In rare cases schools were also served by BTAM teams managed by external organizations
were also served by BTAM teams that were managed by organizations or government entities external to the school or district.
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External Teams
65 claims on pp. 26–147 (fact 60, statement 3, evidence 1, conjecture 1).
Claims about External Teams
Example: local community or health care organization teams carry out BTAM for youth and adults
For example, in some areas, teams managed by a local community or health care organization carry out BTAM for youth and adults referred to them through different pathways.
Nine percent of schools reported working with an external BTAM team
Sample (N = 1746) · All principals who completed the survey and received a weight (weighted to national K-12 public school principals/schools)
Nine percent of schools reported working with an
Why inferred The sentence crosses a page break: this quote is the page 26 part and the sentence continues on page 27. Full sentence (pages 26–27): “Nine percent of schools reported working with an external BTAM team, as represented by the superimposed orange box in Figure 2.1.”
Figure 2.1: Supported by BTAM team external to school district 9 percent
Sample (N = 1746) · All principals who completed the survey and received a weight (weighted to national K-12 public school principals/schools)
Supported by BTAM team external to school district | 9
Figure 2.1 note: survey item on whether an outside BTAM team serves the school
“Some schools are served by BTAM teams external to a school or district. These teams may be managed by a community organization; a local, county, state, or federal government entity; a law enforcement agency; or other organizations. Is your school served by an outside BTAM team?”
Principals were asked to consider teams managed by community, government, or law enforcement bodies
We asked principals to consider teams managed by a community organization; a local, county, state, or federal government entity; a law enforcement agency; or other organizations.
External BTAM teams are not a primary focus, so limited information is available
Because these external BTAM teams are not a primary focus of this report, we have limited information available about them and how schools engage with them.
Most principals were only “somewhat familiar” with outside BTAM teams’ operation and processes
Furthermore, most principals noted they were only “somewhat familiar” with the operation and processes of these outside BTAM teams.
9 percent of schools (roughly 8,000) work with an external BTAM team
Sample (N = 1746) · All principals who completed the survey and received a weight (weighted to national K-12 public school principals/schools)
As shown in Figure 2.1, 9 percent of schools (or roughly 8,000 schools across the United States) work with an external BTAM team.
Of schools with external teams, 89 percent said they were community- or county-level teams
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Of those schools supported by external teams, the vast majority (89 percent) said these were community- or county-level teams that respond to cases in local schools and in the broader community.
Only 5 percent received support from a state-level team; only 2 percent engaged a federal-agency tea
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Only 5 percent of schools received support from a state-level team, and only 2 percent engaged with a team managed by a federal agency (such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]) about specific cases.
55 percent of schools with external teams said the team is involved only when the school seeks assis
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Most schools that worked with such teams (55 percent) said an outside BTAM team only becomes involved in a case when the school specifically seeks out its assistance.
8 percent said they engage an outside team only when the team approaches the school about a threat o
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Conversely, a handful (8 percent) reported that the only time their school engages with an outside BTAM team is when the external team approaches the school about a specific threat or tip received that is relevant to the school.
Remaining schools gave mixed responses on who initiates engagement with the external team
The remaining schools provided mixed responses in terms of who initiates the engagement—the school or the external team.
Principals reported a mix of experiences working with external teams
The principals we surveyed reported a mix of experiences working with these external teams.
Thirty-eight percent said outside teams have access to more or different information than the school
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Thirty-eight percent said outside BTAM teams have access to more or different information than the school or district does, including ready access to law enforcement data and other sources—a potential benefit.
Slightly more than half of schools engaged with external teams gained access to more service provide
Another potential benefit of external teams, which slightly more than half of schools that had engaged with these teams experienced, is access to a broader variety of service providers or providers with greater capacity to deliver intervention programming relative to what the school is able to provide.
25 percent said external teams know less about school environments and youth than school-based stake
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
One-quarter (25 percent) of these respondents said that external teams do not know as much about school environments and/or youth populations relative to school-based stakeholders, which can be problematic when it comes to assessing the level of threat posed by student behavior.
20 percent of principals said outside teams do not know as much about the specific school community
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Similarly, 20 percent of principals noted that outside teams do not know as much about the specific school community context.
High school principals seemed more skeptical about the usefulness of external teams
High school principals, in particular, seemed more skeptical about the usefulness of these external teams.
High school principals: 48 percent said external teams do not know much about school environments or
Sample (column N undeterminable) · High school principals served by an external BTAM team
They were more likely than their elementary and middle school counterparts to believe that external teams do not know much about school environments and/or youth populations (48 percent said this) and also less likely than middle school principals to believe that these teams have access to a broader variety of service providers.
Some schools provided information on potential drawbacks of working with external teams
Some schools provided information on the potential drawbacks of working with external teams.
Fig 2.2: Supported by BTAM team external to school district: Other states 11 percent, encouraged in
Sample (N = 423 | 481 | 842 by column) · State-policy groups in column order: other states, encouraged BTAM use only, early legislation states
Supported by BTAM team external to school district | 11 | 9 | 8
Figure 2.2 note: survey item on whether an outside BTAM team serves the school
“Some schools are served by BTAM teams external to a school or district. These teams may be managed by a community organization; a local, county, state, or federal government entity; a law enforcement agency; or other organizations. Is your school served by an outside BTAM team?”
