What does the law require in terms of the content or structure of the goals sheet?
• The concept of a “goal sheet” has evolved from our reliance on forms. This is not a term that is described anywhere in regulation. Specifically, 7-42-6 (f) (2) requires only a statement of: • (A) measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals designed to: • (i) meet the student’s needs that result from the student’s disability to enable the student to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum (or for early childhood education students, as appropriate, to participate in appropriate activities); and • (ii) meet each of the student’s other educational needs that result from the student’s disability. • (B) for students who participate in alternate assessments aligned to alternative academic achievement standards, a description of benchmarks or short term objectives. • Generally, reports to parents are not expected to be lengthy or burdensome. The statement of the annual goals and short-term objectives or benchmarks in the child’s current IEP c
