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North Penn briefs committee on behavioral threat assessment updates and Infinite Campus case management
Summary
Administrators described updated training, the addition of a seventh case‑management step in Infinite Campus and plans for building‑level training on behavioral threat assessment models PCCD and CSTAG.
The Safe Schools Committee received an update on behavioral threat assessment (BTA) protocols, new training schedules, and integration with the district’s case‑management system.
Marcus Roan told the committee that both the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) and the CSTAG model released updated training materials; the district plans building‑level refreshers in February for staff who conduct assessments. "Both platforms that we kinda married, for our behavioral threat assessment, the PCCD and CSTAG have both come out with updated trainings," Roan said.
Roan and other administrators said the district has added a new "part 7" to the assessment workflow within Infinite Campus and that technology staff, including Dr. Landis and Ms. Rance, have implemented the case‑management update. Roan said the update ensures building teams can record and manage assessment steps in the student information system.
Dr. Bauer described the BTA model as multidisciplinary and preventive, bringing together counselors, principals, school psychologists and local law enforcement when appropriate. "Behavioral threat assessment is, you know, when when something when a flag is raised about a student, a behavior, an incident, it's a team that is trained," Bauer said. He emphasized BTAs are one layer in a layered safety approach and that robust, sustained implementation improves outcomes.
Public comment and oversight: a public commenter asked why the district continues to fund BTA work if it does not prevent every incident; administrators said that while the model is not infallible, it has proven effective in identifying students who need help and that the district reviews aggregated trends and maintains executive‑session oversight when appropriate.
Next steps: administrators will roll out building‑level refresher trainings and continue to use Infinite Campus for case management; the committee will receive further quarterly updates.
