Advancement · School Operations

A plan built on the function,
not on the frustration.

A behavior intervention plan works when every part follows from the assessment: a behavior anyone could count, a replacement that gets the student the same result, and adult responses that stop rewarding the old behavior. Keep each plan by student code with its baseline, goal and review date. The organizer flags labels instead of behaviors, overdue reviews, old assessments and responses that work against the function.

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Behavior plans

The worked example is made up: an escape-maintained walk-out with a review six days late, a plan written with labels on an old assessment and a plan for hitting with a safety section. Saved on this device only, by student code.

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What you get

Advancement · School Operations$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
A record per plan: student code, plan and FBA dates, an observable definition, baseline and goal, the function, triggers, prevention, the replacement behavior, reinforcement, adult responses, data method, review date and five checks. Works out the reduction the goal asks for, days to the review and the FBA’s age; flags labels in the definition, goals no lower than baseline, overdue reviews, FBAs over a year old and responses that reward the function.
Who it is for
School psychologists, behavior specialists, special education teachers and student support teams.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved plan per student code. Prints one plan, every plan in a table or a blank plan form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the School operations toolkit ($49) and the Advancement Suite pass ($99), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The School Operations space in Caveat Advancement.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Start from a current functional behavior assessment.
  2. Define the behavior so anyone could count it.
  3. Pick a replacement that gets the same result.
  4. Write how every adult responds.
  5. Set a review date and take data until then.

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Match the function

Match the replacement to the functionFunctionThe behavior getsReplacementEscape or avoidOut of a hard taskAsking for a break or helpAttentionAdults or peers reactingA way to ask for attentionItem or activitySomething wantedAsking, or waiting with a timerSensoryA feeling it producesA safer way to get that feelingMatch the replacement to the functionEscape or avoidThe behavior gets: Out of a hard taskReplacement: Asking for a break or helpAttentionThe behavior gets: Adults or peers reactingReplacement: A way to ask for attentionItem or activityThe behavior gets: Something wantedReplacement: Asking, or waiting with a timerSensoryThe behavior gets: A feeling it producesReplacement: A safer way to get that feeling
A replacement behavior only works if it gets the student the same result faster and more easily than the target behavior did.

Observable, not a label

“Defiant” means different things to different adults, so nobody can count it. “Says ‘no’ and keeps working on something else after a direction is given twice” can be counted by anyone, which is what lets the team see whether the plan works.

Responses that backfire

When a behavior serves escape, sending the student out of the room can reward it. When it serves attention, a trip to the office adds new adults to talk to. The response section should take the function away from the behavior, not add to it.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations: 34 CFR 300.530(f) and 300.324(a)(2)(i) (functional behavioral assessments, behavior intervention plans and positive behavioral interventions and supports).
  2. Center on PBIS (pbis.org). Function-based support and behavior intervention planning resources.
  3. Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E. and Heward, W. L. (2020). Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd ed.). Pearson.
  4. O’Neill, R. E. and others (2015). Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior: A Practical Handbook (3rd ed.). Cengage.

The worked example is made up. Plans should be written by a team with the family, following your district’s procedures. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.