IEP - Standards and Goals

Entries on this tab are for sections 16-19 of the IEP form.

To document Standards and Goals on an IEP, do the following:

1. After the IEP is initiated, select the Standards and Goals tab.

2. You can choose to do one of the following:

   • To add new goal - Click Add Goal.  

   • To edit an existing goal - Click Open Goal.
      
     Grade Level Override
     The Grade at Exit and Grade Level Override fields are displayed only when the student is not enrolled in DOE and has exit code: 010, 043, 045, 046, 050, 051, 052, 055, 056, 058, 060, or 098 in the IEP. Because standards are determined by grade level, it is important to be able to override the grade.
     
     Use the drop-down list to select the student's grade.
     
     
     Demographics Button - Note that the change can also be done by clicking the Demographics button at the bottom of the window, for those with access. If a grade override exists, you will be required to remove it before changing information via the Demographics button.  
     
     Manual grade level overrides are captured in the Audit Log.
      

3. In the IEP Goal window, which consists of Standards, Goals and Measurements, complete the following:

1. To add Standards:

   1. Click Edit.

   2. Use the drop-down list to select the Standard Type, which is either:

   1. Common Core State Standards (for K-12 students only)

   2. Hawaii Early Learning Development Standards (for Preschool students only)

   3. HCPS III Non-Core

   3. Use the drop-down list to select the applicable area:

   1. Content Area/Grade (if selected Standard Type is Common Core State Standards)

   1. Language Arts: (applicable grade range)

   2. Mathematics: (applicable grade range)
      
      PLEASE NOTE:

   1. Resulting list includes only standards relevant to the student's

   • Current grade when IEP is created or grade overridden AND

   • One grade level above.

   2. Grades 31 - 34 will use Grade 12 standards.  
       

   2. Domain/Age (if selected Hawaii Early Learning Development Standards)

   1. Physical Well-Being, Health, and Motor Development (applicable age range)

   2. Social and Emotional Development (applicable age range)

   3. Approaches to Learning (applicable age range)

   4. Cognition and General Knowledge (applicable age range)

   5. English Language Arts and Literacy (applicable age range)
      
      NOTE: Resulting list includes only standards relevant to the student's age when IEP is created and one age range above.
       

   3. Standard Area (if selected HCPS III Non-Core)

   1. Career and Technical Education

   2. Health

   3. Physical Education

   4. A list of standards are displayed. Check standards that apply.

   5. Repeat steps b, c and d above as appropriate.

   6. Click OK. You are back in the IEP Goal window.

   7. To delete a standard, click Remove.
       

2. For Goals and Measurements:

   1. Enter a Goal. The goal must be measurable and provide a clear statement that describes the new behavior/skill the student must demonstrate after a year.

   2. Under Add Measurement, use the drop-down list to select a Measurement. The selected measurement will be used to determine whether the Goal has been met. Click Add to add the measurement.

   3. Click OK. You are now on the Standards and Goals screen and the new goal is now displayed in a grey row. You may edit the goal by clicking Open Goal.
      
      NOTE: Standards are required for IEPs created on or after May 23, 2014.
       

4. Once you add a Goal, it is added as a new row on the Standards and Goals tab. For each goal, click Add Objective.

   1. Enter a short-term instructional objective that supports the goal.

   2. Click OK. Or, add more objectives by clicking OK & Next.

   3. TIP - Copy objective - After adding one objective, click OK. The objective is now indented under the goal. Click Copy Objective, and the IEP Objective window is displayed with copied text that can be edited.
      
      NOTE: Objectives become the basis for the IEP Progress Report.
       

5. If there are multiple goals, repeat the entire process from step 2.  

6. Sort goals or objectives by clicking to move an item up a row and to move it down a row.

7. Delete goals or objectives by clicking .

8. Proceed as appropriate to other areas of the IEP:

   • Considerations

   • PLEP

   • Transition Services

   • Standards and Goals

   • Services

   • ESY

   • Statewide Assessment

   • LRE

   • Actions

More about IEPs:

• About Individualized Education Program (IEP) - What is an IEP, Overview of IEP Cycle.

• IEP Screen Reference - Guide to where screens are located.

• IEP Flowchart.

• Prerequisites for Drafting an IEP.

• Prerequisites for Activating an IEP.