SMART Goals
What it means:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time-bound

How fastIEP helps:

• Prompts teachers to clarify the skill or behavior for each student (Specific, Attainable, Relevant).
• Automatically generates progress charts for measurable tracking (Measurable).
• Aligns goal deadlines with the student’s IEP year, or with benchmarks (Time-bound).

ABCD+T Goals
What it means:

• Audience (who)
• Behavior (what they’ll do)
• Condition (under what circumstances)
• Degree (how well or how often)
• +Timeframe

How fastIEP helps:

• Goal tiles allow you to capture each element clearly. The goals are specific to each student (Audience), the task and circumstances are listed within the core text of the goal (Behavior and Condition)
• Data entry supports percentage, numerical, and yes/no outcomes to match “degree.”
• Built-in timelines keep the “timeframe” visible.

SMILE Goals
What it means:

• Specific
• Meaningful
• Instructionally relevant
• Linked to curriculum
• Evaluated

How fastIEP helps:

• Ensures goals are tied to curriculum areas with customizable categories and goals for each student (Specific, Instructionally relevant, Linked to curriculum).
• Provides space for instructional notes (making goals Meaningful and Instructionally relevant).
• Auto-generated reports show progress over time (Evaluated).

Other Frameworks
We know there are other models out there, such as RUMBA (Reasonable, Understandable, Measurable, Behavioral, Achievable). fastIEP’s flexibility means that as long as your goals are written in your district’s preferred format, you can log data, track progress, and generate reports seamlessly.

Bottom Line
fastIEP is goal-framework agnostic. No matter how you write your IEP goals, our platform helps you:

• Collect data consistently
• Monitor progress in real time
• Generate reports for families and teams
• Save time while meeting compliance standards