Events

School Behavioral Threat Assessment Series

STATE-MANDATED Virtual In-Person Spring and Summer 2026

School Behavioral Threat Assessment (SBTA) provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and providing interventions before a violent incident occurs. The SBTA Series includes the state-mandated training for SBTA team members plus additional, optional trainings and sessions to assist districts and team members in implementing SBTA programs.

EOP Review Training - Reunification for Schools Annex

NEW! Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

This 2-hour, virtual training is for district Superintendents, Chief Executive Officers, Executive Directors, Chancellors, Presidents, and EOP Delegates to learn about enhancements made to the upcoming 2026-2027 EOP Review Cycle. This includes a review of templates, checklists, and key considerations based on new or updated laws, trends, and lessons learned from the 2025-2026 EOP Review Cycle. The regional sessions are in a small group format with the opportunity to interact with the presenter.

Reunification Tabletop Exercise

NEW! In-Person Spring and Summer 2026

The Reunification for Schools Tabletop Exercise (8 hours), developed in collaboration with the “I Love U Guys” Foundation, will enable districts to assess current reunification procedures, through a facilitated, scenario-driven discussion, to identify gaps, and reinforce best practices that support the safety, security, and well-being of students, staff, families, and the whole community.

Community College Reunification Tabletop Exercise

NEW! In-Person Summer 2026

The Community College Reunification tabletop exercise (4 hours) provides a structured framework to support community colleges in planning for, responding to, reunifying, and recovering from emergency incidents that necessitate the safe reunification of students, staff, and families. This tabletop exercise allows participants to apply reunification guidance in a facilitated, discussion-based environment designed to strengthen preparedness and operational coordination. Through a scenario-driven discussion, key considerations, decision-making challenges, training resources, and emergency response protocols are explored to enhance situational awareness, communication, accountability, and recovery planning.

Addressing Anxiety and Depression in Students - Elementary

NEW! Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

Addressing Anxiety and Depression in Elementary Students is a virtual workshop for elementary (K-5) school administrators, instructional and support staff, and law enforcement officers. Attendees will learn how to identify the thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical symptoms common in childhood anxiety and depression, strategies to address anxious and depressive behaviors, and tools that can be incorporated into classroom practice.

Addressing Anxiety and Depression in Students - Secondary

NEW! Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

Addressing Anxiety and Depression in Secondary Students is a virtual workshop for secondary (6-12) school administrators, instructional and support staff, and law enforcement officers. Attendees will learn how to identify the thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical symptoms common in youth anxiety and depression, strategies to address anxious and depressive behaviors, and tools that can be incorporated into classroom practice.

Mitigating Educator Maltreatment Trainings

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

This comprehensive training will equip administrators with the knowledge, skills, and tools to create and maintain a safe, supportive, and nurturing learning environment for all staff and students. By delving into real-world scenarios and examining TxSSC developed exemplars, participants will explore effective prevention and intervention strategies to address educator maltreatment, which can be defined by incidents of verbal attacks, threats, harassment, and physical aggression. The training will also explore strategies for supporting educators who have experienced maltreatment and processes for returning students to the learning environment. Upon completion, administrators will be equipped to play a crucial role in safeguarding all stakeholders and fostering healthy, positive learning and working environments.

Staying Safe: Student Safety Training Train-The-Trainer

In-Person Fall 2026 Coming Soon

Staying Safe is a comprehensive safety program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to respond to various emergencies and unsafe situations. Developed by leading safety experts—Safe and Sound Schools, the Texas School Safety Center, and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center—we believe that by teaching students how to Get Out, Keep Out, and Hide Out (elementary level) or Avoid, Deny, and Disrupt (secondary level), we can empower them to make informed decision and stay safe.

Standard Response Protocol Train-The-Trainer

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

The Texas School Safety Center, in collaboration with the I Love U Guys Foundation, is hosting a no cost, 4-hour, train-the-trainer version of the Standard Response Protocol training. A uniform, planned, and practiced response to any incident is the foundation of a safe school. The Standard Response Protocol is action-based, flexible, and rationally organizes tactics to respond to events, accidents, intruders, and other threats to safety. SRP’s tactics are data-driven, researched, and based on experience and contemporary practices. This training also covers mandated drills for Texas schools.

Standard Reunification Method Train-The-Trainer

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

The Texas School Safety Center, in collaboration with the I Love U Guys Foundation, is hosting a no cost, 4-hour, train-the-trainer version of the Standard Reunification Method training. One critical aspect of crisis response is accountable reunification of students with their parents or guardians in the event of a school emergency. The Standard Reunification Method provides school and district safety teams with proven methods for planning, practicing, and achieving a successful reunification.

Bullying and Cyberbullying Training

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

This virtual training will walk participants through all Texas bullying and cyberbullying laws, including behaviors that may apply to suspected bullying situations, such as assault, harassment, hazing, stalking, sextortion, dating violence, and related federal laws.

