SKILL/TREE

SMART IEP goal drafter with Common Core alignment

Paste a student's grade, eligibility, present levels with data, and areas of need — get 3-5 legally compliant annual goals with observable verbs, baseline criteria, and correct CCSS codes attached.

$9.99
Works in Claude (Pro/Max/Team) or ChatGPT (Plus/Team) · paid AI plan required
Both Claude + ChatGPT packages included — you can't pick the wrong one.
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01Drafts 3-5 SMART goals per student following the canonical structure: timeframe + observable behavior + condition + measurement + criterion + consistency
02Cites the correct CCSS code per goal (RF.3.4 for fluency, RI.4.3 for inferencing, 4.NBT.B.4 for multi-digit math) so you're not hunting standards mid-meeting
03Observable verb bank by domain — read aloud, decode, calculate, initiate, self-monitor — and flags fluffy verbs like 'understand' or 'improve'
04Knows the IEP vs 504 distinction — drafts accommodation statements for 504s instead of SDI goals, and tells you when you're mixing them up
05Covers every eligibility category: SLD, OHI/ADHD, ASD, SLI, ED, OI, TBI, MD — including nonverbal students with AAC baselines
06Adds short-cycle benchmarks under each goal when requested or when needs are significant, with sequential stepping-stone progressions

What it does

IEP season hits and you're staring at a blank goal page at 9pm with a draft due Friday. This skill takes a student's grade, eligibility category, present levels with at least one data point, and areas of need — and returns 3-5 SMART IEP goals that survive district compliance audits and due-process review. Every goal follows the canonical structure: by [annual review date], [student] will [observable verb] [condition] as measured by [tool] demonstrating [numeric criterion] across [consistency]. No 'will improve reading skills.' No 'will demonstrate understanding.' The baseline data you provided gets incorporated (62 wcpm fluency baseline shows up in the fluency goal target), and each academic goal cites the right Common Core code with a short descriptor so an IEP team can verify alignment without leaving the document. Three bundled references do the work: a SMART goal verb bank by domain (reading, written expression, math, speech-language, social-emotional, adaptive, fine motor, executive function) with ✅/❌ columns; a Common Core alignment quick reference covering RF, RL, RI, W, L, math operations, and measurement standards by grade K-8 plus alternate standard guidance for DLM and AA-CCSS; and a 504-vs-IEP guide covering when to draft accommodation statements instead of annual goals, the format for accommodation entries, and the legal threshold differences. Will never invent baseline data — if you don't give a present-level data point, the goal contains a bracketed placeholder for the team to fill. Will refuse to draft when the student profile lacks grade + at least one area of need, and will ask specifically for what's missing.

Frequently asked

How do I write a SMART IEP goal that's measurable and Common Core aligned?
Follow the canonical structure: by [annual review date], [student] will [observable verb like decode or calculate, not understand] [condition such as 'given a 4th-grade informational text'] as measured by [CBM probes, rubric, frequency count] demonstrating [80% accuracy, 90 wcpm, 4 of 5 trials] across [3 consecutive probes, 2 settings, 2 evaluators]. The skill drafts every goal in this shape and cites the standard code (e.g., CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4) with a one-line descriptor.
What's the difference between a 504 plan and an IEP goal?
504 plans provide accommodations for equal access; IEPs provide specially designed instruction with legally required annual measurable goals. 504 goals are optional and many districts skip them. If you ask for 504 goals, the skill clarifies the legal threshold and offers three paths: a measurable accommodation list, voluntary functional access goals in 504 format, or both. It won't draft SDI goals for a 504 by mistake.
Can it write IEP goals for nonverbal students with autism?
Yes — but it needs a baseline first. Tell it the student's current communication mode (PECS level, AAC device, sign approximations, gestures), age/grade, areas of need beyond communication, and service context. Goals get drafted in the communication, social-emotional, and adaptive domains with measurement methods appropriate for the SLP and special-ed teacher to collect (frequency counts, ABC data, prompted vs. independent levels). Won't draft placeholder goals without a baseline.
Will it write goals for executive function and ADHD without academic deficits?
Yes. For a 7th grader with OHI eligibility (ADHD) who's on grade level academically but struggles with organization, task initiation, and independent work completion, the skill drafts 3-4 functional goals in the executive function and adaptive domains — 'use a checklist to break tasks into steps,' 'submit assignments through Google Classroom,' 'independently initiate independent work' — with frequency criteria (4 of 5 days), not academic content goals. Notes the IDEA functional performance connection instead of citing CCSS.
Why use this instead of a teachers-pay-teachers IEP goal bank?
Goal banks give you templated phrases you have to backfill with your student's name, baseline, and criterion — every time. This skill takes your specific student profile and writes the goals around it: your baseline (62 wcpm) lands in the fluency target, your eligibility category drives the verb bank used, your service context shapes the measurement method (resource room CBM probes vs. SLP pull-out articulation probes). One $9.99 purchase replaces a hunt through 40 goal bank pages.

Install — no Terminal required

After checkout you land on a page with a one-click download and a pre-built install prompt. Pick the AI you already pay for — both packages are included, so you can't pick wrong.

What you'll see the second your payment clears
Your license key
ST-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX · permanent
Pre-built install prompt⧉ Copy
ChatGPT package (ZIP)⬇ Download

No setup work before you buy — copy, paste, done.

Have Claude Pro, Max, or Team?
Copy the prompt, paste into Claude

Copy the pre-built install prompt from the success page, paste it into any Claude Code chat, and Claude installs the skill itself — about 10 seconds. Using the app instead? Drop the downloaded folder into a Claude Project's knowledge and ask Claude to use it.

Have ChatGPT Plus or Team?
Build a Custom GPT — ~2 minutes
  1. Click Download ChatGPT package (included with every purchase).
  2. Unzip it — inside is a SETUP.md and a knowledge/ folder.
  3. Go to chatgpt.com → your profile → My GPTs → Create a GPT → Configure.
  4. Paste the Name, Description, and Instructions from SETUP.md into the matching fields.
  5. Under Knowledge, upload every file in the knowledge/ folder.
  6. Click Create/Save, open your GPT, and describe your task in plain English.

A paid plan on either platform is required — Claude (Pro, Max, or Team) or ChatGPT (Plus or Team). Comfortable with Terminal? A one-line npx skilltree-network install path is available too.

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