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District describes behavior-threat assessment teams, links records to Sentinel statewide system
Summary
District administrators told the board they have trained multidisciplinary behavior threat assessment (BTA) teams on every campus, now use standardized statewide forms and are uploading cases to the Sentinel information system so receiving districts can see prior assessments.
District administrators described an expanded, standardized process for behavior threat assessment that leaders said is now required by state authorities and tied into a statewide record-exchange system.
At a strategic roundtable presentation, Miss Alvarado, an administrator leading the district—s safety work, said the district—s BTA practice was formalized after state guidance and now uses the Texas School Safety Center—s procedures. "Now it is required by state law and the Texas School Safety Center," Alvarado said.
The BTA teams: who and how they—re trained
Alvarado said the district has 37 trained team members, with two full BTA teams assigned to each campus and additional central-office staff available. "We currently have 37 members on teams that are…
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