SPED plans & legal paperwork

Question 0

Who writes the BIP?

Answer 0

Behavior Support Team (BST) that includes the administrator, behavior specialist, school representative (teachers who work with the student), parents

Question 1

BIP

Answer 1

Behavior Improvement Plan
Description of target behavior & hypotheses for why it occurs (ABCs) based on the FBA

Interventions are PROACTIVE (adjust environment to prevent), EDUCATIVE (teach skills), & EFFECTIVE (manage consequences to reinforce)

Separate from the IEP but documented in it, reviewed annually

Question 2

FBA

Answer 2

Functional Behavior Assessment: conducted with parental consent
Determines the purpose of a behavior: data for the frequency, duration, and patterns of the behavior along with ABCs

Multiple data sources: direct observation, info from student/parents/teacher/service providers, & data records

Required for a BIP

Question 3

IEP

Answer 3

Student plan for school (reviewed annually), must be written within 30 days of determining eligibility
3-22 yrs or graduation
States student strengths & needs
Has dates and location of services
Written by an IEP team with school psychologist, SPED teacher, parent, and other specialists

Question 4

504 plan

Answer 4

For K-12 students not covered in SPED with an IEP: legally binding accommodations
Written after a school evaluation by the school nurse, caregiver, & 504 coordinator
Reviewed annually

Question 5

IFSP

Answer 5

Individual Family Service Plan
Present functioning levels & development needs
Results or outcomes expected
Dates & location (in a natural environment) for services
Info on family support & nutrition services
Steps to transition to preschool or IEP
0-3yrs
Reviewed every 6 months, updated annually

Question 6

Who writes the IFSP?

Answer 6

Parents, service coordinator responsible for implementing the IFSP, & the specialist who conducted the evaluations

Question 7

Manifestation Determination

Answer 7

Meeting that occurs within 10 days of misbehavior that could cause a student with an IEP to be removed/suspended from their placement for more than 10 days.
Determines if the student can be punished or if it is a part of the disability, & if the issue has been address/managed properly by the school
Attended by district representative, parents, IEP team members

Question 9

Functional assessment vs. Functional analysis

Answer 9

Assessment: in a natural environment under typical conditions

Analysis: in an environment manipulated to produce behaviors