of fields correct, as measured by completed applications scored against a checklist.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • completed applications scored against a checklist
  • transition class records kept on a data sheet

Interview skills

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, in a practice interview, [Student] will answer common questions with relevant, complete responses, scoring 85% or higher on an interview rubric, as measured by practice interviews scored against a rubric.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • practice interviews scored against a rubric
  • recorded mock interviews reviewed by transition staff

Workplace behaviour

· opportunities met

By the annual review date, at a work-based learning placement, [Student] will arrive on time, follow the dress code and report to their supervisor in 9 of 10 shifts, as measured by a job coach shift log.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a job coach shift log
  • employer feedback forms collected weekly

Accepting supervision

· opportunities met

By the annual review date, when a supervisor corrects or redirects their work, [Student] will acknowledge it and adjust without argument in 4 of 5 opportunities, as measured by job coach observation records.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • job coach observation records
  • employer feedback forms reviewed weekly

Self-determination in the IEP meeting

· opportunities met

By the annual review date, at IEP and transition meetings, [Student] will state their own strengths, goals and needed supports in 2 of 2 meetings, as measured by meeting participation records kept by the case manager.

Grades 6-8, 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • meeting participation records kept by the case manager
  • a student-led meeting checklist

Disclosing a disability and requesting accommodations

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, in a practice conversation with an employer or college office, [Student] will describe the accommodations they need and why, meeting 85% of the items on a self-advocacy checklist, as measured by practice conversations scored against a checklist.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • practice conversations scored against a checklist
  • transition class records kept on a data sheet

Postsecondary options research

· a running total

By the annual review date, [Student] will compare 4 programs compared — college, trade, certificate or supported employment — on cost, entry requirements and available disability services, as measured by a comparison document reviewed by transition staff.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a comparison document reviewed by transition staff
  • transition class assignments recorded on a data sheet

Résumé

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, [Student] will produce and update a résumé containing contact details, experience, skills and references, meeting 95% of the items on a résumé checklist, as measured by the résumé scored against a checklist by transition staff.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • the résumé scored against a checklist by transition staff
  • drafts reviewed monthly

Independent travel to work or class

· fading prompts

By the annual review date, [Student] will travel from home or school to their placement, arriving on time, with a visual cue, as measured by travel training records kept by staff.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • travel training records kept by staff
  • a prompting-level data sheet for each trip

Managing a paycheck

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, when given a pay stub, [Student] will identify gross pay, deductions and net pay and state what the take-home amount is, with 90% accuracy, as measured by weekly pay stub tasks scored with a key.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • weekly pay stub tasks scored with a key
  • transition class assessments recorded on a data sheet

Banking

· fading prompts

By the annual review date, [Student] will make a deposit or withdrawal and check their balance with no adult prompting, as measured by community-based instruction records.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • community-based instruction records
  • a prompting-level data sheet for banking tasks

Time management at work

· opportunities met

By the annual review date, during a work shift, [Student] will take breaks at the scheduled time and return within the allotted minutes in 9 of 10 shifts, as measured by a job coach shift log with break times.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a job coach shift log with break times
  • employer feedback forms

Asking for clarification at work

· opportunities met

By the annual review date, when a work task is unclear, [Student] will ask the supervisor a specific question before starting, in 4 of 5 opportunities, as measured by job coach observation records.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • job coach observation records
  • weekly workplace communication data sheets

Work task accuracy

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, on an assigned work task, [Student] will complete the work to the employer’s standard with 92% accuracy, as measured by work samples checked against the employer’s standard.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • work samples checked against the employer’s standard
  • a job coach quality log kept each shift

Health and appointments

· fading prompts

By the annual review date, [Student] will schedule and attend a routine appointment, bringing the required information, with a visual cue, as measured by a prompting-level record kept by transition staff.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a prompting-level record kept by transition staff
  • appointment records reviewed monthly

Understanding adult services

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, [Student] will describe what adult services exist in their area, who is eligible and how to apply, with 80% accuracy against a task checklist, as measured by transition class tasks scored against a checklist.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • transition class tasks scored against a checklist
  • a portfolio reviewed by transition staff

Study and course planning for college

· opportunities met

By the annual review date, [Student] will meet the course requirements for their intended postsecondary path, completing the planned course or credit each term, in 4 of 4 terms, as measured by the transcript reviewed each term with the counselor.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • the transcript reviewed each term with the counselor
  • transition plan records kept by the case manager

Workplace safety

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, at a work placement, [Student] will follow the site’s safety rules and use required equipment, meeting 100% of items on a safety checklist, as measured by a safety checklist scored by the job coach each shift.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a safety checklist scored by the job coach each shift
  • employer safety observations recorded weekly

Independent living planning

· a running total

By the annual review date, [Student] will build a monthly living plan pricing 6 living-cost items priced — rent, utilities, food, transport, phone — and compare the total with expected income, as measured by the living plan reviewed by transition staff.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • the living plan reviewed by transition staff
  • transition class assignments recorded on a data sheet

Using technology for work tasks

· fading prompts

By the annual review date, when a work task requires a device — a scheduling app, a point-of-sale system, or email — [Student] will use it to complete the task with no adult prompting, as measured by a job coach prompting-level data sheet.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a job coach prompting-level data sheet
  • weekly work task records

Sustained work stamina

· time on task

By the annual review date, at a work placement, [Student] will work on assigned tasks for 60 minutes between scheduled breaks, as measured by a job coach duration log.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • a job coach duration log
  • weekly shift records kept by transition staff

Requesting time off

· percent accuracy

By the annual review date, when [Student] needs to miss a shift, they will notify the supervisor in advance using the workplace’s procedure, following 100% of the required steps, as measured by records of absence notifications kept by the job coach.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • records of absence notifications kept by the job coach
  • employer feedback forms

Tracking their own transition plan

· opportunities met

By the annual review date, at each quarterly review, [Student] will state which transition activities they have completed and what comes next, in 4 of 4 reviews, as measured by quarterly transition review records kept by the case manager.

Grades 9-12, transition
Other ways to measure this
  • quarterly transition review records kept by the case manager
  • a student-maintained transition portfolio

Other skill areas

The five parts of a measurable goal

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of the documents below, with the date it was read. Requirements change; if a source has moved on since that date, the source is right and this page is out of date.