Digital Threat Assessment Trainings

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

Digital Threat Assessment was developed to address the need to keep pace with the ever-evolving technology challenges that face our students currently. Successful violence threat risk assessment requires a have a solid understanding of all data needed to appropriately assess an individuals' potential for violence. An overall assessment of risk cannot be determined without looking at social media and online activity. It is imperative to understand the tools and methods available to identify online threat related behavior.

Advanced Digital Threat Assessment Trainings

Virtual Fall 2026 Coming Soon

The Advanced Digital Threat Assessment Training will build and expand significantly on the skills gained in the Digital Threat Assessment training. Participants will leave with a concrete understanding of how to find and curate relevant digital information as is typically represented in a real-life digital threat assessment data gathering scenario. Major engagement and hands-on practice will take place as participants are assembled into investigative teams and given mock real-life scenarios. The Texas School Safety Center requests that participants register for this training after receiving their certificate of participation for the 7-hour Digital Threat Assessment course.

Especially Safe Trainings

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

The Texas School Safety Center, in partnership with Safe and Sound Schools is hosting Especially Safe: An Inclusive Approach to Safety Preparedness in Education Settings virtual trainings. Through inclusive planning, we can create a culture of safety and security for our children, students, parents, and staff to depend on in emergencies of all kinds.

Restorative Practices for Educators

Virtual Spring 2026

Restorative Practices helps us build healthy relationships by identifying core values and establishing consensus around how we relate to one another. Restorative Practices provides a process for effective communication, establishing healthy boundaries, taking responsibility, solving conflict, healing when harm has occurred, and creating accountability for self and others.

Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Educators - Elementary

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

The Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Educators focuses on providing an overview of trauma, and its impact on student behaviors in the elementary (K-5) classroom. Attendees will learn about the role of mental health in daily functioning, how trauma impacts the brain, the importance of unrecognized executive function deficits, and the role neuro diverse complexities play in student behavior.

Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Educators - Secondary

Virtual Spring and Summer 2026

The Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Educators focuses on providing an overview of trauma, and its impact on student behaviors in the secondary (6-12) classroom. Attendees will learn about the role of mental health in daily functioning, how trauma impacts the brain, the importance of unrecognized executive function deficits, and the role neuro diverse complexities play in student behavior.

Sandy Hook Promise - Start with Hello Trainings

Virtual Fall 2026 Coming Soon

Start with Hello, one of Sandy Hook Promise's no-cost Know the Signs programs, teaches students to be more socially inclusive and connected to each other. With activities and curricula available for all ages, students are empowered to end social isolation in three easy steps which include: see someone alone, reach out and help, and start with hello.

Sandy Hook Promise - Say Something Trainings

Virtual Summer 2026

Say Something is a no-cost, easy-to-implement, and life-saving program that will help school personnel and/or school-based law enforcement to teach students how to recognize warning signs of potential violence or self-harm and act immediately to intervene.

Effective Investigations and Report Writing

NEW! Virtual Spring 2026

Effective Investigations and Report Writing is a 4-hour virtual training tailored for campus administrators and School-Based Law Enforcement (SBLE). Participants will gain skills for collaborating effectively on conduct code violations, learn strategies to streamline the investigative process, and identify key information that should be included in investigative reports.

School-Based Law Enforcement Trainings

STATE-MANDATED Virtual In-Person Spring 2026 

The Texas School Safety Center offers a variety of no-cost TCOLE accredited school-based law enforcement trainings that will educate the SBLE officer/and or school personnel on effective strategies when working with school and community partners. Currently we are offering the following trainings: TCOLE #3737 SBLE New Supervisor's Course, TCOLE #4064, TCOLE #41501 Introductory Training, TCOLE #41502 Intermediary Training, TCOLE #41504 Advanced Training, TCOLE #41505 Master Training.

Texas Community College Safety Summit

In-Person November 17 - 18, 2025

The objective of the Texas Community College Safety Summit is to provide participants with guidance and resources to improve safety, security and emergency operations. Additionally, attendees will participate in a Non-Shooter, Active Threat Tabletop Exercise. For maximum participation and benefit, you are encouraged to bring your college's Basic Plan, Active Threat for Schools Annex, and any documents related to your Incident Command Structure, and safety and security protocols.

Texas School Safety Conference

In-Person June 22 - 26, 2026

The Texas School Safety Conference will provide a unique and exceptional platform for educators, administrators, school-based law enforcement, and school safety professionals to collaborate and work together towards creating and fostering a safe and secure learning environment.

Say What! Action Summits

Virtual

Summits are led by the Say What! Teen Ambassadors who discuss a variety of tobacco and vaping prevention topics, including vaping and teen mental health, teen addiction, nicotine vapes vs. THC vapes, harmful health effects of all tobacco products, targeted marketing from the tobacco industry, and more. Summits are free and are designed for middle and high school students.

Texas Say What! Conference

In-Person July 20-22, 2025

The Say What! Texas Tobacco-Free Conference is a youth-oriented event focused on tobacco prevention awareness, education, and advocacy. Youth groups who attend gain the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully carry out innovative strategies centered on tobacco prevention and youth leadership.

On our YouTube Channel you can view all of our past recorded webinars at: TxSSC Webinar Archive, or watch some of our past event videos at: TxSSC Event Videos.