What Parents Need to
Know About
FBAs and BIPs
Ellen Stoltz, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Office of Special Education,
Hartford Schools

Three P’s….
• PURPOSE: Know and understand the important sections of an FBA and BIP
• PROCESS: Power Point, Q and A
• PAY-OFF: Be able to advocate for your child to ensure the plan is appropriate and shows positive outcomes

What is a Functional
Behavior Assessment?
• Identifies situation
• Identifies triggers
• Identifies consequences
• Identifies the function or purpose

What is a Functional
Behavior Assessment?
Let’s take a look at an FBA…

What is a Behavior
Intervention Plan?
• Identifies target behavior…what do we want to change?
• Identifies intervention…what do we do to change the behavior?
• Identifies intervention…where do we change the behavior…
• Identifies measures of success…what data do we collect?

Behavior Intervention
Plan
• Let’s take a look at a BIP
• Let’s take a look at an ABC chart

Example of an FBA and
BIP
• Let’s create one together…