Referral And Reporting

Schools maintain clear referral thresholds focused on serious safety concerns

Schools are maintaining clear thresholds for referring cases to BTAM teams, focusing on serious safety concerns.

• Referral And Reporting
• Scope Severity Focus

cite page 7 Summary

BTAM process typically has three stages: referral, assessment, management

The BTAM process typically includes three stages: referral of a student based on observed behaviors or reported concerns, assessment of whether a student poses a risk of harm, and management of the situation through tailored interventions.

• Key Terms
• Referral And Reporting
• Risk Assessment

cite page 20 Ch 1: Introduction

Safe School Initiative stressed multidisciplinary teams and positive school climates

It also stressed the importance of multidisciplinary teams to assess concerning behaviors and efforts to foster positive school climates that encourage reporting of concerns.

• Prior Research
• Referral And Reporting
• Team Composition

cite page 21 Ch 1: Introduction

NTAC: objectively concerning behaviors include threats, violence, weapons, bullying (2018, p. 4)

NTAC guidance for defining the types of behaviors that might be referred to a BTAM team includes objectively concerning behaviors, such as “threatening or engaging in violence, bringing a weapon to school, bullying or harassing others, and criminal behaviors” (NTAC, 2018, p. 4).

• NTAC Guidance
• Referral And Reporting

cite page 38 Ch 4: What Is the Scope of Schools' BTAM Programs?

Table A.4: Very confident, 46.1 weighted percent

Sample (N = 1746) · Respondents answering Tables A.4 and A.5 (N = 1,746)

Very confident | 46.1

• Referral And Reporting

cite page 113 Appendix A: Survey Frequencies

Table A.4: Confident, 38.9 weighted percent

Sample (N = 1746) · Respondents answering Tables A.4 and A.5 (N = 1,746)

| Confident | 38.9 |

• Referral And Reporting

cite page 113 Appendix A: Survey Frequencies

Table A.4: Somewhat confident, 13.7 weighted percent

Sample (N = 1746) · Respondents answering Tables A.4 and A.5 (N = 1,746)

Somewhat confident | 13.7

• Referral And Reporting

cite page 113 Appendix A: Survey Frequencies

Table A.4: Not confident, 1.3 weighted percent

Sample (N = 1746) · Respondents answering Tables A.4 and A.5 (N = 1,746)

Not confident | 1.3

• Referral And Reporting

cite page 113 Appendix A: Survey Frequencies

Table A.4 note: Table A.4 note: N = 1,746.

NOTE: N = 1,746.

• Referral And Reporting

cite page 113 Appendix A: Survey Frequencies

Table A.4 note: This question was adapted from the American Teacher Panel Omnibus survey (see Jackso

This question was adapted from the American Teacher Panel Omnibus survey (see Jackson et al., 2023).

• Referral And Reporting

cite page 113 Appendix A: Survey Frequencies

Scenario question 3: would the BTAM team(s) serving your school be made aware

Would the BTAM team(s) serving your school be made aware of this student’s behavior?

• Referral And Reporting
• Survey Methodology

cite page 148 Appendix B: Survey Methods