Rob Spain

Helping school-based BCBAs lead with confidence, master behavior systems, and create positive, lasting change in school environments.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

Handing a para a copy of the behavior plan is not training. Model it, have them practice it with you, and give feedback the same day. That’s how a plan on paper starts working at recess.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

AI can draft the behavior plan. It can't do the observation for you.

It can't see what happens right before the behavior, who is in the room, or what the student is getting out of it. That's the FBA. Use AI for the paperwork. Keep the watching human.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

Student misbehavior or paperwork? For a lot of teachers it's the same answer. If the behavior plan's data sheet takes 10 minutes a period, the plan is adding to the drain. Make data collection fit in under a minute, or it won't get done.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

AI can draft the behavior plan. It can't do the observation for you.

AI-assisted plans can save time on writing. But a plan is only as good as the data and context behind it. Someone still has to watch, ask the teacher, and test the function.

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

HISD plans to deepen its focus on artificial intelligence through more Future 2 schools, an AI course for high school students and AI-assisted special education plans. https://t.co/eUCOG81Inw

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

A new RAND survey says teachers spent about 8 hours a week on student behavior and mental health supports. That's a full workday nobody schedules. If your school tracks minutes for reading, track this too. Strong Tier 1 systems are how you win that day back.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

Most behavior plans fail on Monday, not in the meeting. The plan was fine; nobody practiced it. Ten minutes of staff role-play beats a 12-page document every time.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

If a student on a behavior plan can never earn the class reward, the system isn't built for them. Keep the same reward, change the criteria. Set their goal from their own baseline so they can win this week, then raise the bar. Fair means every kid can earn it.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

If a student on a behavior plan does the same thing twice and nothing happens, the plan isn't the problem. The missing piece is. Every plan needs a written staff response for when the behavior happens again. Teachers shouldn't have to guess, and they shouldn't feel blamed.

[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

Hey, look. Not only credential, but they’re handing out badges now I thought this was kind of a cool way to do it.

View my verified achievement from International Behavior Analysis Organization.

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[Rob Spain @robspainBCBA]

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