SMART Goal Engine
Draft measurable, standards-aligned SMART goals in seconds.
Edit any part of the goal and watch the measurability check update. This is the same rubric state monitors use.
Assembled goal · CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.A.2
By the end of the annual IEP period, given a 5th-grade multi-step word problem with a visual graphic organizer, Jordan will identify the key operational steps and solve the equation with 85% accuracy across 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by teacher-scored curriculum-based measurement (CBM) records.
- Timeframe stated
- Condition begins with 'given'
- Observable behavior, no vague verbs
- Numeric criterion
- Measurement method
The anatomy of a legally defensible goal.
01 · Timeframe
By the end of the annual IEP period.
02 · Condition
Given a 5th-grade multi-step word problem with visual graphic organizers.
03 · Behavior
Student will identify key operational steps and solve the equation.
04 · Criterion
With 85% accuracy across 4 consecutive weekly probes.
05 · Evaluation
As measured by teacher-scored curriculum-based measurement (CBM) records.
Aligned to the standards your state adopted, and the domains that have none.
Academic standards
- Common Core State Standards
- Texas TEKS
- Florida B.E.S.T.
- California Content Standards
- NYS Next Generation
- Virginia SOL
- Indiana Academic Standards
- Alternate standards (Essential Elements)
IDEA Part B domains
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Written expression
- Math calculation
- Math reasoning
- Articulation
- Pragmatic language
- Fine motor
- Gross motor
- Executive functioning
- Behavior & SEL
- Transition
Ambitious, not boilerplate.
- 01
Baseline-anchored targets
Every goal starts from the student's measured baseline, so growth targets are ambitious in light of the child's circumstances, the bar set in Endrew F.
- 02
Short-term objectives generated
Intermediate benchmarks by grading period, required for students on alternate assessments and recommended for everyone else.
- 03
Growth-rate sanity checks
Targets are compared with typical weekly growth norms for the measure, flagging goals that are trivially easy or unreachable.
- 04
Progress schedule built in
Each goal carries its reporting schedule (34 CFR § 300.320(a)(3)), feeding the progress monitoring module automatically.
“This is the first year our newer teachers are writing goals that are truly measurable and tied to standards, without a coordinator rewriting every one.”
More of the platform
- Evaluation SynthesizerPsych, speech and OT reports to clean baselines
- PLAAFP BuilderPresent levels with data and impact statements
- Timeline Compliance60-day, annual and triennial clocks district-wide
- Progress MonitoringCBM probes, aim lines and quarterly reports
- Accommodations MatrixEvidence-linked supports mapped to need
TPA Ventures drafts; your team decides. Every goal, accommodation and notice is reviewed and finalized by certified staff and parents. TPA Ventures does not make eligibility or placement determinations and does not replace the IEP team required by 34 CFR § 300.321.
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