Sample Post Secondary Goals: Education/Training
by Mary Jean Balda
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Sample Post Secondary Goals: Education/Training
(adapted from goals taken fromwww.nsttac.org)
These Measurable Post Secondary Goals are to be written in
Section 5 of the IEP form
Goal has to have 3 components:
1. Participation in education or training is focus of statement
2. The outcome is explicit and can be observed/measured
3. The goal occurs after graduation from high school
Note that there will likely be less specificity in the post secondary goals of younger students.
Specificity should increase as the student gets closer to graduation.
- Upon completion of high school, John will enroll in courses at Lorain County Community College. (It is not necessary to specify the student’s major for the goal to be measurable.)
- After high school, Allison will obtain a four-year degree from a liberal arts college with a major in Child Development.
- Upon graduation from high school, Jamarreo will successfully complete welding courses at Terra Community College to obtain the Entry Level Welding Certificate.
- After graduation, Rolanda will participate in an in-home or center-based program designed to provide habilitative and vocational training with medical and therapeutic supports.
- This fall after high school, Jodi will enroll in courses (non-degree) at Lorain County Community College.
- After high school, Alex will take a business math class at LCCC.
- After graduation from high school, Lissette will complete the non-degree program at Firelands College.
- After high school, Jeremy will improve his social, self-advocacy, and self-care skills by attending instruction at a center based adult program (MRDD program.)
- After graduation, Paulo will participate in training to improve his work skills in his job at a grocery store.
- Immediately after graduation, Kevin will participate in habilitative and functional skill training through Erie County Board of MRDD and attend courses designed to provide specialized academic, functional and occupational preparation for individuals with disabilities 2x per week at the community college.
