2. Expected
Outcomes
Present Levels
Educational
Needs
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3. Expected
Outcomes
Long term goals, post
secondary goals,
Present Levels
graduating, passing a
test or course
Educational
Needs
Annual Goals Events that happen
once or infrequently
Services
Progress
Monitoring Drive the thinking
about what to do
Evaluation of now to get there
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4. Expected
Outcomes Expected Outcomes describe the first step
in the Effective Goal Writing Process. In this
Present Levels initial step, long term goals are considered.
Educational
Needs Expected Outcomes define the student’s
educational, behavioral, and functional
Annual Goals outcomes for everyone involved in the case
conference. The Case Conference
Services Committee (CCC) may consider post school
goals for older students or for younger
Progress
Monitoring
students describe interactions with peers
and care providers.
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5. Expected
Outcomes
Expected
Present Levels Present Levels Educational Needs
Outcomes
Educational
Needs High School Diploma
Annual Goals Passing ISTEP+
Services Getting a Job
Progress
Living Independently
Monitoring
Evaluation of Attend General Ed
Effectiveness Kindergarten
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7. Expected
Outcomes
Present Levels
Educational
Needs Present Levels are a snapshot of student
performance. This statement should include data
describing the student’s strengths and challenges as
Annual Goals
they relate to both academics and functional skills.
.
Services The data reported should inform the case conference
committee of the student’s strengths and skill deficits
in these areas. The identification of these deficit
Progress areas lead to the development of Educational Needs
Monitoring
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8. Expected
Outcomes Expected
Present Levels Educational Needs
Outcomes
Present Levels
•Initiates requests for help
High School Diploma with work
Educational •Has earned 38 of 41 credits
Needs
Passing ISTEP+ •Passed English section
Annual Goals •Has received 2 late for
schools
Getting a Job •3 tardies to class this
semester
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•Knows emergency numbers
Living Independently •Navigates school campus
Progress independently
Monitoring
•Transitions between
Evaluation of Attend General Ed activities with prompting
Effectiveness Kindergarten •Works with a partner or in
small groups
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9. Expected
Outcomes
Present Levels
Difference between the expected outcomes and present
Educational Needs level
Include academic and functional performance
Annual Goals
Based on a hypothesis of the reason for the difficulty
Services Based on student’s data
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10. Expected
Outcomes
Present Levels Using the target set by the
committee’s discussion around
expected student outcomes
Educational Needs and the starting point defined
in present levels, the CCC can
Annual Goals
begin to describe Educational
Needs.
Services Educational Needs are the first
steps on the path from Present
Levels to Annual Goals and
Progress
Monitoring eventually reaching the long
range outcomes.
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11. Expected
Outcomes Expected
Present Levels Educational Needs
Outcomes
Present Levels
•Initiates requests for help
•Continue to develop self-
High School Diploma with work
advocacy skills
•Has earned 38 of 41 credits
Educational Needs
•Participate in math
Passing ISTEP+ •Passed English section
remediation classes
Annual Goals •Has received 2 late for
•Increase on-time arrivals
schools
Getting a Job •Learn time management
•3 tardies to class this
strategies
semester
Services
•Knows emergency numbers
Living Independently •Navigates school campus •Learn city bus routes
Progress independently
Monitoring
•Utilize visual schedules to
•Transitions between
Evaluation of increase independent
Attend General Ed activities with prompting
transitions
Effectiveness Kindergarten •Works with a partner or in
•Increase large group
small groups
interactions
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12. Expected
Outcomes
Attainable in a year
Present Levels
Able to be measured regularly
Educational Logical extensions of expected
Needs outcomes, present levels and
needs of the student
Annual Goals
Aligned to general curriculum
Services as much as possible
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13. Expected
In the IEP a goal is more than the text in
Outcomes
the Annual Goal Statement
Present Levels Annual Goals are directly related to
Educational Needs. Each expressed
Educational need must be addressed by at least one
Needs annual goal. This is not a one-to-one
relationship necessarily. Situations
Annual Goals occur where one goal may address
multiple needs. One need may also
require multiple goals.
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To ensure a goal is measureable it must
Progress contain:
Monitoring 1. Conditions under which it will occur
2. A description of a measureable and
Evaluation of observable behavior
Effectiveness 3. Criterion for mastery
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14. Expected Expected Outcomes Present Levels Educational Needs
Outcomes •Initiates requests for help
•Continue to develop self-
High School Diploma with work
advocacy skills
•Has earned 38 of 41 credits
Present Levels Annual Goals
Self Advocacy
Educational James will initiate student-teacher conference monthly to discuss academic progress with his
Needs Teacher of Record.
