Behavior and Students with Disabilities

Is your child with a disability displaying behavior problems at school? When a child with an IEP has challenging behaviors in school that are not improving, parents may request a functional behavior assessment (FBA) to more closely examine the behaviors of concern. RISE LI brings you links to resources so you can research and understand: -What is a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)? -What are the state and federal regulations that govern FBAs? -How you can put your request for an FBA in writing. -What an FBA must include? What are best practices for administering an FBA? -What should follow once an FBA is administered and reviewed by the CSE? FYI, if a parent does not agree with the results of the individualized evaluation of your child, as conducted by the school system, (the FBA) they have the right to obtain what is known as an Independent Educational Evaluation, or an IEE (§300.502)

Resources: "Functional Behavioral Assessments" Guidance from New York State Education Dept. (NYSED) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/topicalbriefs/FBA.htm

“What is a Functional Behavioral Assessment and How Is It Used? An Overview for Parents” https://www.pacer.org/parent/php/php-c215a.pdf

“Functional Behavioral Assessments: "What, Why, When, Where, and Who?” https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/discipl.fab.starin.htm

“A Resource Collection | Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans” https://www.parentcenterhub.org/fba-bip-resources/

“Functional Behavior Assessment” http://www.ideapartnership.org/documents/ASD-Collection/asd-dg_Brief_FBA.pdf

“Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Interventions: What Parents Need to Know” https://osepideasthatwork.org/node/123

“Functional Assessment: What It Is and How It Works” https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/evaluation-basics/functional-assessment-what-it-is-and-how-it-works

“Functional Behavioral Assessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan” https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/fba/

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