ABC Behavior tracking form. Use this form to accurately track student's behavior. Teachers, Aides, Admin can all easily follow this data tracking sheet when a behavior is occurring. Having this ready on a clipboard that is easily accessible has been vital for documentation in my experience. This form can be used to update IEP goals, communicate with staff, admin and parents about the behavior, and to analyze the behavior in more detail.

Items included: (All are in a checklist format for quick and specific documentation during a behavior)

Antecedent options:

Setting:

• Restroom
• Hallway
• Cafeteria
• Resource Classroom
• Gen Edu. Classroom
• Outside
• Gymnasium
• Other

Activity

• Free Time
• Lunch
• 1:1 Instruction
• Small Group Instruction
• Full Class Instruction
• Independent Work
• Group Work
• Transition Time- Within classroom
• Transition Time- Outside of Classroom
• Other

What happened:

• Demand Placed
• Physical Transition
• Removal of Attention
• Denial of Access
• Task Transition

Notes:

Behavior:

Observable Behavior:

• Screaming / Yelling
• Self-Injurious behavior (SIB)
• Eloping from assigned area
• Task refusal
• Physical aggression towards others
• Withdrawal
• Destruction of property
• Crying 
• Hitting items in environment (desk, wall, chair)
• iPad misuse (technology violation)
• Thrown iPad or other device
• Other

Perceived Function

• Attention
• Access
• Escape
• Sensory

Additional Notes

Consequence:

Consequence

• Verbal Reminder
• Visual Reminder
• Removal from group
• Remove attention
• Place demand again
• Loss of privilege
• Office Consequence
• Lunch Detention
• ISS / OSS
• Other

Intensity

• 1  (minor)
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5 (not safe)

Staff Present / Names

• TOR
• Teacher
• Aide
• Admin
• SRO
• Other

Follow Up

• Parent Contacted
• Other Staff / Admin contacted
• PowerSchool Log Entry
• Process w/ Team about situation
• Process with student after calm
• New skills to teach?

Scripting of Observable Behaviors

• This is a spot to write down more specifics of the behavior that is occurring. (Quotes from students, more specific behaviors that are occurring, additional information that was not included in previous section).