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Action Plan Tool
How to Use
Follow these 4 simple steps to turn your goals for adulthood into real, trackable progress. Set a goal, build a plan, take action, then check in and adjust.
GOAL
Create goals for adulthood on your Individualized Education Program (IEP), Person Centered Plan, or using another Goal Planning Tool.
PLAN
Customize your action plan for topic area(s) of interest, based on your goals. Make a plan for when each item will be completed, by whom, and using which resources or services.
DO
Begin taking action on your chosen action plan items! Remember to block out time to complete them.
CHECK
Monitor your progress using our Action Plan Monitoring chart. It’s OK for plans to change! Adjust, or re-create, your Action Plan, as needed.
Action Plan Monitoring Chart
Add your action plan items to this monitoring chart to track when each item will be done, by whom, and with what resources.
Having trouble completing an Action Item?
Find what’s getting in the way, and what to try next.
| What stopped you | What to do |
|---|---|
| Too big or too hard | Break the item down into smaller steps |
| Not enough time | Set a new time in the “By when” column Remember to block out the new time in your planner or calendar |
| Something came up | Set a new time in the “By when” column Remember to block out the new time in your planner or calendar |
| I/ we need more information or skills | Check out Work Together NC’s resource library and toolkits. |
| I/ we need more help | Check out Work Together NC’s service library |
| My goal has changed. | Recreate your action plan |