The

following pages outline the

KSDE requirements for Present
Levels of Academic Achievement
and Functional Performance
Statements (PLAAFPs) and Special
Education Goals
Benchmark and Objective
characteristics are also included.

Be stated in terms that are specific, measurable, and objective

Describe current performance, not past performance
Describe the effect of the disability on the child's progress in
appropriate activities
Prioritize and identify needs that will be written as goals
Identify strengths as they relate to possible interventions
Provide baseline data for each need
Set the measurement method for each goal
KSDE

 Based

on data contained in the

PLAAFP
KSDE

Has four components

Behavior
Conditions
Criteria
Timeline
KSDE

 Can pass
KSDE

the Stranger Test

 Identify

and select a need from

the PLAAFP
KSDE

 Consider

the general education

standards and curriculum for the
students grade level and
age/grade expectations for other
performance skills
KSDE

 Identify

the performance to be
measured
KSDE

BEHAVIOR

 comprehend

text
utilize numerical concepts
increase gross motor skills
produce age appropriate sounds
engage in affirmative interactions
name eight colors
improve math skills

 Specify

how the progress toward

the goal will be measured
KSDE

CONDITION

 in

the resource room

during structured activities
in a classroom setting
in large group activities
on real world problems
on oral reading samples
given direct instruction

 Determine

to what level the

behavior must occur
KSDE

CRITERIA

accuracy
% average
x out of x times
x grade level
% increase
% decrease

Specify amount of time that will be

required for the student to attain the
criterion
KSDE

TIMEFRAME

 in

36 instructional weeks
during the annual IEP
by xx/xx/xxxx

By the next annual IEP, given occupational therapy services,

the student will be able to copy his name with 80% accuracy.
By 10/4/2014 the student will read a 600 word non-fiction
selection and a 600 word fiction selection within 5 minutes
each and then answer 10 comprehension questions each with
at least 90% accuracy.
In 36 instructional weeks, the student will produce the /th/
sound in conversation with 90% accuracy as measured by
speech data.
In 35 instructional weeks, the student will demonstrate math
concepts and computational skills using addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division at grade level in a
variety of structured problem solving activities with 75%
accuracy.

 Specify

intermediate progress
toward the goal that allows you to
determine whether progress is
sufficient to meet the goal.
KSDE

 Is

a sequential, progressive,
intermediate measure of progress
toward the annual goal.
KSDE

 Is

a restatement of the goal with a

different criterion.
KSDE

 Are

milestones that describe

content learned or skills to be
preformed.
KSDE

 Are

distinct skills that are often

independent of each other but
must be combined to meet the
measureable annual goal.
KSDE

 Are

used when progress is not

easily quantified and is based on
task analysis.
KSDE

In 36 instructional weeks, the student will produce

age appropriate sounds with 80% accuracy as
measured by SLP during structured activities.
Student will do tongue strengthening exercises to reduce
signs of tongue thrusting and to help with acquiring her /s/
and /z/.
Student will produce /s/ and /z/ at the word level with 70%
accuracy by May 2014.

The student will carry out all toileting functions

within the school setting on 4 out of 4 preschool
days by April 2014.
Student will toilet in the school setting on 2 out of 4
preschool days by October 2013.
Student will toilet in the school setting on 3 out of 4
preschool days by February 2014.

Contact me anytime
with questions:
rachel.wright@usd495.net
316-250-3882