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District reports CSTAG administrator training progress, identifies gaps at high schools
Summary
Supervisors reported the district is at 87% compliance with CSTAG training for administrators, noted gaps at high schools, and offered a plan for additional trainings and communication to clarify CSTAG’s role as threat‑assessment and prevention rather than punishment.
District staff reported on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) training status and communication needs at the Dec. 10 board meeting.
A presenter who is a qualified trainer told the board the district has trained 87 percent of administrators under the plan’s goal of 90 percent. Training coverage is near‑complete for elementary administrators (43 of 44 trained) and middle schools (12 of 12), while high schools lag: 10 high‑school administrators trained and nine untrained, the presenter said. The training is a full‑day session but staff said they offer refresher and intake sessions for new administrators and can provide abbreviated site briefings for faculty on request.
Presenters emphasized that CSTAG is an evidence‑based process for assessing threats of violence and preventing incidents — not a punitive disciplinary instrument — and said improved communication to staff, school site councils (SSCs) and families could reduce misunderstandings. They recommended training special‑education staff, involving SSC members and offering trauma‑informed and de‑escalation trainings for faculty alongside CSTAG to address concerns West High faculty raised about safety.
Board members asked whether CSTAG training could be offered to teachers or faculty groups; the presenter said a condensed version or targeted faculty trainings (for de‑escalation, trauma‑informed practice, and crisis response) could be offered at site meetings, but full CSTAG certification is focused on school site teams and administrators.
No policy change was proposed; staff said they would continue to schedule trainings, seek a train‑the‑trainer opportunity for the safe‑school specialist, and coordinate with area directors to address the gap in high‑school administrator coverage.
