IRIS Center
Evidence-based practice modules for special education.
Ask the Advisor
An Advisor that knows this student.
Ask a question in plain words. Answers come from the student’s own logs, observations and plan, and from a curated evidence base. You decide what to use.
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All plansIncluded in every plan, the Teacher Plan too. Chat, including family and meeting reports, is in every plan. The report canvas, with charts and PDF export, is Team and Organization.
- Why are science labs so much harder for Marcus than reading?
- What changed for Elena in September?
- What should we try next with Sarah Chen at lunch?
Ask in plain words
The questions you actually have at 3:15.
No prompts to learn and no report to configure. Ask the way you would ask a colleague who has read every log, and get an answer about this student, not students in general.
This student’s data, and only theirs
Answers from the student’s own logs, observations and plan.
Answers come only from that student’s own logs, observations and plan. One student’s outcomes never shape advice for another student.
After five logs, the Advisor suggests a possible function of the behavior, drawn from the pattern. The team decides; it is not a diagnosis. When the student has a BIP, the Advisor sees it and reinforces its strategies.
Shows its reasoning
See why it says what it says.
Every answer shows the reasoning behind it, so a teacher can check the logic against what they saw in the room. The Advisor reads time patterns from the student’s aggregated data, not from one memorable day.
Labeled as AI. Teachers decide.
A colleague with ideas. Never the one who decides.
Research on people over-trusting automated output shaped how the Advisor works: it suggests, shows its reasoning, and leaves the decision with the team.
Labeled as AI
Answers are labeled as AI, so teachers always know when the Advisor wrote something.
Rated by teachers
Teachers rate each conversation, so weak answers get noticed.
Reviewed nightly
Advice is reviewed nightly for alignment.
Curated evidence base
Recommendations from sources your team already trusts.
Recommendations draw on a curated evidence base from the IRIS Center, PBIS and special education practice, or on the district’s own guidelines.
PBIS
Positive behavior interventions and supports.
Special education practice
Established practice for behavior support in special education.
Your district’s guidelines
Or the district’s own guidelines, so advice matches local practice.
From a special education teacher
People are amazed when they come see how much calmer my room is since the first week of school. We’ve had several on the spot suggestions. We love it.
I’m not as exhausted at the end of the day either.
Reports and documents
When you need a document, ask for it.
Every plan can ask for these in chat, from the student’s own data. The report canvas, which lays out a custom report with charts for PDF export, is Team and Organization.
All plans
BIP content
Draft BIP content in your state’s or district’s form, from the student’s logged data.
See Behavior Plans: BIP contentAll plans
Progress summaries
Goal-by-goal progress in plain words, ready for the review meeting.
See Goal Progress: Progress summariesAll plans
Family reports
Glows and grows for the family, in any language the family needs.
See Parent & Meeting Reports: Family reports
Built responsibly. Reviewed independently.
Responsibly Designed AI Certified.
Digital Promise reviewed BrighterBalance against five requirements: privacy, data security, bias monitoring, AI labels, and educator override.
- Student data is never sold, never used for ads, and never used to train AI
- Answers are labeled as AI
- The Advisor suggests. Teachers decide.
The facts
At a glance
- Who uses it
- Special educators, behavior teams and classroom teachers. District reviewers check how it works.
- What it answers from
- Only that student’s own logs, observations and plan, plus a curated evidence base.
- Where the guidance comes from
- The IRIS Center, PBIS and special education practice, or the district’s own guidelines.
- What the team keeps
- Every decision. Answers are labeled as AI, and the team decides what to use.
Same student record
Where this connects
Every feature reads from and writes to the same student record, so nothing is entered twice.
All plans
Parent & Meeting Reports
Family reports in their language, plus your prep sheet.
See Parent & Meeting Reports: Parent & Meeting ReportsTeam & Organization
Behavior Plans
Write a stronger BIP from real data, then track every goal in it.
See Behavior Plans: Behavior PlansAll plans
Student Profile
Every log from every adult, with the pattern surfaced.
See Student Profile: Student ProfileAll plans
Logging Without a Form
No form to fill out. Log the way you already work.
See Logging Without a Form: Logging Without a FormFAQ
Questions teams ask
Does one student’s data shape advice for another?
No. Answers come only from that student’s own logs, observations and plan. One student’s outcomes never shape advice for another student.
Where do the recommendations come from?
From a curated evidence base from the IRIS Center, PBIS and special education practice, or from the district’s own guidelines.
Does the Advisor decide the function of a behavior?
No. After five logs it suggests a possible function, drawn from the pattern. The team decides; it is not a diagnosis.
How do we know an answer came from AI?
Answers are labeled as AI. Teachers rate each conversation, and advice is reviewed nightly for alignment.
Which plans include the Advisor?
Chat with the Advisor is in every plan, including the Teacher Plan, with full access to the student’s data: it writes family and meeting reports, progress summaries and BIP content. The report canvas, with charts and PDF export, is Team and Organization.
Is student data used to train AI?
No. Student data is never sold, never used for ads, and never used to train AI.
See the behavior. Understand the student.
For districts and special education teams
Documentation your district can stand behind.
See how BrighterBalance fits your MTSS workflow, your rostering and the platform you already own. Most districts start with a team of five.
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You capture the moment. We handle the paperwork.
The Teacher Plan includes logging without a form, the Advisor, goal progress and points & rewards.
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