Writing ESY Goals and/or Objectives in eSPED
Application: ARD FORMS
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Screen: Student select
DRAFT - Use Draft for Annual ARD if you are addressing ESY at an Annual – creation
new ARD/IEP
ACTIVE – Use Active for Progress Reporting (updating goals and objectives before an
ARD and at 9 week updates or during ESY)
ACTIVE – Use Active for all ARDs in between Annual ARDs. (ESY only, Review with
ESY, etc.)
Click on the student
FERPA reason
 You can see who, when, exactly what they did
 If you lose goals and objectives – can look to see if application error
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Use the correct FERPA reason
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Today – writing student’s IEP
Screen: Student Information: – no color – READ ONLY
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Student information to tell you which one you are in:
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Dropdown to go to – Measureable Annual Goals (Standards) screen
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First screen you come to when developing the IEP
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Must put in a Duration – put in a Duration from date AND Duration to date
The Duration will be for ESY sessions ONLY (Ex: 6/17/14 to 8/7/14)
Language of delivery – language of the teaching of the goal – English is 98 in list!
ESL - Yes No Clear (Clear will take away all)
Goal Focus – Please put in : ESY _______ (Example: ESY Behavior)
ESY – check after ESY is discussed and this goal is identified as an ESY
goal
AND (if applicable)
Transition Related Goal – Check if true
Academic – Check if this is an academic goal – this goal should have a STANDARD
associated with it
Functional – check if a Functional goal – may not have a TEK Standard attached if not
associated to a TEK, but must be educationally related to disability related need
Related Services – check if related services will be supporting this goal during ESY
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Your ESY Goal and ESY Objective(s) should be copied and pasted from either:
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A mastered goal and/or objective
A goal and/or objective currently in progress (which will need to be
maintained to prevent regression at ESY)
Reminder: Write “ESY ________” (area of critical need; ex. behavior, communication, self-help,
academic) in GOAL FOCUS
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Should print like this:
Reminders about ESY Goals in ESPED:
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TO CREATE YOUR ESY GOAL and/or OBJECTIVES:
Copy and Paste from an existing goal and/or objective(s) that is being recommended for ESY
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DO NOT actually click timeframe within eSPED or the condition, or criteria from the
dropdowns above the goal box. This will wipe out your newly created goal!!! Use those
boxes and dropdowns above as a reminder for what must go in a goal and/or for
examples, just don’t choose or click on them.
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