Walk In Strategic: Building a Sustainable School-Based BCBA System Before the First Fire Starts

Many school-based BCBAs begin the school year with the best intentions, only to find themselves immediately pulled into crises, referrals, and competing demands. This session will help participants identify the systems, practices, and consultation strategies that allow them to begin the school year proactively rather than reactively. Using real-world school examples, participants will learn how to establish role clarity, prioritize high-impact activities, create sustainable behavior support systems, and build collaborative relationships that prevent common bottlenecks. Attendees will leave with practical tools and an action plan they can implement before the first month of school is over. This presentation is designed specifically for BCBAs working in educational settings and emphasizes ethical, effective, and sustainable behavior analytic practice within schools.

Speaker Name

Meghan Edwards, MA, BCBA

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Walk In Strategic: Building a Sustainable School-Based BCBA System Before the First Fire Starts

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Identify at least three indicators that a school-based behavior support system is operating reactively rather than proactively.

Describe at least three strategies for establishing role clarity and prioritizing behavior analytic services within educational settings.

Develop a school-year action plan that includes at least three systems designed to improve efficiency, consultation effectiveness, or behavior support implementation.

Meghan Edwards, MA, BCBA

Meghan Edwards, M.A., BCBA, is a school-based Board Certified Behavior Analyst, former special education teacher, and founder of School Based BCBA and The Behavior Lounge. She has spent more than a decade supporting students, educators, and school teams across public school settings while helping school-based BCBAs create practical, sustainable systems that work in real schools. Meghan is passionate about bridging the gap between behavior science and the realities of education, with a focus on role clarity, collaboration, effective consultation, and building systems that reduce burnout while increasing impact. Through trainings, consulting, and The Behavior Lounge membership community, she supports school-based BCBAs in moving from constantly putting out fires to building capacity within their schools.