Resources

These resources may be helpful when addressing the legislative updates presented in the video. To view these additional resources please follow the links below.

K-12 Threat Assessment Case Worksheet 2023-2024*

*This document is provided as a resource after attending the School Behavioral Threat Assessment Training through the TxSSC.

Sample Script Parental Notification of Intent to Conduct a SBTA

Before conducting the school behavioral threat assessment, the threat assessment team is required per Texas Education Code 37.115 (j-1) to notify the parent or guardian their student will be included in a school behavioral threat assessment. This sample script may assist you with notifying parents.

Parental Notification of SBTA Findings and Conclusions 2023-2024

After conducting the school behavioral threat assessment, this sample will assist in notifying parents of the findings and conclusions.

TEA Guidance Video

To assist LEA PEIMS coordinators, campus registrars, and campus TREx clerks with transferring discipline and Behavioral Threat Assessment records in the TREx system

TEA To The Administrator Addressed, December 14, 2023

This document addresses: New Record Transfer Requirements; TREx Discipline Record; and TREx Behavioral Threat Assessment Indicator and Record Transfer

TxSSC and TEA Guidance Checklist for Sharing SBTA Documentation with the Receiving District

Trainings

School Behavioral Threat Assessment Training

Threat Assessment provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and providing interventions before a violent incident occurs. With the passage of Senate Bill 11, Texas public schools and open-enrollment charter schools are mandated to establish a threat assessment team to serve at each campus, and each team is required to complete training provided by the Texas School Safety Center or an approved Regional Education Service Center. This training satisfies the mandated training requirement for team members. Prerequisite: Behavioral Threat Assessment Course through the Texas School Safety Center’s School Safety Learning Portal.

Advanced School Behavioral Threat Assessment Training

The Advanced School Behavioral Threat Assessment Training leads participants through multiple tabletop exercises on different fact patterns, providing participants the opportunity to handle threat cases from start to finish, iron out their roles and responsibilities, and hone their procedures and decision-making, all with continuous trainer feedback. In addition to multiple tabletop exercises, this advanced training also includes discussion on common problems and solutions in implementing school threat assessment programs. The Texas School Safety Center requests that participants register for this training after receiving their certificate of participation for the School Behavioral Threat Assessment Training mentioned above.

Operationalizing School Behavioral Threat Assessment Technical Assistance

The Texas School Safety Center offers technical assistance sessions to answer questions related to the implementation of SBTA processes and individual district needs. Districts will receive an action plan, based on the outcomes of the technical assistance session, that will support threat assessment teams in improving their threat assessment program.