
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
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…
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…
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…
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…