James will access the Teacher Student Online Portal to review his grades and progress weekly.
Annual Goals
Services Expected Outcomes Present Levels Educational Needs
•Knows emergency numbers
•Learn city transportation
Living Independently •Navigates school campus
Progress routes
independently
Monitoring Annual Goals
Evaluation of Jenny will independently use city transportation to travel from her home to her job site.
Effectiveness
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15. Expected
Outcomes •Directly relevant to present
levels, needs, and annual goal
Present Levels attainment
Educational •A professional activity
Needs
•Not a location
Annual Goals
•Not a methodology
Services
•Delivered with “fidelity”
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16. Expected
Outcomes
Present Levels Once Annual Goals have been defined the next
logical step in this process is to set up special
education and if needed, related services. Services
Educational
Needs
should describe clearly the role of the special
education and, if required, related service staff in the
student’s educational plan.
Annual Goals
The discussion of services should always start in the
general education classroom. As much as possible
Services
services should support the student remaining in a
classroom with his or her non disabled peers. If this is
Progress not possible, the reasoning behind the Case
Monitoring
Conference Committee’s decision should be well
documented within the IEP.
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17. Expected
Outcomes
Present Levels
• Direct Services, • Date when service • Number of • Minutes or hours
Indirect Services, begins session per day, per session
Speech and/or week, month, or
Educational Language Services reporting period
Needs
Description Start date Frequency Length
Annual Goals
• Date when service • General Education • Which Post-
ends Setting Secondary goal(s)
Services • Special Education are supported by
Setting this service?
Progress End date Location Transition
Monitoring
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18. Expected
Outcomes
To assess a student’s academic performance on a regular basis
Present Levels
To document student progress for accountability purposes
Educational
Needs To communicate with parents or other professionals about
student progress
Annual Goals
program students at risk who may need additional services
To identify
Services To help general education teachers plan more effective
instruction within their classrooms
Progress
Monitoring To help special education teachers design more effective
instructional programs for students who do not respond to the
Evaluation of general education
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19. Expected
Outcomes
Progress monitoring is one of the checks and
Present Levels balances built into all IEPs. With regular progress
monitoring, the Teacher of Record (TOR) and the
Educational rest of the IEP team can check student progress.
Needs
As the school year advances, progress monitoring
Annual Goals data may help both general and special education
teachers to refine instruction or reexamine all or part
of the student’s education plan if the student is not
Services developing as expected.
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20. Expected
Outcomes
Permanent Products
Present Levels • Products that are outcomes of behavior, tangible, or environmental outcomes
Curriculum-based Measurements
Educational • Probes of skill mastery
Needs
Checklists (Skill or Behavioral)
Annual Goals • Lists of specific skills or behaviors completed by persons familiar with student
Interviews
Services • Involve asking someone information about a subject (targeted behavior)
Self-Reporting
Progress • Recordkeeping of one’s own performance or behavior
Monitoring
Observations
Evaluation of • Record a sample of the behaviors as they are occurring
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21. Expected
Outcomes Each time progress monitoring is completed
consider the implications of the data.
Present Levels
Educational
What does the collected data (student-specific
Needs information) show about the student’s skill
growth towards the goal?
Annual Goals
How will the student’s education program be
Services maintained/changed/adjusted based upon this
information?
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22. Expected
Outcomes •Quiz ideas:
•Select best goal: 3 or four choices
•How often should progress monitoring take place?
Present Levels
•Place the following in the correct order:
•Eligibility, placement referral, educational need,
Educational PLOP, Goal, Services
Needs
•What data should be recorded in the PLOP? (check all
that apply)
Annual Goals •t/f the SE teacher must administer all PM assessments
•t/f placement should be decided before goals and
services are defined
Services •t/f Eligibility areas can determine annual goals
•t/f The annual goal statement is the only necessary
Progress Evaluation of of the annual goal.
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Editor's Notes
Expected Outcomes describe the first step in the Effective Goal Writing Process. In this initial step long term goals are considered. The purpose here is to define the student’s educational, behavioral and functional outcomes for everyone involved in the case conference. The case conference committee may consider post school goals for older students or for younger students describe interactions with peers and care providers, for example.
Present Levels are a snapshot of student performance. This statement should include data describing the student’s skills as they relate to both academics and functional skills. The data reported here should inform the case conference committee of the students strengths and skill deficits in these areas. The identification of these deficit areas lead then to the development of Educational Needs.
Using the target set by the committee’s discussion around expected student outcomes and the starting point defined in present levels, the CCC can begin to describe Educational Need. Educational Need is the first step on the path from Present Levels to Annual Goals and eventually reaching the long range outcomes.
