Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5007 – Positive Behavioral Interventions
When the IEP team finds that (1) instructional strategies, classroom management approaches, and current goals are ineffective in a given situation, or (2) the behaviors are “other severe behavior problems that are pervasive and are maladaptive,” or (3) when previous positive behavioral intervention plans are determined to be unsuccessful in reducing dangerous or seriously maladaptive behavior, the IEP team will initiate the FBA to obtain necessary information about the related antecedent(s) and consequences of the targeted behavior. Using this information, a more systematic and comprehensive BIP may be developed by an expanded IEP team; implemented by appropriately trained staff, parents, and others necessary to carry out the goals and objectives; and regularly monitored by one or more members of the IEP team. The BIP is to be implemented as necessary in all school-related settings such as the classroom, playground, community- based instructional setting, and/or work site. Since the functional assessme nt will also include many other aspects of a student’s functional life behaviors, it is intended that the BIP be discussed with the parents and/or caregivers and shared, as appropriate, with other agency staff responsible for related services or residential care for the student. It is not intended that school staff be required to implement the plan in non-educational settings unless the service and setting is specifically designated in the student’s IEP.
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Behavioral Emergency
State law continues to require that LEAs complete a behavioral emergency report (BER) when emergency interventions are used for a student with a disability or if serious property damage occurs ( California Education Code § 56521.1(e) ). To be defined as a behavioral emergency, the behavior must pose a clear and present danger of serious physical harm to the student or others or pose a threat of serious property damage. Emergency interventions such as physical restraint may be necessary to control the unpredictable, spontaneous behavior that poses clear and present danger of serious physical harm to the student or others, that cannot be immediately prevented by a response less restrictive than the temporary application of a technique used to contain the behavior. The law requires that the LEA schedule an IEP team meeting within two days (form DM 68M) to review the completed BER (form DM 114) for a student who has a BIP, to determine whether any incident involving a previously unseen serious behavior problem or where a previously designed intervention is not effective, warrants further assessment through an FBA or revision of the BIP. If the student does not have a BIP, the designated responsible administrator shall, within two days, schedule an IEP meeting to determine if a FBA of that emergency behavior is warranted, document the reason why the FBA will or will not be conducted, and develop an interim BIP.
BP 5007 – Positive Behavioral Interventions
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 09/14)
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