Behavior

Behavior Support

Berrien RESA Guidance Regarding Permitted Actions (03.23) - This document outlines guidance relative to restraint and seclusion situations and required documentation.
Individual Student Behavior Support: The Behavior Intake Process Overview (08.25)- Berrien RESA's process for requesting individual student behavior support from a Berrien RESA Individual Behavior Support Consultant.
Consent - Individual Student Behavior Support (09.24) - This is a template that can be used for a district to obtain consent from a parent before requesting the support of the Berrien RESA Behavior Specialists. You can use this template, a consent form from your district, or an email from the parent to demonstrate, in writing, that the district communicated the intent to contact Berrien RESA for behavior support and the parent/guardian consented.

Resources

Essential Behavior Outcome Skills (EBOS) -

Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)

FBA Types (08.25) - This printable PDF chart describes the three types of FBAs, when each should be used, who is required to complete it, if a REED is needed, data needed, and behavioral examples.
FBA Types with Links (08.25) - This is the same chart as the printable version above but in view-only Google Sheets format with active links to resources.

Templates & Completion Guides - You will need to make a copy of any template in order to enter any data or information.

INFORMAL FBA

Parent Notification of an Informal Functional Behavior Assessment (08.25) - Use this form to notify parents of an Informal FBA
Informal Functional Behavior Assessment (I-FBA) Template (09.23) - This is the recommended template for an Informal FBA in Berrien County.
Informal FBA Completion Guide (09.23) - Use this guide and the resources embedded within the guide to help you complete the Informal Functional Behavior Assessment Template.
Informal FBA Presentation (11.23) - This presentation goes through the Informal FBA process and provides examples
Records Review Form (10.23) - Used as part of the Informal FBA process
Billy Madison Records Review Form (11.23) - This is an example of a completed Records Review form

DIAGNOSTIC FBA

Consent for a Functional Behavior Assessment (08.25) - Use this consent form when an observation or additional data is needed to complete an FBA for a gen ed student, or a gen ed student not suspected of a disability. (Use the REED if special education eligibility is being considered).
Diagnostic Functional Behavior Assessment (D-FBA) Template (09.23) - This is the recommended template for a Diagnostic FBA in Berrien County.
Diagnostic Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Completion Guide (09.23) - Use this guide and the resources embedded within the guide to help you complete the Diagnostic Functional Behavior Assessment Template.
Records Review Form (10.23) - Used as part of the Informal FBA process
Billy Madison Records Review Form (11.23) - This is an example of a completed Records Review form

COMPREHENSIVE FBA

Comprehensive Functional Behavior Assessment (C-FBA) Template (09.23) - This is the recommended template for a Comprehensive FBA in Berrien County. A completion guide is not available for the Comprehensive FBA, as it needs to be conducted by certified school staff with advanced training and experience in applied behavior analysis.

Additional Resources

Operationally Defining Behavior: Primary Behavior of Concern & Replacement Behavior (05.23) - A brief overview of what it means to operationally define behavior and the necessary components of an operational definition of a behavior
Operational Definitions of Commonly Occurring Behaviors (05.23) - Example operational definitions of behaviors frequently observed in school settings
Successive Approximations Worksheet (05.23) - A plan of behavioral approximations and strategies to encourage the student to move from the primary behavior of concern toward the desired behavior
List of Antecedent Interventions (09.23) - A list of commonly used antecedent interventions that can be used in FBA recommendations or BIPs.

Examples (also linked within the Completion Guides)

Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)

You will need to make a copy of any template to enter any data or information.

Templates & Completion Guides

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Template (08.23) - This is the recommended template for the development of a Behavior Intervention Plan in Berrien County
Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Completion Guide (08.23) - Use this guide to help you complete the Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Template
Behavior Plan Review Meeting Template (03.25) - Use this as an agenda for talking points during a behavior plan review meeting and a template to document student progress and adjustments that need to be made to a student's behavior plan.
Behavior Plan Meeting Visual Overview (03.25) - This is an overview of the behavior plan meeting, stated in simple terms, that can be provided to parents or other meeting participants

Additional Resources

Presentation - Develop, Implement, & Monitor Meaningful BIPs (08.23) - Introduction to BIP Template and use of the BIP Completion Guide to develop, implement and monitor meaningful BIPs
- Example FBA (08.23) - Use this FBA to complete the activities in the Develop, Implement, & Monitor Meaningful BIPs presentation.
- Example BIP (08.23) - Use this BIP to complete the activities in the Develop, Implement, & Monitor Meaningful BIPs presentation.
- Example BIP Progress Monitoring (08.23) - This provides an example of documentation for progress monitoring of behaviors and interventions for a BIP
Operationally Defining Behavior: Primary Behavior of Concern & Replacement Behavior (05.23) - A brief overview of what it means to operationally define behavior and the necessary components of an operational definition of a behavior
Operational Definitions of Commonly Occurring Behaviors (05.23) - Example operational definitions of behaviors frequently observed in school settings
Successive Approximations Worksheet (05.23) - A plan of behavioral approximations and strategies to encourage the student to move from the primary behavior of concern toward the desired behavior

Data Collection

You will need to make a copy of any template in order to enter any data or information.

Data Collection Tools and Purposes (9.23) - This chart describes data types, appropriate uses for the data type, applicable behaviors, and how to use the data.
Data Frequently Used to Analyze Behavior (9.23) - List of data sources and assessments frequently used to analyze behaviors

Scatterplot Analysis

Scatterplot Form and Examples (8.22) - Use a scatterplot to identify if a behavior has a relationship between times of day or activities
Scatterplots for the Classroom (8.22) - A brief video that shows how to use a scatterplot to collect and interpret behavior data
Scatterplots Micro PD (9.22) - This micro PD gives an overview of how to complete a scatterplot and provides links to forms and the scatterplots training video

ABC Analysis

ABC Tracker (9.23) - Helps to identify the possible motivation or function of a behavior. See FBA to BIP Module 1 for more information on completing an ABC Tracker.
ABC Tracker - Routines Analysis (9.22) - Helps to prioritize routines/segments of the day when most challenging behaviors are occurring. See FBA to BIP Module 1 for more information on completing a Routines Analysis.

Interviews

Records Review

Records Review Form (10.23) - Used as part of the Informal FBA process
Billy Madison Records Review Form (11.23) - This is an example of a completed Records Review form

Other

Supports for Educator Behavior

Beyond Reason Cliff Notes - A cheat sheet to discover the underlying core concerns of a conflict and how to manage them in meaningful ways.
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Mental Health Supports

PBIS

Berrien RESA - Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) - Website outlining RESA's PBIS support for districts in Berrien county.
Berrien RESA - Student Focused Support - A training and coaching support network services districts within Berrien county.
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Essential Behavior Outcome Skills (EBOS) - x
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