FBA stands for functional behavioral assessment. The goal of an FBA is to assess why a student is behaving a certain way. Each behavior serves a purpose and an FBA works to determine this reason to adequately support the student. A team is comprised of teachers, school administrators, other support related professionals, the student, and the student's family. The team gathers information surrounding behavior(s) and meets to discuss this information to determine the 'why'. FBA's are sometimes mandated in some disciplinary instances or if not doing an FBA keeps a child from an appropriate education.
