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FBA Background Information Summer 2000
Changes made in the 1997 reauthorization of IDEA require the
use of Functional Behavioral Analysis (FBA’s) for students 10 days before or
after disciplinary action which include suspension from school, or a change of
placement to an interim alternative educational setting. The amendments also
encourage the use of "positive behavioral interventions, strategies, and
supports" in those cases when a student’s behavior "impedes their
learning or the leaning of others" (Florida Department of Education, 1999).
Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) is the process of designing
Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP’s) that are based on the relationships
between the student’s behavior and the variables identified within the
student’s environment (The Florida Department of Education, 1999). PBS is a
proactive process used to assist with the management and modification of
challenging behavior in students. PBS consists of goal identification,
Functional Behavioral Assessment, plan design, implementation and evaluation
(Florida Department of Education, 1999). FBA will be used as the basis of the
Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP). BIP’s include (The Florida Department of Education, 1999):
The Functional Behavioral Analysis Functional Behavioral Analysis (FBA) are the behavioral
assessment methods that are used in identifying and examining the variables
maintaining challenging behaviors in the classroom. The purpose of the FBA is to
determine the functional relationship between antecedents, behaviors and
consequent events (Hartwig & Ruesch, 1998): The FBA consists of two major components:
Interviews are conducted with
parents, teachers, the child and other significant adults, for the purpose of
identifying antecedent behaviors. These would include events, settings and
timing, which may predict the current challenging behavior, and it’s
consequences. The intent is to develop a hypothesis or an informed guess at the
function or the purpose of the behavior as well as how the behavior is being
reinforced. Variables that may be manipulated are identified.
The School District of Lee County, Florida The School District of Lee County, Florida, requires all
students with BIP’s to have FBA’s. The Requirements for an FBA in the School District of Lee
County (each school system will have a similar prosess):
References Drasgow, E. & Bradley, R. (1999). The IDEA Amendments of
1997: A school-wide model for conducting functional behavioral assessments. Education
& Treatment of Children, August 99, 22 (3), 244. Florida Department of Education. (1999). Facilitator’s
guide: Positive behavior support. Tallahassee, FL: Bureau of Instructional
Support and Community Services. Hartwig, E.P. & Ruesch, G.M. (1998). Functional
behavioral assessments: How to do them right! Videotape. LRP Publications. Scott, T, DeSimone, C., Fowler, W. & Webb, E. (2000).
Using functional assessment to develop interventions of challenging behaviors in
the classroom. Preventing School Failure, Winter 2000, 44 (2), 51. Web Resources Center of Effective Collaboration and Practice American Institutes for Research 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20007 Toll free: (888) 457-1551 Web site: http://cecp.air.org/ For an inclusive web site addressing student problem behavior, IDEA rights and requirements, FBA, modifying the learning environment and additional resources see: http://cecp.air.org/fba/default.htm PACER What is functional assessment? Web site: http://www.pacer.org/parent/tfunction.htm STUDENT BEHAVIOR HOME PAGE Collaboration by the Kentucky Department of Education and the
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