This presentation will provide participants with a quantitative tool to evaluate whether a completed FBA/BIP meets the essential components of an evidence-based FBA/BIP. The TATE is an 18 item evaluation tool that measures the degree of implementation of core components. The TATE has acceptable inter-rater reliability and can be used by school districts as a professional development needs assessment and as a pre/post measure to evaluate improvement in the quality of FBA/BIPs.
The session will include:
- a description of the evaluation tool including its development and psychometrics
- technical adequacy results from scoring more than 200 FBA/BIPs
- case study scoring examples
- descriptions of how school districts use the TATE to improve their FBA/BIP practices
Participants attending will be given an opportunity to use the TATE to score an FBA and will receive a copy of the tool with the scoring rubric.
Following the TATE, an overview of the PTR model of a standardized FBA/BIP process will be shared. PTR was evaluated by a randomized controlled trial and found to be more effective in improving student social skills, problem behavior, and academic engagement time than students who receive typical behavior supports in schools. Participants will be given an overview of the four-step model, adaptations made to make it feasible and efficient in school settings. and a job-embedded professional development framework to increase FBA/BIP facilitator/coach capacity. Case examples will be provided and participants will receive sample tools that have been used effectively by multiple school districts and teams.