An FBA is a tool used to assess a student's behavior and why it is getting in the way of academics. It is used to provide information to the adults working with the student in order to discover the function (what the child is getting) of that behavior. Once the function is determined, the information from the FBA is used to create a BIP. FBAs are typically used in situations where a child has a special education plan and it looks as though the behavior is getting in the way of that child learning. FBAs can also be used in similar situations even if a child does not have specialized education, but this is not typical as it is not mandated by law.