Initial decisionmaker options also included an outside BTAM team and MTSS, PBIS or similar team
an outside BTAM team; or a MTSS, PBIS, or other behavioral support team.
cite page 77 Ch 11: How Are Schools Using BTAM to Respond to Student Behavior?
Table A.9: No, 81.5 weighted percent
Sample (N = 1743) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
| No | 81.5 |
Table A.9: Yes, 9.1 weighted percent
Sample (N = 1743) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
No | 81.5 | | Yes | 9.1 |
Table A.9: Don’t know, 9.3 weighted percent
Sample (N = 1743) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Yes | 9.1 | | Don’t know | 9.3 |
Table A.9 note: Column does not sum to 100 percent because of rounding.
Sample (no n: a percentage change, not a share of a sample) · a percentage that is not a share of a sample (e.g. a percentage-point change or a weighted estimate of the population)
Column does not sum to 100 percent because of rounding.
Table A.9 note: Table A.9 was a screener question used to direct appropriate modules to survey respo
This was a screener question used to direct appropriate modules to survey respondents.
Table A.10: A community- or county-level team that responds to cases in schools and in the broader c
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
A community- or county-level team that responds to cases in schools and in the broader community | 89.1
Table A.10: A state-level team that responds to cases as needed across the state, 5.4 weighted perce
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
A state-level team that responds to cases as needed across the state | 5.4
Table A.10: A team managed by a federal agency (e.g., FBI) that addresses referred cases, 2.2 weight
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
A team managed by a federal agency (e.g., FBI) that addresses referred cases | 2.2
Table A.10: A different type of team not specified here, 8.3 weighted percent
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
A different type of team not specified here | 8.3
Table A.10 note: Respondents were instructed to select all that apply.
Respondents were instructed to select all that apply.
Table A.10 note: Only respondents who said their school is served by an outside BTAM team saw this q
Only respondents who said their school is served by an outside BTAM team saw this question.
Table A.11: Not very familiar, 27.6 weighted percent
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Not very familiar | 27.6
Table A.11: Somewhat familiar, 56.7 weighted percent
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Somewhat familiar | 56.7
Table A.11: Extremely familiar, 15.7 weighted percent
Sample (N = 174) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Extremely familiar | 15.7
Table A.11 note: Only respondents who said their school is served by an outside BTAM team saw this q
Only respondents who said their school is served by an outside BTAM team saw this question.
The outside BTAM team we work with only becomes involved in a case when we seek…: 54.8 (weighted pc…
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
The outside BTAM team we work with only becomes involved in a case when we seek out their assistance | 54.8
We work with our outside BTAM team when we seek out their help AND when they ap…: 32.9 (weighted pc…
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
We work with our outside BTAM team when we seek out their help AND when they approach us with information referred to them | 32.9
The only times we work with our outside BTAM team is when they approach us abou…: 8.2 (weighted pct)
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
The only times we work with our outside BTAM team is when they approach us about a threat or tip reported to them | 8.2
Don’t know: 4.1 (weighted pct)
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Don’t know | 4.1
Table A.58 note: Only respondents who said their school is served by a BTAM team external to the…
Only respondents who said their school is served by a BTAM team external to the school or district and that they were somewhat or extremely familiar with the operation and processes of this outside team saw this question.
Very rarely: 23.6 (weighted pct)
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Very rarely | 23.6
Rarely: 23.2 (weighted pct)
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Rarely | 23.2
Sometimes: 31.9 (weighted pct)
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Sometimes | 31.9
Frequently: 17.9 (weighted pct)
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Frequently | 17.9
Very frequently: 3.4 (weighted pct)
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Very frequently | 3.4
Table A.59 note: Only respondents who said their school is served by a BTAM team external to the…
Only respondents who said their school is served by a BTAM team external to the school or district and that they were somewhat or extremely familiar with the operation and processes of this outside team saw this question.
Outside BTAM teams have access to more or different information than our school…: 38.4 (weighted pc…
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Outside BTAM teams have access to more or different information than our school or district does, including ready access to law enforcement data and other sources | 38.4
Outside teams have access to a broader variety of service providers or provider…: 54.2 (weighted pc…
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Outside teams have access to a broader variety of service providers or providers with greater capacity to deliver intervention programming than we do at the school- or district-level | 54.2
Outside teams don’t know as much about school environments and/or youth populat…: 25.2 (weighted pc…
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Outside teams don’t know as much about school environments and/or youth populations, which can be problematic when it comes to assessing the level of threat posed by student behavior | 25.2
Outside teams don’t know as much about the community context of my school, whic…: 19.9 (weighted pc…
Sample (N = 122) · Appendix A table base (respondents answering the table question; see note for tables)
Outside teams don’t know as much about the community context of my school, which can be problematic in responding to student behavior in a practical way | 19.9
Table A.60 note: Respondents were instructed to select all that apply.
Respondents were instructed to select all that apply.
Table A.60 note: Only respondents who said their school is served by a BTAM team external to the…
Only respondents who said their school is served by a BTAM team external to the school or district and that they were somewhat or extremely familiar with the operation and processes of this outside team saw this question.
Schools without BTAM teams (or only an external team) got a shorter survey, at most 15 minutes
Respondents in schools that did not have BTAM teams (or had only an external team) progressed through a shorter survey, designed to take at the most 15 minutes to complete. These participants received more scenarios about discipline incidents at their schools.
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