TxSSC
Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment Technical Assistance
The Texas School Safety Center is offering technical assistance sessions on how to operationalize your School Behavioral Threat Assessment programming at your district.
The Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment technical assistance sessions will include:
- Answers to questions related to the implementation of SBTA processes and specific district team needs.
- An action plan, created by TxSSC, based on the outcomes of the technical assistance session. TxSSC will issue action plans to districts one to two weeks after their session. The action plan will support them in improving their threat assessment programming.
How it Works
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One district team will participate in a two-hour session conducted as a round table discussion through Zoom. Each session is specifically reserved for the district registered at the selected date and time.
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Once a district is scheduled for a session, instructions will be sent on preparing for the discussion and how to get other BTA team members from the district registered. It is recommended that a combination of district and campus level representation be in attendance. We ask that you include as many members as possible for the session to be productive.
Registration Requirements
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A district level representative responsible for implementing the district’s School Behavioral Threat Assessment program should be the team member filling out the registration form and all future surveys.
When requesting your preferred date and time for a session, please be sure it accommodates your entire team. Please note, some dates/times on the webpage may no longer be available. You will see exact dates and times upon completing the registration form.
The district representative will be required to complete an Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment Technical Assistance Intake Survey and Pre-Assessment. The goal of the Intake Survey and Pre-Assessment is to best understand how your district and campuses are currently implementing SBTA processes. This will allow us to focus our meeting on meaningful and impactful topics.
If you have questions about these sessions, please contact txssc_opsbta@txstate.edu.
Please Note: This technical assistance is open to public ISDs and open-enrollment charter schools.
These technical assistance sessions are provided through a Department of Justice grant and the district representative will be asked to participate in 4 short surveys after the sessions over the course of 12 months to assist the Texas School Safety Center with technical session implementation and effectiveness.
Each survey completion will result in one entry toward a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card. If all 4 post-surveys are completed, the district will have 4 opportunities to win a gift card.
This is not a training. Not eligible for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) training credit.
CPE Credit or a Certificate of Participation will not be provided for this virtual event.
All virtual sessions will be provided through the Zoom platform. Once you are registered and confirmed, a direct Zoom link will be sent to you 1–2 business days prior to the session date. TxSSC prohibits the use of AI notetakers during live virtual sessions.
All attendees will be required to be logged in on their own device, visible on camera, and have their microphone enabled to actively participate in the session.
Special Accommodations
Please submit all special accommodations request(s) via email to txssc_opsbta@txstate.edu no later than two weeks prior to the session.
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Training contact & certificate
For more information about the Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment virtual technical assistance sessions, please email txssc_opsbta@txstate.edu.