In an IEP goal to reduce tantrums by 90%, with a baseline of 10 episodes per week and an initial 30% reduction target, what is the recommended next step if progress stalls?

• A. Analyze the Data per Day Instead of per Week as the Most Specific Measure is More Accurate
• B. Schedule a Planning Meeting to Discuss Any Placement in the More Restricted Environment
• C. Give the Intervention Additional Time to Realize Progress as the Time Elapsed Was Insufficient
• D. Schedule a Planning Meeting to Formulate a Different Intervention

Answer: (D)

When progress toward reducing tantrums stalls, the team should come together to review data and revise the plan. This collaborative planning meeting uses the data to decide what’s working and what isn’t, then designs a different intervention or modifications to the current approach so the goal remains achievable. It’s about adjusting the strategy based on how the behavior is actually behaving, ensuring supports match the student’s needs and the function of the behavior.

Analyzing data more granularly can help inform decisions, but it doesn’t by itself change the plan. Giving more time to see if progress emerges might be reasonable in some cases, yet when progress stalls, a revision of the intervention is typically the most direct path to moving forward. Moving the student to a more restrictive placement is a much larger change that requires additional considerations and isn’t the immediate step to address a stalled behavioral plan.

So, scheduling a planning meeting to formulate a different intervention is the best next move to regain momentum toward the target reduction.