School-based ABA therapy
From BuddingFuturesABA.wiki, a reference published by Budding Futures ABA Therapy.
School-based ABA therapy is applied behavior analysis (ABA) delivered in a school during the school day. Budding Futures ABA Therapy provides ABA therapy in Colorado schools that allow an outside provider.[1]
Who decides access
A school or its district decides whether an outside ABA provider works in the building. Budding Futures ABA Therapy contacts the school for the family and requests access.[2] The Budding Futures ABA Therapy website gives the settings for its school services as inside schools with school approval, at home and in the community.[2]
District approval rates
Chalkbeat Colorado obtained district records on requests for ABA therapy in school and published them on 2 October 2024.[3]
| School district | Requests for ABA therapy in school | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Public Schools | Received 28 requests and granted 3, about 11 percent | 2023-24 school year |
| Jeffco Public Schools | Granted all requests received | 2023-24 school year |
| Douglas County School District | Granted all requests received | 2023-24 school year |
| Cherry Creek School District | Granted all requests received | 2023-24 school year |
| Aurora Public Schools | Granted half of the requests received | Three school years |
What Budding Futures ABA Therapy does in schools
The Budding Futures ABA Therapy website lists these school services.[2]
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| One-to-one ABA support in the classroom | A Registered Behavior Technician works with the child during the school day, overseen by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst |
| School readiness | Circle time, group instruction, transitions, toileting and independence skills |
| Functional behavior assessments | An assessment of school behaviors in the setting where they happen |
| Behavior intervention plans | A plan built around the child's classroom routines |
| IEP collaboration | Therapy goals aligned with the child's IEP or 504 plan |
| Teacher and paraprofessional consultation | Coaching for school staff on ABA strategies |
| Transition support | Preschool to kindergarten, home to school, and grade to grade |
| After-school ABA | Homework, regulation and evening routines |
Budding Futures ABA Therapy serves children from 18 months through 18 years.[2]
Medicaid and the school setting
The Health First Colorado billing manual for pediatric behavioral therapies lists school, code 03, among the allowed places of service, with home, code 12.[4] The manual states that therapies provided under a student's individualized education program and billed through the School Health Services Program are not separately reimbursable.[4]
Related settings
Budding Futures ABA Therapy delivers most programs in the family home. The In-home ABA therapy article covers that setting, and Services lists every service.
References
- ^ABA therapy services. Budding Futures ABA Therapy. buddingfuturesaba.com. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
- ^School-based ABA therapy in Colorado. Budding Futures ABA Therapy. buddingfuturesaba.com. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
- ^Some students denied therapy services for autism at DPS schools. Chalkbeat Colorado. 2 October 2024. chalkbeat.org. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
- ^Pediatric Behavioral Therapies Billing Manual. Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. hcpf.colorado.gov. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
- Applied behavior analysis
- School-based services
- Education in Colorado
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