Kari Chitty, BCBA

Kari is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a Master's in Special Education and years of experience in public education, where she taught, coached, and partnered with school teams to strengthen behavior practices and build systems of support. At Behavior Advantage, she's part of a team that makes sure partners never feel like they're figuring it out alone. From first conversations to full implementation, Kari helps school and district teams turn great tools into everyday practice, keeping things practical, manageable, and actually working for the people doing the work. Before entering education, Kari served on active duty in the Army, an experience that shaped how she leads today: steady under pressure, community-focused, collaborative, and always committed to the bigger picture.

Articles

BIP Roles Schools

The 7 Roles That Make a BIP Work: What Teachers, Specialists, Administrators, and Families Each Own

Picture this. A team has just wrapped up a BIP meeting for a third grader who has been leaving…
Behavior Intervention Plan

The Shift Toward Simpler, Stronger Behavior Intervention Plans

Behavior Intervention Plans are supposed to help teams support students more effectively. But in practice, many plans become too…
Behavior Intervention Strategies for Managing Access Behaviors

Managing Access Behaviors in Schools: Practical Behavior Intervention Strategies

A function-based, proactive approach to reducing disruption by teaching what to do instead. Disruptive behavior in students is often…
Family Engagement MTSS

5 Strategies to Increase Family Engagement in MTSS

Family engagement can be the difference between a plan that looks good on paper and a plan that actually…