What to check
Read the plan for these specific details
Which report recommendations are school-related and tied to if the behavior plan follows the identified function and gives staff concrete prevention and replacement-skill steps.
Confirm the IEP sections that should respond are updated: FBA, BIP, behavior goals, accommodations, staff supports, removal data, safety plan, and progress monitoring.
Look for records showing the team connected the key school-related recommendation with school data, the written IEP record, or a documented refusal when a specific change was requested.
Sample outside-report finding
Private Functional Behavior Assessment recommendations need an IEP crosswalk
What the record shows
The private FBA says escape from writing tasks drives behavior, but the IEP behavior plan only lists loss of privileges.
What to ask for
Request in writing that the team identify which one or two school-related recommendations it considered, what school data it is relying on, and if any requested change was accepted, trialed, refused, or needs more data.
A written request you can use
Send one specific question
“Please compare the private FBA findings with the current BIP and document what prevention, replacement skill, and data collection steps will change.”
Document based IEP review
Check the pages you already have
The review reads the pages you upload, points to the wording behind each concern, and helps you prepare questions. It does not send anything to your school or decide a legal claim.
Common questions
Does the school have to follow a private functional behavior assessment?
If a parent shares a private evaluation, ask the team to document how the results were considered when making IEP decisions. That does not mean the team will adopt every recommendation. Ask what school data and reasoning supports any recommendation the team is not adopting.
What should I compare first?
Start with behavior definitions, antecedents, function, setting events, replacement skills, reinforcement, crisis prevention, and BIP recommendations, then compare those findings with FBA, BIP, behavior goals, accommodations, staff supports, removal data, safety plan, and progress monitoring.
What if the school says it considered the report but changed nothing?
Ask where that response is documented. If you requested an IEP, evaluation, or service change and the team refused it, ask if Prior Written Notice (PWN) will be provided.