On December 14, 2023, the Texas Education Agency released a To The Administrator Addressed with updated guidance on the sharing of disciplinary and threat assessment records when a student transfers districts. The Resources section of this communication includes a guidance video to assist campus and district staff who work directly with PEIMS and TREx. The video is also available below.
Also, The Texas School Safety Center, in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency, have created a guidance checklist for sharing school behavioral threat assessment documentation with the receiving district the threat assessed student is transferring to.
Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and for providing interventions before a violent incident occurs. This toolkit introduces the concept of threat assessment and outlines how a threat assessment program functions in a school setting.
An effective, functioning threat assessment team is a critical component of keeping your school safe and preventing violence. This toolkit presents the process of how a threat assessment team identifies, assesses, and manages threats. The toolkit also includes guidance and resources for forming and implementing a team in your school or district.
As required by the 86 th Texas Legislature and SB 11, the Texas School Safety Center, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, has developed model policies and procedures to assist school districts in establishing and training threat assessment teams now mandated by TEC Sec. 37.220.