Service Plan - Special Considerations and Behavior

The Special Considerations and Behavior section is a conditional, system-generated component of the IEP Document that becomes available only when specific behavioral or contextual criteria are met during the IEP development process. It is designed to ensure that key behavioral considerations are addressed early in the planning process when relevant to the student’s needs.

This section prompts IEP teams to review and document behavioral factors that may impact the student’s participation, progress, or safety in the educational environment. When needed, it serves as a gateway to deeper behavioral supports, such as a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) or Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).

How does this feature work?

Create a new IEP document for the student for the current academic program year. The IEP Document will be open in draft status.
You will get the Special Considerations & Behavior Section.
To validate, open the Behavioral Section. You will notice that Include by Default in New Documents is already selected.

In this section, wherever you were asked to provide a detailed response in the last two sections, you can answer in one of the three ways:

Insert or upload your response from a statement bank.
Narrate and record your response as an audio file.
Write the response as text in the field given.

Key components

The following table outlines the details of all the fields required to build the SCB Profile.

Student information

The following table outlines the details of all the fields required to build a Student Profile.

Field Name

Description

Data Flow

Source

Student

Name of the student for whom the meeting has been called.

In

Auto-populated based on the student records.

STN

Student testing number.

In

Auto-populated based on the student records.

IEP Date

The Starting and Ending Dates for the IEP Program.

Since the IEP document is still in Draft Status, the IEP Dates are usually computed as follows:

Starting Date: The date when the student was enrolled for IEP.
Ending Date: The most recent annual IEP review date.

In

Auto-populated based on the student records.

Special considerations

The following table outlines all the fields that must be completed to create an SCB Profile or report.

Question	Possible Responses	Workflow
Has a Functional Behavioral Assessment been completed for this student?	Yes, No	Regardless of whether you choose 'Yes' or 'No', there is no impact on the workflow.
Does the student have needs related to Limited English Proficiency?	Yes, No	If the user has chosen ‘Yes’, then they are expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration. If the user has chosen ‘No’, then the workflow moves to the next section.

Behavioral concerns

The following table outlines all the fields that must be completed to create an SCB Profile or report.

Question	Possible Responses	Workflow
There is a behavior concern for the Case Conference Committee to discuss.	Yes, No	If the user has chosen ‘Yes’, then they are expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration, for the following two questions. If the user has chosen ‘No’, then the workflow moves to the next section.

Question

Response and Impact

Provide a description of the behavior of concern.

Describe what an observer would see when the behavior occurs.

What does it look like? Where does the behavior happen? Where does the behavior not happen?

No options given as responses.

However, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration.

Does the pattern of student behavior impede his or her learning or that of others?

The user is expected to choose from one of the four responses:

None
Yes – Describe the student’s behavior(s) of concern that impedes his or her learning or that of others. What is the impact of the behavior?
No – Document the reasons for determining the behaviors of concern are not impeding the student’s learning or that of others.
No – The behavior intervention plan was discontinued based upon the following data and team discussion.

Refer to Responses and their impact for more information.

Responses and their Impact

Option chosen from the previous dropdown	Impact on the workflow
None	There is no impact on the workflow. However, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration.
Yes – Describe the student’s behavior(s) of concern that impedes his or her learning or that of others. What is the impact of the behavior?	The workflow jumps to the Case Conference Committee (CCC) determination section. However, the user is still expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration.
No – Document the reasons for determining the behaviors of concern are not impeding the student’s learning or that of others.	There is no impact on the workflow. However, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration.
No – The behavior intervention plan was discontinued based upon the following data and team discussion.	There is no impact on the workflow. However, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration.

CCC determinations

Possible outcomes	Workflow
None	Does Nothing. Proceeds to the “Notes” section, where the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration.
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is not recommended at this time. Supports will be implemented as indicated.	Proceeds to the next section named “Supports To Be Implemented”. Here user is expected to select from one or more of the following options. Environmental Supports Enter a description of added supports, changes to the student’s environment, staff actions and responses to behavior, needed staff training, etc., required to meet the current needs of the student. Environment can include classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, play areas, bus, and structured and less structured settings. Also, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration. Accommodations Enter a description of accommodations and/or behavioral supports to be provided and their purpose for this student. Also, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response, either as text or as recorded voice narration Specially Designed Instruction Selection of this option indicates the CCC’s decision to include an annual goal to address this student’s behavioral needs. This does not require any elaborate description.
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is recommended. The FBA will include new data.	If you select this option, you will have to provide a detailed review for the following two questions. Why did the CCC decide to complete an FBA? Provide the CCC’s rationale for the decision to recommend a (FBA). List or describe the new student data to be collected to reevaluate this student. Then, proceed to the section named “Supports to Be Implemented”. Here, the user is expected to select from one or more of the following options. Environmental Supports Enter a description of added supports, changes to the student’s environment, staff actions and responses to behavior, needed staff training, etc., required to meet the current needs of the student. Environment can include classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, play areas, bus, and structured and less structured settings. Also, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration. Accommodations Enter a description of accommodations and/or behavioral supports to be provided and their purpose for this student. Also, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration Specially Designed Instruction Selection of this option indicates the CCC’s decision to include an annual goal to address this student’s behavioral needs. And this does not need any elaborate description.
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is recommended. The FBA will be solely based on the review of existing data.	If you select this option, then you have to select the date when “The school and the parent/guardian agree to reconvene the CCC following completion of the FBA. When will the CCC reconvene to discuss the FBA findings?”. After which you will have to provide detailed review for the following two questions. Why did the CCC decide to complete an FBA? Provide the CCC’s rationale for the decision to recommend a (FBA). List or describe the new student data to be collected to reevaluate this student. Then, proceed to the section named “Supports to Be Implemented”. Here user is expected to select from one or more of the following options. Environmental Supports Enter a description of added supports, changes to the student’s environment, staff actions and responses to behavior, needed staff training, etc., required to meet the current needs of the student. Environment can include classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, play areas, bus, and structured and less structured settings. Also, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration. Accommodations Enter a description of accommodations and/or behavioral supports to be provided and their purpose for this student. Also, the user is expected to provide an elaborate response either as text or as recorded voice narration Specially Designed Instruction Selection of this option indicates the CCC’s decision to include an annual goal to address this student’s behavioral needs. And this does not need any elaborate description.
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) has been completed.	Under the heading ‘Behavioral Intervention Plan Development’ you are expected to reply to the question, “Please select one of these options to indicate where this student’s completed FBA may be found”. For this, the user is given the following options to choose from: Functional Behavior Assessment was completed within the Education Evaluation Process in the IEP System. Functional Behavior Assessment was completed without using the IEP System. For this option, the user is expected to browse and upload the latest assessment document.
A review of the existing Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is needed.	Under the heading ‘Behavioral Intervention Plan Development’ you are expected to reply to the question, “Please select one of these options to indicate where this student’s completed FBA may be found”. For this the user is given the following options to choose from: Functional Behavior Assessment was completed within the Education Evaluation Process in the IEP System. Functional Behavior Assessment was completed without using the IEP System. For this option, the user is expected to browse and upload the latest assessment document.

Notes

In this section, you can document any additional information, details, or references that might have been left out in previous sections.

For this section, the details can be captured as well as formatted text in the space provided alongside the field.

To access the formatting option click the stylized text icon ().
The text field also supports Spell Check () on the inserted text.

You can also import the text from another document using the Statement Bank Icon (). Alternatively, click the Speak Text Icon () to record a voice-over narration.